<s>
Battle	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1987	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Gary	O
Grigsby	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Grigsby	O
's	O
earlier	O
Warship	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
that	O
simulates	O
conflict	O
in	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
Ocean	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
and	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Gary	O
Grigsby	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
he	O
debuted	O
War	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
South	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Grigsby	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Warship	B-Application
,	O
adapted	O
to	O
warfare	O
in	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
Ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reuses	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
clone	O
"	O
of	O
Warship	B-Application
with	O
an	O
expanded	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Battle	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
Bob	O
Proctor	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
exact	O
same	O
game	O
[	O
as	O
Warship ]	O
with	O
new	O
Ship	O
and	O
Weapon	O
Tables.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
M	O
.	O
Evan	O
Brooks	O
of	O
Current	O
Notes	O
offered	O
a	O
similar	O
opinion	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
Battle	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
better	O
bargain	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1988	O
Page	O
6	O
survey	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
for	O
Atari	O
computers	O
,	O
Brooks	O
wrote	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
,	O
"	O
No	O
new	O
ground	O
is	O
broken	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
better	O
bargain	O
given	O
its	O
more	O
extensive	O
coverage.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
similar	O
1989	O
survey	O
,	O
J	O
.	O
L	O
.	O
Miller	O
wrote	O
in	O
Computer	O
Play	O
that	O
Battle	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
was	O
"	O
historically	O
accurate	O
and	O
recommended	O
for	O
the	O
naval	O
buff.	O
"	O
</s>
