<s>
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
space	O
trading	O
and	O
combat	O
simulator	O
,	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
are	O
indirectly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Elite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Privateer	I-Application
,	O
influenced	O
the	O
original	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
programmed	O
in	O
C/C	O
++	O
over	O
the	O
OpenGL	B-Application
3D	O
graphics	O
API	B-General_Concept
and	O
performs	O
internal	O
scripting	O
written	O
in	O
Python	B-Language
and	O
XML	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
,	O
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
remake	O
of	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Privateer	I-Application
entitled	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Privateer	I-Application
-	O
Gemini	O
Gold	O
was	O
made	O
using	O
the	O
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
aims	O
to	O
insert	O
players	O
into	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
dynamic	O
universe	O
with	O
diverse	O
factions	O
of	O
varying	O
disposition	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
economy	O
model	O
where	O
trade	O
,	O
combat	O
and	O
exploration	O
are	O
all	O
profitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
upgrades	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
spacecraft	O
that	O
are	O
sold	O
by	O
each	O
race	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
various	O
factions	O
within	O
each	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
an	O
O'Reilly	O
article	O
on	O
"	O
Open	O
Source	O
Mac	O
Gaming	O
"	O
recommended	O
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
a	O
Full	O
Circle	O
magazine	O
review	O
named	O
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
among	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
5	O
space	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
