<s>
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Personal	O
Software	O
Services	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
campaign	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
World	O
War	O
and	O
revolves	O
around	O
Britain	O
's	O
defence	O
and	O
prevention	O
against	O
a	O
Nazi	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
air	O
battles	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
campaign	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
World	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
commands	O
squadrons	O
of	O
the	O
Royal	O
Air	O
Force	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
defend	O
key	O
cities	O
and	O
radar	B-Device
installations	I-Device
from	O
the	O
Luftwaffe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
include	O
cursor	B-Application
movement	I-Application
,	O
a	O
scrolling	O
interface	O
and	O
elements	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
three	O
individual	O
scenarios	O
;	O
training	O
mode	O
,	O
Blitzkrieg	B-Language
mode	O
,	O
and	O
campaign	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blitzkrieg	B-Language
mode	O
only	O
lasts	O
one	O
in-game	O
day	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
Luftwaffe	O
going	O
out	O
for	O
an	O
"	O
all-out	O
"	O
attack	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
every	O
target	O
and	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
Luftwaffe	O
aircraft	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
Balkenkreuz	O
sprites	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
)	O
will	O
cross	O
the	O
English	O
Channel	O
and	O
proceed	O
to	O
bomb	O
various	O
cities	O
,	O
air	O
bases	O
and	O
radar	B-Device
installations	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
RAF	O
squadron	O
has	O
successfully	O
engaged	O
a	O
Luftwaffe	O
unit	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
shift	O
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
is	O
portrayed	O
from	O
a	O
cockpit	O
of	O
either	O
a	O
Spitfire	B-Protocol
or	O
Messerschmitt	O
Bf	O
109	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
dogfight	B-Device
sequence	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Luftwaffe	O
casualties	O
will	O
depend	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
aircraft	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
shoot	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
fog	O
will	O
close	O
runways	O
whereas	O
storms	O
will	O
temporarily	O
disrupt	O
bombing	O
runs	O
and	O
dogfights	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
games	O
that	O
revolved	O
around	O
historic	O
war	O
battles	O
and	O
conflicts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
,	O
Bismark	O
and	O
Falklands	B-Application
'	I-Application
82	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
such	O
as	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
lacked	O
the	O
processing	O
power	O
for	O
larger	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
,	O
nor	O
the	O
best	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
recreation	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
criticised	O
on	O
how	O
interceptions	O
were	O
"	O
far	O
too	O
easy	O
"	O
to	O
make	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
critic	O
from	O
Advanced	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
historically	O
inaccurate	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
lasting	O
only	O
30	O
days	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
actual	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
was	O
considerably	O
longer	O
.	O
</s>
