<s>
Terminal	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Terminal	O
Reality	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
3D	O
Realms	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
and	O
MacSoft	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
often	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Descent	B-Application
and	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
were	O
turned	O
off	O
by	O
what	O
they	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	O
Reality	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
,	O
Fury3	B-Application
,	O
published	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
basic	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
natively	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
,	O
leading	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
described	O
as	O
essentially	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Terminal	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
craft	O
possesses	O
powerful	O
afterburners	B-Application
that	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
move	O
at	O
very	O
high	O
speed	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
useful	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
evade	O
attacks	O
,	O
but	O
sacrifices	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
return	O
fire	O
temporarily	O
(	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
like	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
,	O
the	O
fire	O
button	O
will	O
ignite	O
the	O
afterburners	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hidden	O
mission	O
can	O
take	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
plot	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
CD	B-Device
ROM	I-Device
version	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
investigate	O
a	O
sudden	O
metamorphosis	O
of	O
an	O
unknown	O
nearby	O
planet	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
force	O
that	O
changed	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
(	O
called	O
"	O
Velocity	O
Brawl	O
"	O
during	O
development	O
)	O
was	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Tom	O
Hall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
programmer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Mark	O
Randel	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
lead	O
programmer	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
three	O
episodes	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
,	O
publisher	O
3D	O
Realms	O
was	O
inundated	O
with	O
requests	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
be	O
playable	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
leading	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
option	O
in	O
the	O
commercial	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
release	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
added	O
70	O
MB	O
of	O
extended	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
cut	O
scenes	O
,	O
a	O
bonus	O
hidden	O
planet	O
,	O
higher	O
image	O
resolution	O
(	O
including	O
more	O
detailed	O
textures	O
)	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
8-player	O
network	O
multiplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
developer	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
co-founders	O
of	O
Terminal	O
Reality	O
,	O
Mark	O
Randel	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Trebuchet	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
typically	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Descent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
convincing	O
sensation	O
of	O
high-speed	O
,	O
low-level	O
flight	O
yet	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
praising	O
its	O
intense	O
action	O
,	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
for	O
a	O
flight	O
simulator	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eight-player	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
called	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
network	O
game	O
since	O
Doom	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
summarized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Descent	B-Application
outdoors	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
superb	O
facelift	O
of	O
Skyfox	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
favorably	O
compared	O
Terminal	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
individuality	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
secret	O
tunnels	O
and	O
hidden	O
ships	O
for	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
polygonal	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-up	O
'	O
s	O
longevity	O
and	O
recommending	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
use	O
a	O
joystick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
praised	O
its	O
utilization	O
of	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
and	O
light	O
sourcing	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
AWE32	I-Device
card	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
synchronized	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
current	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
quality	O
was	O
nearly	O
comparable	O
to	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
impress	O
the	O
magazine	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
lack	O
originality	O
in	O
its	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Review	O
praised	O
the	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
 '	O
open	O
environment	O
across	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
roam	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
X-Wing	B-Application
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
to	O
approach	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
repetitive	O
and	O
lacked	O
depth	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
made	O
a	O
mistake	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
simplistic	O
arcade	O
action	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
everything	O
is	O
nonstop	O
mayhem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
wrote	O
that	O
Terminal	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
was	O
not	O
as	O
memorable	O
as	O
other	O
classics	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
such	O
as	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
was	O
a	O
straightforward	O
game	O
well	O
suited	O
for	O
mobile	O
users	O
wishing	O
to	O
experience	O
1990s	O
 '	O
flight	O
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
