<s>
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armada	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
 '	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
Armada	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
series	O
to	O
feature	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
before	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
and	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
graphics	O
engine	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
rendering	O
fully	O
3D	O
ship	O
models	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
sprite-based	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Vengeance	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Kilrathi	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
type	O
is	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
Gauntlet	O
"	O
feature	O
from	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
and	O
is	O
available	O
both	O
in	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
driven	O
game	O
type	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
sector	O
of	O
space	O
which	O
is	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
screen	O
:	O
dots	O
indicate	O
star	O
systems	O
connected	O
through	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
line	O
representing	O
the	O
available	O
space	O
lanes	O
for	O
starships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
looking	O
to	O
play	O
-	O
with	O
or	O
against	O
a	O
friend	O
-	O
a	O
title	O
worth	O
owning	O
,	O
wait	O
for	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
