<s>
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftermath	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
real-time	O
tactics/turn	O
-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
ALTAR	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
X-COM	B-Application
game	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
roots	O
in	O
the	O
unfinished	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Dreamland	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftershock	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
and	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Afterlight	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
unreleased	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftermath	I-Application
combines	O
global	O
strategy	O
with	O
tactical	O
missions	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
RPG-style	O
approach	O
to	O
each	O
soldier	O
's	O
attributes	O
and	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rooted	O
deeply	O
in	O
the	O
X-COM	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
strategy	O
with	O
squad-based	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
deviation	O
from	O
the	O
X-COM	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
battlefield	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
fully	O
rotatable	O
3D	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
as	O
an	O
abortive	O
project	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Dreamland	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
by	O
the	O
American	O
company	O
Mythos	O
Games	O
,	O
headed	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
X-COM	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Julian	O
Gollop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
changed	O
,	O
first	O
to	O
UFO	O
:	O
Freedom	O
Ridge	O
and	O
finally	O
to	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftermath	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftermath	I-Application
received	O
middling	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
it	O
6.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
some	O
simplified	O
and	O
missing	O
features	O
,	O
previously	O
seen	O
in	O
X-COM	B-Application
,	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
in-depth	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
7.5	O
(	O
Good	O
)	O
,	O
criticizing	O
simplicity	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
some	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
X-COM	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
official	O
and	O
third-party	O
tools	O
exist	O
to	O
help	O
modding	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftermath	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tools	O
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aftershock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
sequel	O
,	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Afterlight	I-Application
,	O
will	O
not	O
accept	O
modded	O
content	O
or	O
added	O
content	O
because	O
of	O
changes	O
in	O
its	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
