<s>
Xenocide	B-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
written	O
by	O
Pangea	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Micro	O
Revelations	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatible	O
port	O
using	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Manley	O
&	O
Associates	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenocide	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
published	O
game	O
from	O
Greenstone	O
's	O
company	O
,	O
Panega	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reptilian	O
humanoid	O
aliens	O
intend	O
to	O
devour	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Talos	O
IV	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
action	O
of	O
committing	O
xenocide	B-Application
(	O
the	O
extermination	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
species	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
consists	O
of	O
3	O
differing	O
modes	O
of	O
game	O
play	O
:	O
driving	O
a	O
hovercraft	O
(	O
front-view	O
)	O
,	O
jetpack	B-Application
flying	O
and	O
scuba-dive	O
swimming	O
(	O
side-view	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
walking	O
through	O
a	O
bio-lab	O
(	O
top-view	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenocide	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
Pangea	O
Software	O
name	O
,	O
programmed	O
by	O
Brian	O
Greenstone	O
with	O
artwork	O
by	O
Dave	O
Triplet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
version	O
boasted	O
multi-palette	O
graphics	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
256	O
colors	O
)	O
,	O
fast	O
scrolling	O
and	O
made	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
,	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
port	O
,	O
done	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
inferior	O
both	O
graphically	O
and	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
need	O
not	O
call	O
for	O
censorship	O
,	O
claim	O
lasting	O
harm	O
to	O
players	O
or	O
even	O
direct	O
people	O
away	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
—	O
Xenocide	B-Application
is	O
quite	O
enjoyable	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
and	O
deserves	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
—	O
but	O
one	O
can	O
certainly	O
register	O
disapproval	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fiction	O
and	O
do	O
oneself	O
a	O
favor	O
by	O
ignoring	O
pages	O
two	O
and	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
manual	O
and	O
leaving	O
of	O
them	O
unread.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
said	O
"	O
A	O
good	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
bells	O
and	O
whistles	O
,	O
Xenocide	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
allow	O
for	O
saving	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InCider	O
magazine	O
rated	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
version	O
4	O
stars	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
finest	O
graphics	O
and	O
absolutely	O
finest	O
scrolling	O
and	O
animation	O
of	O
the	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
