<s>
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Afterlight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
real-time	O
tactics/turn	O
-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
in	O
Altar	O
Games	O
 '	O
UFO	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftermath	I-Application
and	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftershock	I-Application
,	O
it	O
combines	O
squad-level	O
tactical	O
combat	O
with	O
overlying	O
strategic	O
elements	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1994	O
classic	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
UFO	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
canonical	O
“	O
bad	O
”	O
ending	O
of	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftermath	I-Application
,	O
humans	O
agree	O
to	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
Reticulans	O
who	O
invaded	O
Earth	O
:	O
some	O
humans	O
are	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Laputa	O
over	O
Earth	O
(	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftershock	I-Application
)	O
,	O
while	O
10,000	O
colonists	O
in	O
cryo-sleep	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
research	O
team	O
are	O
moved	O
to	O
Mars	O
,	O
with	O
intention	O
of	O
terraforming	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
new	O
home	O
for	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
restore	O
contact	O
with	O
Earth	O
and	O
reach	O
the	O
Cultists	O
–	O
the	O
antagonist	O
faction	O
of	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftershock	I-Application
–	O
and	O
exchange	O
weapon	O
technologies	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftershock	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Laputians	O
soon	O
defeat	O
and	O
replace	O
the	O
Cultists	O
as	O
a	O
primary	O
Earth	O
contact	O
,	O
eventually	O
sending	O
materials	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
scientific	O
data	O
to	O
Mars	O
after	O
the	O
war	O
on	O
Earth	O
is	O
completely	O
won	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Afterlight	I-Application
is	O
played	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
Afterlight	O
is	O
the	O
tactical	O
game	O
where	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
UFO	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
soldiers	O
may	O
be	O
equipped	O
and	O
deployed	O
to	O
accomplish	O
a	O
goal	O
in	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
tactical	O
game	O
,	O
squads	O
of	O
Soldiers	O
are	O
equipped	O
and	O
sent	O
on	O
missions	O
;	O
they	O
travel	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
UFO	B-Application
,	O
a	O
gift	O
from	O
the	O
colonist	O
's	O
Reticulan	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
in	O
other	O
UFO	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
research	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
upgrade	O
equipment	O
,	O
gain	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
alien	O
technology	O
,	O
expand	O
the	O
base	O
and	O
improve	O
overall	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Afterlight	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
