<s>
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Interceptor	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
X-COM	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
many	O
genres	O
,	O
including	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
,	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-COM	B-Application
Interceptor	I-Application
,	O
although	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
actually	O
set	O
before	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
chronological	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GamersGate	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2016	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
some	O
old	O
enemies	O
are	O
already	O
in	O
the	O
neighborhood	O
when	O
the	O
corporations	O
arrived	O
-	O
the	O
powers	O
from	O
the	O
First	B-Application
Alien	I-Application
War	I-Application
-	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
plans	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
for	O
the	O
resources	O
of	O
the	O
Frontier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
stage	O
involved	O
entering	O
a	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
inside	O
a	O
carrier	O
(	O
the	O
UGS	O
Macarthur	O
)	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
device	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enter	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
where	O
this	O
weapon	O
is	O
stored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
involves	O
destroying	O
the	O
defence	O
craft	O
at	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
,	O
whilst	O
protecting	O
the	O
UGS	O
Macarthur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
successful	O
,	O
the	O
UGS	O
Macarthur	O
enters	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
to	O
enter	O
the	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
involves	O
launching	O
the	O
Nova	O
Bomb	O
at	O
the	O
star	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
inside	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mission	O
successful	O
,	O
Macarthur	O
destroyed	O
-	O
If	O
the	O
Macarthur	O
is	O
destroyed	O
during	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
becomes	O
trapped	O
and	O
cannot	O
travel	O
back	O
through	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mission	O
successful	O
outright	O
-	O
If	O
the	O
player	O
succeeds	O
in	O
entering	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
,	O
launching	O
the	O
Nova	O
Bomb	O
,	O
and	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
Macarthur	O
before	O
the	O
Nova	O
Bomb	O
reaches	O
its	O
destination	O
,	O
this	O
results	O
in	O
an	O
end	O
sequence	O
of	O
the	O
Macarthur	O
returning	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
X-COM	O
bases	O
with	O
craft	O
doing	O
tricks	O
around	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
fireworks	O
being	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
include	O
political	O
instability	O
and	O
construction	O
of	O
Mega-Primus	O
from	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
and	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
about	O
the	O
missing	O
GSC	O
Patton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Interceptor	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
X-COM	O
game	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
fully	O
functional	O
multiplayer	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
enormous	O
depth	O
"	O
and	O
inventive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
MicroProse	O
"	O
managed	O
the	O
previously	O
impossible	O
task	O
of	O
blending	O
real	O
strategy	B-Application
with	O
3D	O
space	O
combat.	O
"	O
</s>
