<s>
Battlecars	B-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
's	O
miniature	O
wargame	O
,	O
Battlecars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlecars	B-Application
also	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
program	O
,	O
Designer	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
vehicles	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlecars	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
by	O
SLUG	O
(	O
a	O
Harlow	O
co-operative	O
of	O
programmers	O
who	O
formerly	O
worked	O
for	O
Red	O
Shift	O
)	O
using	O
BASIC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
Workshop	O
released	O
Battlecars	B-Application
as	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
Kean	O
previewed	O
Battlecars	B-Application
in	O
Crash	O
#9	O
(	O
October	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
rather	O
more	O
straightforward	O
than	O
one	O
would	O
expect	O
from	O
a	O
company	O
so	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
occult	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
speed	O
vehicles	O
"	O
quite	O
alarmingly	O
realistic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Westbury	O
reviewed	O
Battlecars	B-Application
for	O
White	O
Dwarf	O
#60	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
rating	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
Battlecars	B-Application
is	O
fast	O
,	O
furious	O
and	O
great	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
manages	O
to	O
combine	O
simple	O
operations	O
with	O
quite	O
complex	O
play	O
,	O
where	O
only	O
the	O
best	O
drivers	O
and	O
the	O
surest	O
shots	O
will	O
survive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Representative	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
Bob	O
Wade	O
reviewed	O
Battlecars	B-Application
for	O
Personal	O
Computer	O
Games	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
bleak	O
view	O
of	O
an	O
automative	O
future	O
but	O
terrific	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Representative	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
negative	O
reception	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
Battlecars	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
one	O
thing	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
another	O
one	O
to	O
actually	O
write	O
the	O
program.	O
"	O
</s>
