<s>
Destroyer	B-Device
is	O
a	O
naval	O
combat	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Epyx	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destroyer	B-Device
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
captain	O
of	O
a	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
theatre	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
both	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
switches	O
between	O
several	O
different	O
screens	O
,	O
each	O
representing	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Radar	B-Application
-	O
A	O
sweeping	O
radar	B-Application
screen	O
indicating	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
enemy	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonar	B-Application
-	O
A	O
sonar	B-Application
screen	O
indicating	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
enemy	O
submarines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anti-Aircraft	B-Application
Guns	O
Port/Starboard	O
-	O
Two	O
separate	O
locations	O
on	O
opposite	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
anti-aircraft	B-Application
guns	O
for	O
firing	O
on	O
enemy	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depth	B-Device
Charges	I-Device
-	O
A	O
location	O
for	O
dropping	O
explosive	O
charges	O
to	O
attack	O
enemy	O
submarines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
is	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
functions	O
within	O
that	O
screen	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
directing	O
the	O
heading	O
and	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
or	O
aiming	O
and	O
firing	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
weapons	O
have	O
certain	O
limitations	O
that	O
if	O
reached	O
could	O
cause	O
damage	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
anti-aircraft	B-Application
guns	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
can	O
overheat	O
if	O
fired	O
continuously	O
for	O
too	O
long	O
,	O
rendering	O
them	O
inoperable	O
until	O
they	O
cool	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1987	O
called	O
Destroyer	B-Device
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
naval	O
simulation	O
that	O
features	O
an	O
exciting	O
illustration	O
by	O
veteran	O
video	O
game	O
illustrator	O
Marc	O
Ericksen	O
,	O
and ]	O
does	O
n't	O
require	O
a	O
vast	O
background	O
in	O
war	O
games	O
...	O
anyone	O
who	O
has	O
ever	O
played	O
computer	O
games	O
and	O
won	O
at	O
chess	O
should	O
have	O
a	O
ball	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
