<s>
The	B-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Paul	O
Murray	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Balance	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
also	O
designed	O
by	O
Murray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1984	O
,	O
SSI	O
published	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Imperium	B-Application
Galactum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	O
is	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
turn-based	O
strategic	O
level	O
space	O
warfare	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
-	O
but	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
qualities	O
of	O
a	O
ship	O
are	O
,	O
hull	O
size	O
,	O
whether	O
they	O
carry	O
cargo	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
type	O
of	O
warp	B-Application
drive	I-Application
range	O
they	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
resolved	O
either	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
randomly	O
calculating	O
a	O
result	O
or	O
allows	O
an	O
interface	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Balance	I-Application
I	O
,	O
the	O
tactical	O
level	O
space	B-Application
combat	I-Application
game	O
preceding	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	I-Application
lists	O
the	O
ship	O
types	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
I	O
scenario	O
which	O
corresponds	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	I-Application
mission	O
being	O
performed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tech	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
combatants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player(s )	O
save	O
their	O
game	O
,	O
load	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
I	O
,	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
appropriate	O
scenario	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
complete	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
reload	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
their	O
saved	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	I-Application
then	O
asks	O
for	O
the	O
results	O
:	O
ships	O
destroyed	O
,	O
captured	O
,	O
or	O
that	O
ran	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
was	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
balance	O
sheet	O
and	O
watching	O
the	O
numbers	O
change	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
VisiCalc	B-Application
in	O
space	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1992	O
survey	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
three	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
were	O
excellent	O
products	O
in	O
their	O
day	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
Imperium	B-Application
Galactum	I-Application
two	O
stars	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
simply	O
lacked	O
sufficient	O
'	O
chrome	O
 '	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
enduring	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1994	O
survey	O
of	O
strategic	O
space	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
and	O
later	O
gave	O
Imperium	B-Application
Galactum	I-Application
one	O
star	O
.	O
</s>
