<s>
Epidemic	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
stands	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
on	O
the	O
brink	O
of	O
extinction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Steven	O
Faber	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
in	O
1982	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
player	O
must	O
stem	O
the	O
epidemic	B-Application
across	O
14	O
regions	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
and	O
with	O
minimal	O
loss	O
of	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
from	O
15	O
to	O
30	O
turns	O
,	O
with	O
options	O
ranging	O
from	O
inert	O
methods	O
like	O
interferon	O
,	O
to	O
quarantine	B-Application
,	O
to	O
destruction	O
of	O
a	O
region	O
with	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	O
L	O
.	O
Wilson	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
Epidemic	B-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
beginning	O
level	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
