<s>
Zaxxon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Motherbase	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Motherbase	B-Application
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Parasquad	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1995	O
isometric-scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
CSK	O
Research	O
Institute	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
series	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Motherbase	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
North	O
American	O
critics	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
similar	O
enough	O
to	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
to	O
justify	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
flies	O
a	O
spaceship	O
through	O
various	O
enemy	O
bases	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
destroying	O
enemy	O
robots	O
and	O
craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
manual	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Motherbase	I-Application
2000	I-Application
involves	O
a	O
Hive	O
Confederation	O
,	O
once	O
a	O
peaceful	O
planetary	O
system	O
until	O
the	O
separation	O
of	O
the	O
Ginglii	O
clan	O
from	O
the	O
Hive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rebellion	O
force	O
has	O
begun	O
a	O
mission	O
,	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Motherbase	B-Application
2000	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
get	O
through	O
the	O
Ginglii	O
defenses	O
and	O
reach	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
have	O
been	O
identified	O
,	O
most	O
prominently	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
elements	O
from	O
Stellar	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Head	I-Application
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Viewpoint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaxxon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Motherbase	I-Application
2000	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
especially	O
criticized	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
altitude	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
series	O
's	O
defining	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
but	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
jump	O
ability	O
was	O
nearly	O
useless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
2D	O
backgrounds	O
but	O
derided	O
the	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
as	O
rough	O
and	O
the	O
controls	O
as	O
sluggish	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
fun	O
as	O
previous	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
allowed	O
that	O
some	O
shooter	O
fans	O
would	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
mediocre	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
resemble	O
the	O
original	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
strongly	O
enough	O
to	O
justify	O
using	O
the	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
outright	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
altitude	O
strips	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
of	O
any	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
cited	O
slowdown	O
,	O
glitches	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
poorly-designed	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
's	I-Application
MotherBase	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
graphically	O
ugly	O
,	O
slow	O
,	O
boring	O
,	O
repetitive	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
truly	O
unworthy	O
of	O
any	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
