<s>
Ashes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
was	O
a	O
1992	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Mirage	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
follow-on	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
Midwinter	B-Application
and	O
Flames	B-Application
of	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Midwinter	B-Application
game	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
land	O
and	O
air	O
vehicles	O
to	O
travel	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
preface	O
by	O
Mike	O
Singleton	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
Ashes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
,	O
you	O
well	O
find	O
echoes	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
,	O
I	O
hope	O
,	O
echoes	O
of	O
how	O
delicate	O
a	O
task	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
bring	O
peace	O
and	O
prosperity	O
to	O
lands	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
,	O
only	O
hardship	O
,	O
bloodletting	O
and	O
misery	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1993	O
stated	O
that	O
Ashes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
was	O
a	O
logistical	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
truly	O
breaks	O
new	O
ground	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
reveals	O
major	O
weaknesses	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
game-play	O
that	O
was	O
"	O
plodding	O
and	O
devoid	O
of	O
any	O
intense	O
challenge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
about	O
time	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
that	O
a	O
games	O
like	O
Ashes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
took	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
important	O
step	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
