<s>
X2	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Threat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Egosoft	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
X	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeverse	O
Software	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
2004/2005	O
,	O
while	O
Linux	B-Application
Game	O
Publishing	O
produced	O
their	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
in	O
2005/2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
originals	O
,	O
X2	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Threat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Space	O
trading	O
and	O
combat	O
simulator	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
X-Universe	O
,	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
sectors	O
,	O
linked	O
by	O
large	O
space	O
gates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
X-Tension	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
almost	O
entirely	O
open-ended	O
,	O
X2	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Threat	I-Application
has	O
a	O
clear	O
background	O
story	O
involving	O
an	O
aggressive	O
alien	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Khaak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ban	O
Danna	O
:	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
Argon	O
Secret	B-Application
Service	I-Application
who	O
shares	O
a	O
close	O
relationship	O
with	O
Julian	O
's	O
father	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
X	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
X2	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Threat	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
complaints	O
were	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
was	O
quite	O
slow-paced	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
steep	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
