<s>
Apocalypse	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
of	I-Application
Nuclear	I-Application
Devastation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
by	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apocalypse	B-Application
includes	O
nine	O
ways	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
six	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
ships	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
armies	O
and	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apocalypse	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Spectrum	O
game	O
from	O
Red	O
Shift	O
,	O
and	O
David	O
Kelly	O
from	O
Popular	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
described	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
ideal	O
material	O
for	O
conversion	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Answers	O
#84	O
stated	O
that	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
"	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
mindless	O
destruction	O
like	O
so	O
many	O
others	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
one	O
of	O
tactics	O
and	O
strategy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Bridge	O
reviewed	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
for	O
Micro	O
Adventurer	O
#7	O
(	O
May	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
system	O
which	O
should	O
keep	O
anyone	O
happy	O
for	O
many	O
months	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angus	O
Ryall	O
for	O
Crash	O
#9	O
(	O
October	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
complimented	O
Red	O
Shift	O
as	O
their	O
games	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
and	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
were	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
"	O
still	O
far	O
and	O
away	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Russell	O
Clarke	O
reviewed	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
for	O
White	O
Dwarf	O
#54	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
tried	O
and	O
tested	O
boardgame	O
with	O
some	O
improvements	O
(	O
you	O
buy	O
the	O
nuke	O
instead	O
of	O
miraculously	O
receiving	O
one	O
when	O
you	O
win	O
a	O
battle	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
problems	O
(	O
speed	O
of	O
operation	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
serious	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philippa	O
Irving	O
reviewed	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
for	O
Crash	O
#43	O
(	O
August	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
odd	O
blend	O
of	O
realism	O
and	O
fantasy	O
"	O
although	O
it	O
"	O
lacks	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
concluding	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
"	O
recommend	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
as	O
a	O
good	O
buy	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
certain	O
they	O
'll	O
have	O
someone	O
else	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
