<s>
Terra	B-Application
Nova	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
tactical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LookingGlass	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
science-fictional	O
depiction	O
of	O
the	O
24th	O
century	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
faction	O
of	O
humans	O
who	O
colonize	O
the	O
Alpha	B-Application
Centauri	I-Application
star	O
system	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
Hegemony	O
,	O
a	O
totalitarian	O
Earth	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Nikola	O
ap	O
Io	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
an	O
Alpha	B-Application
Centauri	I-Application
military	O
unit	O
,	O
and	O
undertakes	O
missions	O
against	O
pirates	O
and	O
the	O
Hegemony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terra	O
Nova	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
squad-oriented	O
games	O
with	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
graphics	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
often	O
assisted	O
by	O
artificially	B-Application
intelligent	I-Application
teammates	O
who	O
may	O
be	O
given	O
tactical	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
was	O
subject	O
to	O
a	O
long	O
and	O
difficult	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
caused	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
its	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
TED	O
engine	O
can	O
render	O
3D	O
outdoor	O
environments	O
and	O
simulate	O
physics	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
enables	O
such	O
effects	O
as	O
procedural	B-General_Concept
animation	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
its	O
tactical	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
video	O
game	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
31st	I-Application
Century	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Technologies	O
 '	O
earlier	O
game	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
the	O
HUD	O
contains	O
three	O
"	O
Multi-Function	O
Displays	O
"	O
(	O
MFDs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
usually	O
accompanied	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
artificially	B-Application
intelligent	I-Application
squadmates	O
,	O
who	O
may	O
be	O
given	O
tactical	O
orders	O
such	O
as	O
holding	O
a	O
position	O
,	O
taking	O
cover	O
or	O
rushing	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terra	O
Nova	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fictional	O
depiction	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
2327	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Alpha	B-Application
Centauri	I-Application
star	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
's	O
early	O
inspirations	O
were	O
the	O
novels	O
Starship	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Forever	O
War	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
1986	O
action	O
film	O
Aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hegemony	O
annexes	O
colonies	O
throughout	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Jupiter	O
's	O
moons	O
reach	O
an	O
agreement	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
relocate	O
to	O
Alpha	B-Application
Centauri	I-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
settle	O
on	O
the	O
Earth-like	O
NewHope	O
and	O
the	O
frozen	O
Thatcher	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
an	O
elite	O
Strike	O
Force	O
called	O
Strike	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
is	O
formed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
increasing	O
pirate	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
is	O
Nikola	O
ap	O
Io	O
,	O
the	O
squad	O
leader	O
of	O
Strike	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live-action	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
depicting	O
character	O
interaction	O
occasionally	O
play	O
between	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
the	O
grenades	O
,	O
the	O
base	O
is	O
assaulted	O
by	O
Strike	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hegemony	O
equipment	O
is	O
found	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Pentheus	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
a	O
traitor	O
within	O
Strike	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
ambush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
MacPherson	O
dies	O
,	O
Sarah	O
Walker	O
takes	O
his	O
place	O
as	O
commander	O
of	O
Strike	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
angered	O
by	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
Strike	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
celebrates	O
its	O
victory	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terra	O
Nova	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Technologies	O
 '	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Dan	O
Schmidt	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
attempted	O
to	O
make	O
squadmates	O
intelligently	O
follow	O
orders	O
and	O
provide	O
assistance	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
merely	O
"	O
staying	O
out	O
of	O
your	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
their	O
1995	O
video	O
game	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Technologies	O
self-published	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
production	O
alongside	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
second	O
project	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
and	O
remained	O
in	O
development	O
after	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
1993	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
then	O
continued	O
through	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
their	O
titles	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1995	O
,	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
showed	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
alongside	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
under	O
their	O
"	O
Immersive	O
Reality	O
"	O
marketing	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
original	O
plan	O
,	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
consisted	O
of	O
missions	O
that	O
were	O
bookended	O
by	O
simplistic	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
1990	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
video	O
game	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
Origin	O
released	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
live-action	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
 '	O
previous	O
first-person	O
games	O
—	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
—	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
outdoor	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
and	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
release	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
displays	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
are	O
procedurally	B-General_Concept
animated	I-General_Concept
via	O
simulated	O
physics	O
models	O
and	O
inverse	B-General_Concept
kinematics	I-General_Concept
(	O
IK	O
)	O
—	O
a	O
system	O
designed	O
by	O
programmer	O
Seamus	O
Blackley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
publications	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
video	O
game	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
31st	I-Application
Century	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
balanced	O
combination	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
strategy	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
in	O
just	O
two	O
years	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
"	O
has	O
metamorphosed	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
secret	O
technology	O
powerhouses	O
to	O
a	O
hugely	O
respected	O
developer	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Payne	O
of	O
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Depending	O
on	O
your	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
is	O
either	O
a	O
stripped-down	O
Mechwarrior	O
or	O
a	O
souped-up	O
Doom.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Perkins	O
of	O
The	O
Age	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
performance	O
and	O
graphics	O
lacking	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
visual	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
inherent	O
player	O
appeal	O
as	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
tactical	O
demands	O
...	O
are	O
probably	O
its	O
strongest	O
point	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
league	O
,	O
 [ but ] 	O
it	O
's	O
making	O
some	O
very	O
loud	O
noises	O
with	O
avid	O
mech-combat	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finished	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
...	O
wo	O
n't	O
say	O
it	O
beats	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
E	O
.	O
Ryan	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
called	O
its	O
graphical	O
quality	O
"	O
spectacular	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
its	O
movement	O
controls	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
awkward	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiles	O
called	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
"	O
a	O
spiritual	O
descendent	O
of	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
if	O
there	O
ever	O
was	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1998	O
video	O
game	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trespasser	I-Application
features	O
a	O
procedural	B-General_Concept
animation	I-General_Concept
system	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Who	O
knows	O
,	O
maybe	O
then	O
the	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
and	O
Halo	O
teams	O
would	O
be	O
talking	O
about	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
Terra	O
Nova	O
on	O
their	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
