<s>
Annals	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Level	O
9	O
Computing	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Personal	O
Software	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
in	O
Germany	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1987	O
and	O
1988	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
games	O
that	O
revolved	O
around	O
historic	O
battles	O
and	O
conflicts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
,	O
Bismarck	B-Application
and	O
Falklands	B-Application
'	I-Application
82	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
controversy	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
,	O
Cockayne	O
took	O
a	O
decision	O
to	O
alter	O
their	O
products	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
16-bit	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
smaller	O
8-bit	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
lacked	O
the	O
processing	O
power	O
for	O
larger	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
poor	O
graphics	O
and	O
interface	O
even	O
for	O
1986	O
,	O
Annals	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
received	O
an	O
85%	O
rating	O
from	O
Crash	O
magazine	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1986	O
,	O
Popular	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
choice	O
if	O
you	O
take	O
your	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
seriously	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Personal	O
Software	O
Services	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
C-64	O
,	O
Spectrum	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
(	O
platforms	O
until	O
September	O
1987	O
)	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
