<s>
Desert	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1988	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kemco	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
II-themed	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
Allied	O
Forces	O
led	O
by	O
Generals	O
George	O
S	O
.	O
Patton	O
and	O
Bernard	O
Montgomery	O
across	O
five	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
scenarios	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
1940s	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
giving	O
a	O
pre-determined	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
units	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Axis	O
Powers	O
led	O
by	O
Erwin	O
Rommel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
War	O
II	O
began	O
when	O
the	O
German	O
army	O
of	O
Adolf	O
Hitler	O
invaded	O
Poland	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
infamous	O
blitzkrieg	B-Language
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Kemco	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
1988	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
titled	O
Desert	O
Tank	O
Force	O
before	O
being	O
renamed	O
to	O
Desert	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
and	O
was	O
showcased	O
multiple	O
times	O
at	O
the	O
Summer	O
and	O
Winter	O
editions	O
of	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
from	O
1988	O
to	O
1989	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
challenge	O
and	O
thematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
William	O
R	O
.	O
Trotter	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
entertaining	O
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
comments	O
to	O
the	O
simulation	O
of	O
terrain	O
effect	O
on	O
movement	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
cartoon-like	O
battle	O
sequences	O
and	O
various	O
drawbacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Skyler	O
Miller	O
noted	O
its	O
balance	O
between	O
strategy	O
and	O
action	O
,	O
quick	O
turns	O
and	O
easy-to-use	O
interface	O
in	O
a	O
positive	O
light	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
very	O
detailed	O
for	O
hardcore	O
players	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Desert	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
choice	O
for	O
board	O
game	O
fans	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
like	O
more	O
thoughtful	O
entertainment.	O
"	O
</s>
