<s>
Fire-Brigade	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Kiev	I-Application
-	I-Application
1943	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Panther	O
Games	O
in	O
Australia	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire-Brigade	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
wargames	B-Application
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
graphical	O
mouse	O
driven	O
interfaces	O
on	O
computers	O
like	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
wargames	B-Application
with	O
network	O
game-play	O
for	O
head	O
to	O
head	O
multiplayer	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire-Brigade	B-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategic	O
and	O
tactical	O
wargame	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
players	O
flexibility	O
and	O
advanced	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
either	O
alone	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
or	O
against	O
another	O
person	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
four	O
scenarios	O
networked	O
via	O
modem	O
or	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
then	O
set	O
the	O
frontage	O
of	O
your	O
unit	O
's	O
formation	O
to	O
either	O
narrow	O
,	O
medium	O
or	O
broad	O
,	O
all	O
while	O
you	O
'	O
confer	O
 '	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
AI	B-Application
which	O
will	O
use	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
routines	O
to	O
execute	O
the	O
orders	O
within	O
set	O
variable	O
parameters	O
such	O
as	O
morale	O
,	O
troop	O
quality	O
,	O
fatigue	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
15	O
step	O
recommended	O
sequence	O
of	O
play	O
list	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
manual	O
for	O
Fire-Brigade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
milestone	O
for	O
computing	O
wargames	B-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
sophistication	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Fire-Brigade	B-Application
is	O
meant	O
for	O
the	O
thinking	O
man	O
,	O
the	O
sophisticated	O
player	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
learn	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
absolute	O
most	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
computer	O
playing	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1991	O
survey	O
by	O
the	O
magazine	O
of	O
strategy	O
and	O
war	O
games	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
1993	O
survey	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
two-plus	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
gave	O
Fire-Brigade	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
and	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
"	O
4th	O
Top	O
Sleeper	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
November	O
1996	O
15th	O
anniversary	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Siggins	O
reviewed	O
Fire-Brigade	B-Application
for	O
Games	O
International	O
magazine	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Fire	O
Brigade	O
offers	O
plenty	O
of	O
fascinating	O
depth	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
system	O
and	O
creates	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
watershed	O
in	O
simulation	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Game	O
Player	O
's	O
PC	O
Strategy	O
Guide	O
gave	O
Fire-Brigade	B-Application
their	O
1989	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Military	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire-Brigade	B-Application
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
historical	O
collection	O
of	O
software	O
;	O
hardware	O
;	O
trade	O
and	O
promotional	O
materials	O
that	O
document	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
its	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
industry	O
and	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
