<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Ensign	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
text-based	O
iOS	B-Application
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
US-based	O
indie	O
developer	O
Amirali	O
Rajan	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
A	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Room	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Ensign	I-Operating_System
takes	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
unnamed	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
The	B-Operating_System
Ensign	I-Operating_System
starts	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
ship	O
has	O
fallen	O
,	O
leaving	O
both	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
admiral	O
heavily	O
injured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
discovering	O
and	O
repairing	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
takes	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
collides	O
with	O
an	O
asteroid	O
and	O
crashes	O
,	O
leading	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Room	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Ensign	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
text	O
based	O
role-playing	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
with	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigating	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
done	O
in	O
an	O
interface	O
resembling	O
the	O
original	O
Rogue	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
characters	O
,	O
terrain	O
,	O
and	O
objects	O
are	O
represented	O
by	O
letters	O
and	O
symbols	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Dusty	O
Path	O
"	O
segment	O
from	O
A	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Room	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
character	O
dies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
displays	O
a	O
"	O
Time	O
Paradox	O
"	O
message	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
something	O
that	O
takes	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
builds	O
on	O
them	O
,	O
this	O
prequel	B-Application
has	O
very	O
little	O
to	O
offer	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
might	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Room	I-Application
you	O
would	O
like	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
highly	O
likely	O
nothing	O
could	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Modojo	O
gave	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Operating_System
Ensign	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
fantastically	O
weird	O
and	O
wonderful	O
RPG	O
that	O
has	O
plenty	O
going	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
patience	O
to	O
peel	O
away	O
the	O
several	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Download.com	B-Application
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Operating_System
Ensign	I-Operating_System
is	O
engaging	O
and	O
addictive	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
get	O
too	O
frustrated	O
by	O
your	O
almost	O
certain	O
early	O
failures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
148Apps	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Operating_System
Ensign	I-Operating_System
takes	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
cues	O
from	O
A	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Room	I-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
wonderfully	O
weird	O
text	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Mob	O
gave	O
it	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Operating_System
Ensign	I-Operating_System
is	O
truly	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
carrying	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
qualities	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Room	I-Application
which	O
allowed	O
this	O
simple	O
text-based	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
