<s>
'	O
Battleship	B-Application
 '	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Battleship	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Classic	O
Naval	O
Warfare	O
Game	O
 '	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NMS	O
Software	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
and	O
1997	O
and	O
1999	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battleship	B-Application
is	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
popularised	O
by	O
the	O
Milton	O
Bradley	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
several	O
variants	O
:	O
'	O
Classic	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
generally	O
follows	O
the	O
turn-based	O
rules	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
in-depth	O
'	O
Ultimate	O
Battleship	B-Application
 '	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
manipulate	O
fleets	O
of	O
ships	O
on	O
a	O
larger	O
playing	O
field	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Ultimate	O
Battleship	B-Application
 '	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
several	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
missions	O
and	O
scenarios.Battleship	O
also	O
features	O
local	O
'	O
hot	O
seat	O
 '	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
over	O
LAN	O
,	O
modem-to-modem	O
,	O
or	O
online	O
using	O
MPlayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battleship	B-Application
received	O
a	O
lukewarm	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gareth	O
Jones	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
PowerPlay	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
technical	O
than	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
deep	O
and	O
complex	O
gameplay	O
,	O
although	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
"	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
actually	O
almost	O
nothing	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
board	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
of	O
Battleship	B-Application
focused	O
on	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
of	O
certain	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Mitchell	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
Zone	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
bells	O
and	O
whistles	O
...	O
ultimately	O
does	O
n't	O
change	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
pretty	O
basic	O
concept	O
wrapped	O
in	O
hi-tech	O
clothing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
