<s>
Achtung	B-Application
Spitfire	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
1997	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Time	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Achtung	B-Application
Spitfire	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
1996	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
Over	B-Application
the	I-Application
Reich	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
being	O
designed	O
for	O
serious	O
flight	O
simulation	O
experts	O
,	O
Achtung	B-Application
Spitfire	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
flight	O
engine	O
and	O
graphic	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
as	O
Over	B-Application
the	I-Application
Reich	I-Application
,	O
granting	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
limited	O
autonomy	O
in	O
every	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
watch	O
their	O
speed	O
,	O
torque	B-General_Concept
and	O
altitude	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
game	O
stops	O
at	O
1943	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
between	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Invasion	O
of	O
Normandy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squadrons	O
which	O
survive	O
until	O
1943	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
Over	B-Application
the	I-Application
Reich	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Achtung	B-Application
Spitfire	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Big	O
Time	O
's	O
Charles	O
Moylan	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
Flight	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Over	B-Application
the	I-Application
Reich	I-Application
for	O
Avalon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
particularly	O
noted	O
the	O
graduated	O
skill	O
system	O
,	O
saying	O
this	O
solves	O
a	O
common	O
problem	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
gradually	O
easing	O
themselves	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
available	O
scenarios	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
,	O
though	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
felt	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
campaign	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
highlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
called	O
Achtung	B-Application
Spitfire	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
"	O
a	O
very	O
rich	O
wargame	B-Application
,	O
one	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
decisions	O
have	O
an	O
immediate	O
and	O
dramatic	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
outcome.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1997	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Gettysburg	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
called	O
the	O
former	O
"	O
simply	O
the	O
best	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
game	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
