<s>
Theocracy	B-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Philos	O
Laboratories	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Theocracy	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Atlan	O
tribe	O
(	O
a	O
fictional	O
tribe	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
escaped	O
from	O
oppression	O
under	O
the	O
Axocopans	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
must	O
improve	O
their	O
tribe	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
Central	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
several	O
"	O
Chronicles	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
objective-based	O
missions	O
detailing	O
supposed	O
heroes	O
of	O
Aztec	B-Application
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
tribe	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
'	O
personality	O
 '	O
dictated	O
by	O
its	O
AI	O
;	O
the	O
red	O
tribe	O
the	O
Izhuacans	O
for	O
example	O
are	O
an	O
'	O
aggressive	O
and	O
warlike	O
theocracy	B-Application
 '	O
and	O
will	O
generally	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
tribe	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
aggressive	O
move	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
build	O
Aztec-style	O
pyramids	O
to	O
harness	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
magic	O
from	O
the	O
five	O
spheres	O
of	O
Magic	O
:	O
Sun	O
,	O
Star	O
,	O
Moon	O
,	O
Nature	O
and	O
Soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
on	O
Theocracy	B-Application
began	O
when	O
developer	O
Philos	O
Laboratories	O
hired	O
several	O
new	O
employees	O
who	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
Perihelion	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Prophecy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
strategy	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
merging	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
and	O
Civilization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
was	O
decided	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphic	O
artists	O
,	O
deciding	O
on	O
an	O
Aztec	B-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
publisher	O
Interactive	O
Magic	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
abandon	O
boxed	O
releases	O
for	O
their	O
future	O
titles	O
,	O
putting	O
Theocracy	B-Application
in	O
jeopardy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
consideration	O
towards	O
a	O
follow	O
up	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
as	O
then	O
undecided	O
new	O
civilization	B-Application
and	O
using	O
features	O
thought	O
up	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
entered	O
feature	O
freeze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theocracy	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
strongest	O
praise	O
came	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
mix	O
of	O
real	O
time	O
and	O
turn	O
based	O
strategy	O
means	O
that	O
Theocracy	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
far	O
larger	O
canvas	O
than	O
a	O
purely	O
real	O
time	O
game	O
ever	O
could.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
British	O
publication	O
PC	B-Device
Zone	O
was	O
also	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
originality	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
as	O
refreshing	O
as	O
a	O
pint	O
of	O
lager	O
after	O
a	O
chicken	O
vindaloo	O
,	O
and	O
definitely	O
worth	O
shouting	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
press	O
were	O
less	O
impressed	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
only	O
score	O
a	O
72	O
on	O
MobyGames	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
mostly	O
unknown	O
outside	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
well	O
enough	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
where	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
best-seller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
reviewer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
world	O
apart	O
from	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
linux	B-Application
games	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
playing	O
lately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
these	O
problems	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
at	O
The	O
Linux	B-Application
Game	O
Tome	O
.	O
</s>
