<s>
The	B-Application
Tone	I-Application
Rebellion	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
The	O
Logic	O
Factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
second	O
release	O
after	O
Ascendancy	B-Application
,	O
a	O
space	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Tone	I-Application
Rebellion	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
with	O
some	O
RPG	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Alien	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
and	O
Maelstrom	B-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
plot	O
that	O
runs	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
unfolds	O
with	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
are	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Floaters	O
,	O
jellyfish-like	O
aliens	O
who	O
fight	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Tone	O
,	O
the	O
life	O
energy	O
of	O
the	O
Floater	O
world	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
grip	O
of	O
a	O
force	O
of	O
evil	O
called	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
realms	O
have	O
effects	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Floaters	O
and	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Tone	I-Application
Rebellion	I-Application
also	O
plays	O
upon	O
a	O
strong	O
"	O
good	O
versus	O
evil	O
"	O
theme	O
:	O
the	O
Floaters	O
are	O
pure	O
,	O
innocent	O
and	O
yet	O
fighting	O
for	O
good	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
represents	O
an	O
evil	O
with	O
no	O
conscience	O
,	O
overcome	O
by	O
greed	O
and	O
hatred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
"	O
itself	O
is	O
a	O
Biblical	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
powerful	O
sea	O
creature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
ago	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
first	O
attacked	O
the	O
peaceful	O
Floaters	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
one	O
large	O
island	O
and	O
one	O
kind	O
of	O
Floaters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
goal	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
and	O
restore	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
good	O
"	O
Tone	O
,	O
recreating	O
the	O
original	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Tone	I-Application
Rebellion	I-Application
offers	O
different	O
races	O
(	O
called	O
tribes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
for	O
you	O
to	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
is	O
adjustable	O
on	O
a	O
1	O
to	O
5	O
scale	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
the	O
civilization	O
of	O
the	O
Floaters	O
must	O
be	O
rebuilt	O
while	O
fighting	O
against	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
also	O
solve	O
the	O
mysteries	O
of	O
defeating	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
:	O
each	O
world	O
contains	O
specific	O
mysteries	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
solved	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
to	O
new	O
islands	O
or	O
discover	O
how	O
the	O
land	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
its	O
current	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
discovers	O
new	O
islands	O
and	O
builds	O
more	O
structures	O
and	O
defenses	O
,	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
becomes	O
more	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
rebellion	O
,	O
and	O
sends	O
more	O
and	O
stronger	O
armies	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
defeat	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
complete	O
single	O
player	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Tone	I-Application
Rebellion	I-Application
offers	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
or	O
via	O
IPX	O
network	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
realm	O
influences	O
both	O
the	O
Floater	O
races	O
and	O
the	O
forms	O
of	O
the	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leviathan	B-Algorithm
produces	O
both	O
immobile	O
structures	O
and	O
mobile	O
creatures	O
as	O
it	O
expands	O
and	O
takes	O
over	O
each	O
island	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immobile	O
structures	O
are	O
built	O
on	O
tone	O
nodes	O
and	O
pools	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
initiated	O
via	O
spores	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
spores	B-Application
land	O
on	O
a	O
location	O
,	O
that	O
pool	O
or	O
node	O
becomes	O
infected	O
,	O
turning	O
a	O
grey	O
color	O
and	O
pulsating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infected	O
pools	O
produce	O
spawners	O
,	O
enormous	O
buildings	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
more	O
spores	B-Application
and	O
attack	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
spore	B-Application
units	O
,	O
spawners	O
produce	O
attack	O
creatures	O
for	O
fighting	O
against	O
the	O
rebelling	O
floaters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1997	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
The	O
Logic	O
Factory	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
split	O
with	O
Broderbund	O
and	O
would	O
publish	O
The	B-Application
Tone	I-Application
Rebellion	I-Application
under	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
ship	O
with	O
any	O
major	O
bugs	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Tone	I-Application
Rebellion	I-Application
is	O
still	O
plagued	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
weaknesses	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
weak	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
premise	O
and	O
several	O
innovations	O
help	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
4X	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
