<s>
Deactivators	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1986	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
David	O
Bishop	O
and	O
Chris	O
Palmer	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Tigress	O
Marketing	O
and	O
System	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ariolasoft	O
's	O
action	O
game	O
imprint	O
Reaktor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
bomb	O
disposal	O
robots	O
known	O
as	O
deactivators	B-Application
and	O
must	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
deactivate	O
bombs	O
planted	O
by	O
terrorists	O
in	O
five	O
research	O
complexes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
464	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
October	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deactivators	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
originality	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ranked	O
by	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deactivators	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
bomb	O
disposal	O
robots	O
known	O
as	O
deactivators	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
bombs	O
placed	O
in	O
five	O
scientific	O
research	O
complexes	O
by	O
terrorists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
dispose	O
of	O
the	O
bombs	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
have	O
the	O
deactivators	B-Application
throw	O
them	O
from	O
adjacent	O
rooms	O
until	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
thrown	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
droids	O
reprogrammed	O
by	O
the	O
terrorists	O
serve	O
as	O
obstacles	O
that	O
can	O
destroy	O
the	O
deactivators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
get	O
new	O
deactivators	B-Application
after	O
completing	O
a	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deactivators	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
David	O
Bishop	O
and	O
Chris	O
Palmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deactivators	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
imprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
October	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
464	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deactivators	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
28	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
"	O
Official	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
Users	O
Taylor	O
Graham	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
1984	O
's	O
Spy	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Spy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
