<s>
Uplink	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Uplink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
company	O
Introversion	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
charge	O
of	O
a	O
freelance	O
computer	O
hacker	B-Application
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
futuristic	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
break	O
into	O
foreign	O
computers	O
,	O
complete	O
contracts	O
and	O
purchase	O
new	O
hardware	B-Architecture
to	O
hack	O
into	O
increasingly	O
harder	O
computer	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
Introversion	O
's	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
Strategy	O
First	O
as	O
Uplink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uplink	B-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
systems	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
hacker	B-Application
in	O
the	O
year	O
2010	O
,	O
who	O
begins	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
Uplink	B-Application
Corporation	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
worldwide	O
company	O
providing	O
work	O
for	O
hackers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
amasses	O
money	O
,	O
software	O
,	O
gateway	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
skill	O
in	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
performing	O
jobs	O
for	O
various	O
clients	O
,	O
and	O
hacking	B-Application
servers	O
of	O
global	O
corporations	O
for	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
receiving	O
a	O
delayed	O
e-mail	O
from	O
a	O
deceased	O
top	O
ranking	O
Uplink	B-Application
agent	O
concerning	O
the	O
research	O
done	O
by	O
the	O
Andromeda	B-Application
Research	O
Corporation	O
,	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Andromeda	B-Application
organization	O
a	O
"	O
Anti-capitalist	O
,	O
Techno-anarchist	O
"	O
group	O
which	O
proclaims	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
email	O
can	O
be	O
cancelled	O
by	O
player	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
side	O
with	O
ARC	O
or	O
Arunmor	O
or	O
even	O
ignore	O
the	O
plot	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
,	O
concentrating	O
on	O
freelance	O
hacking	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
the	O
storyline	O
plays	O
out	O
without	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
participation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
missions	O
Andromeda	B-Application
uses	O
stolen	O
information	O
about	O
"	O
The	O
Darwin	O
Project	O
,	O
"	O
digital	O
lifeforms	O
that	O
exist	O
and	O
reproduce	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
and	O
puts	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
Revelation	B-Application
virus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Revelation	B-Application
virus	I-Application
is	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
mission	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
storylines	O
play	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arunmor	O
storyline	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Revelation	O
,	O
which	O
leads	O
to	O
a	O
federal	O
raid	O
of	O
Andromeda	B-Application
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
arrest	O
of	O
suspected	O
staff	O
members	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Uplink	B-Application
agents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leader	O
of	O
Andromeda	B-Application
then	O
issues	O
a	O
statement	O
,	O
making	O
no	O
apologies	O
for	O
releasing	O
Revelation	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
argues	O
that	O
the	O
internet	O
became	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
Western	O
capitalism	O
to	O
serve	O
the	O
interest	O
of	O
elites	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
to	O
promote	O
free	O
speech	O
and	O
anonymity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andromeda	B-Application
then	O
shuts	O
down	O
operations	O
,	O
while	O
shares	O
rise	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
high	O
for	O
Arunmor	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
release	O
"	O
Faith	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
suggested	O
the	O
government	O
is	O
oblivious	O
to	O
the	O
possible	O
hacks	O
available	O
within	O
Uplink	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
of	O
ARC	O
's	O
storyline	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
internet	O
due	O
to	O
Revelation	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
gateway	O
)	O
and	O
causes	O
Uplink	B-Application
to	O
cease	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uplink	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
emulating	O
highly	O
stylized	O
,	O
Hollywood-esque	O
hacking	B-Application
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Hackers	B-Application
,	O
Sneakers	O
,	O
WarGames	B-Application
and	O
Swordfish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
References	O
to	O
these	O
movies	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
joke	O
servers	O
for	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
Games	O
(	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
raided	O
by	O
the	O
Secret	O
Service	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
nuclear	O
missile	O
control	O
system	O
from	O
WarGames	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
hacking	B-Application
 '	O
is	O
of	O
the	O
form	O
:	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
security	O
system	O
of	O
type	O
X	O
,	O
level	O
Y	O
that	O
is	O
stopping	O
me	O
from	O
accessing	O
or	O
changing	O
something	O
I	O
need	O
to	O
access	O
or	O
change	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
anti-X	O
program	O
of	O
level	O
Y+	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
unusual	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
in-game	O
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
and	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
a	O
multi-monitor	O
feature	O
requiring	O
another	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uplink	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
sold	O
digitally	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
directly	O
by	O
Introversion	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
by	O
Contraband	O
and	O
Ambrosia	O
Software	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
was	O
published	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Uplink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legal	O
proceedings	O
were	O
undertaken	O
when	O
Strategy	O
First	O
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
and	O
ceased	O
paying	O
Introversion	O
royalties	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Hacker	B-Application
Elite	O
version	O
remains	O
available	O
from	O
various	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
now	O
also	O
available	O
via	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
online	O
distribution	O
service	O
,	O
via	O
GOG.com,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
via	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Center	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uplink	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
7	O
June	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
debuted	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
3	O
,	O
on	O
15	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
was	O
published	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Uplink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
Introversion	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
taking	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
all	O
retailers	O
of	O
Uplink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
,	O
except	O
Stardock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stores	O
and	O
services	O
currently	O
reselling	O
Hacker	B-Application
Elite	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
Uplink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
have	O
been	O
modified	O
,	O
many	O
game	O
mods	O
and	O
patches	O
will	O
not	O
run	O
with	O
the	O
Hacker	B-Application
Elite	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
presented	O
Uplink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
with	O
their	O
2003	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
