<s>
Battles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Holistic	O
Design	O
(	O
as	O
"	O
Several	O
Holistic	O
Dudes	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Quantum	O
Quality	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
turn-based	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
maps	O
that	O
represent	O
the	O
earth	O
or	O
fictional	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
January	O
1993	O
issue	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
reported	O
that	O
Quantum	O
Quality	O
Productions	O
(	O
QQP	O
)	O
had	O
"	O
recently	O
"	O
purchased	O
Battles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
from	O
an	O
unnamed	O
developer	O
in	O
Atlanta	O
,	O
Georgia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
accepted	O
through	O
QQP	O
's	O
"	O
unsolicited	O
submissions	O
"	O
program	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
resulted	O
in	O
Solitaire	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
by	O
designer	O
Andrew	O
Visscher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Holistic	O
Design	O
,	O
then	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Several	O
Holistic	O
Dudes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
1992	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
alongside	O
Conquered	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4/5	O
from	O
Lee	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
PC	I-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
William	O
R	O
.	O
Trotter	O
offered	O
Battles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
seductively	O
easy-to-learn	O
and	O
quite	O
addictive	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Walker	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
called	O
Battles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
"	O
a	O
fine	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
that	O
warrants	O
repeated	O
play	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
offering	O
a	O
serious	O
cerebral	O
challenge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Holistic	O
Design	O
later	O
released	O
Battles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
emulated	O
with	O
DOSBox	B-Application
,	O
writer	O
Jerry	O
Pournelle	O
wrote	O
in	O
2011	O
that	O
Battles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
"	O
holds	O
up	O
pretty	O
well	O
if	O
you	O
like	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
