<s>
Terracon	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
British	O
studio	O
Picture	O
House	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
in	O
South	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
Plutonian	O
 '	O
chief	O
scientist	O
,	O
and	O
Xed	O
's	O
sidekick	O
,	O
Doc	O
initiates	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Terracon	B-Application
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
massive	O
,	O
biological	O
computer	O
;	O
a	O
synthetic	O
brain	O
capable	O
of	O
efficiently	O
controlling	O
the	O
legion	O
of	O
Terracon	B-Application
machines	O
required	O
to	O
terraform	O
and	O
tame	O
the	O
planets	O
 '	O
harsh	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
highly	O
variable	O
degrees	O
of	O
success	O
in	O
terraforming	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
planets	O
rendered	O
more	O
hospitable	O
than	O
others	O
,	O
the	O
endeavour	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
time	O
came	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
solely	O
because	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
had	O
fulfilled	O
its	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
began	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
self-awareness	O
,	O
the	O
Plutonian	O
committee	O
deemed	O
it	O
an	O
imperative	O
to	O
terminate	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
,	O
fearing	O
its	O
new-found	O
powers	O
of	O
intelligence	O
could	O
spiral	O
out	O
of	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Xed	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
begin	O
a	O
training	O
session	O
,	O
Doc	O
notifies	O
Xed	O
that	O
they	O
appear	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
involuntarily	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
both	O
Doc	O
and	O
Xed	O
board	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
's	O
mothership	O
to	O
meet	O
it	O
in	O
person	O
,	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
reason	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
explaining	O
why	O
it	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doc	O
explains	O
that	O
Plutonian	O
committee	O
decided	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
secretly	O
,	O
without	O
prior	O
notification	O
,	O
but	O
given	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
's	O
exemplary	O
service	O
,	O
he	O
chose	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
rejects	O
Doc	O
's	O
shutdown	O
orders	O
,	O
reverses	O
the	O
procedure	O
,	O
and	O
kills	O
him	O
with	O
shot	O
from	O
a	O
Terracon	B-Application
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Terracon	B-Application
,	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
act	O
of	O
vengeance	O
,	O
proceeds	O
to	O
obliterate	O
the	O
Greys	O
 '	O
home	O
world	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
'	O
By	O
my	O
fire	O
,	O
all	O
shall	O
be	O
undone!	O
 '	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
mothership	O
looms	O
over	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
the	O
destroyed	O
planet	O
,	O
Xed	O
's	O
dropship	O
hides	O
from	O
its	O
view	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
a	O
chunk	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
remains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
on	O
board	O
his	O
dropship	O
,	O
mourning	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
his	O
species	O
,	O
Xed	O
,	O
to	O
his	O
amazement	O
,	O
is	O
met	O
by	O
a	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
of	O
Doc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doc	O
informs	O
Xed	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
is	O
by	O
turning	O
the	O
terraformed	O
planets	O
 '	O
missile	O
defence	O
systems	O
against	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xed	O
,	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
now-holographic	O
Doc	O
,	O
then	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
through	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
collect	O
all	O
the	O
required	O
LCCs	O
,	O
spanning	O
the	O
terraformed	O
worlds	O
of	O
Venus	B-Application
,	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
,	O
Uranus	O
,	O
Earth	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
moons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
LCCs	O
for	O
each	O
planet	O
,	O
Xed	O
initiates	O
the	O
firing	O
sequence	O
for	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
defence	O
systems	O
,	O
targeting	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
mothership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
sustains	O
increasing	O
amounts	O
of	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
final	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
,	O
launched	O
from	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
mothership	O
,	O
critically	O
damaged	O
,	O
crash-lands	O
on	O
Earth	O
's	O
moon	O
,	O
preceded	O
by	O
an	O
immense	O
explosion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Earth	O
,	O
Xed	O
celebrates	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
with	O
the	O
early	O
hominids	O
,	O
who	O
populate	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
pair	O
of	O
astronauts	O
begin	O
venture	O
into	O
the	O
cave	O
,	O
a	O
walkthrough	O
to	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
the	O
caves	O
reveals	O
the	O
last	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
module	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
still	O
alive	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
there	O
are	O
over	O
thirty	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
required	O
number	O
of	O
launch	O
code	O
cartridges	O
(	O
LCCs	O
)	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
respective	O
planet	O
's	O
missile	O
defence	O
system	O
at	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
mothership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
different	O
colours	O
of	O
genergy	O
:	O
red	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
yellow	O
,	O
and	O
green	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
green	O
genergy	O
(	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
supercharged	O
life	O
force	O
unit	O
)	O
,	O
correspond	O
to	O
identically	O
coloured	O
,	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
meshes	O
scattered	O
around	O
virtually	O
all	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
frequently	O
occurring	O
uses	O
of	O
genergy	O
is	O
its	O
use	O
in	O
building	O
structures	O
derived	O
from	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
meshes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
usually	O
take	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Terracon	B-Application
machines	O
;	O
some	O
enemies	O
,	O
although	O
confined	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
are	O
organic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
common	O
of	O
all	O
are	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
walkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
important	O
aspect	O
of	O
gameplay	O
are	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
outrider	O
pick-up	O
systems	O
(	O
TOPS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
success	O
during	O
the	O
terraforming	O
processes	O
,	O
each	O
planet	O
has	O
a	O
distinct	O
environment	O
type	O
:	O
Jupiter	O
and	O
Venus	B-Application
are	O
temperate	O
planets	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
many	O
drought-stricken	O
areas	O
;	O
Earth	O
is	O
lush	O
and	O
filled	O
with	O
wildlife	O
;	O
Uranus	O
is	O
locked	O
in	O
a	O
permanent	O
winter	O
of	O
snowy	O
environments	O
;	O
and	O
Neptune	B-Application
,	O
in	O
total	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
dull	O
,	O
murky	O
world	O
,	O
of	O
mutant	O
plant	O
life	O
(	O
constituting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
only	O
organic	O
in-game	O
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
toxic	O
atmospheres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xed	O
quickly	O
gained	O
a	O
reputation	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
loner	O
and	O
could	O
always	O
be	O
found	O
terraforming	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
machines	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
Terracon	B-Application
brain	O
.	O
</s>
