<s>
Harpoon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Three-Sixty	O
Pacific	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Harpoon	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
,	O
a	O
manual	O
wargame	B-Application
called	O
SEATAG	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Navy	O
for	O
exploring	O
tactical	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SEATAG	O
was	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
true	O
tactical	O
training	O
game	O
called	O
NAVTAG	O
that	O
ran	O
on	O
three	O
networked	O
microcomputers	B-Architecture
for	O
the	O
Red	O
Side	O
,	O
Blue	O
Side	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
naval	O
officer	O
and	O
future	O
author	O
Larry	O
Bond	O
's	O
exposure	O
to	O
this	O
system	O
in	O
1980	O
while	O
on	O
active	O
duty	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
eventual	O
development	O
of	O
Harpoon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
expanded	O
with	O
additional	O
releases	O
including	O
Harpoon	B-Application
BattleSet	O
2	O
:	O
North	O
Atlantic	O
Convoys	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Harpoon	B-Application
Battleset	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
MED	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
Harpoon	B-Application
BattleSet	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Indian	I-Application
Ocean	I-Application
/	I-Application
Persian	I-Application
Gulf	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Harpoon	B-Application
Designers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Series	I-Application
:	I-Application
BattleSet	I-Application
Enhancer	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
titled	O
Harpoon	B-Application
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
remake	O
based	O
on	O
Harpoon	B-Application
Classic	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
titled	O
Harpoon	B-Application
Classic	O
'	O
97	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harpoon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
naval	O
simulator	O
that	O
uses	O
data	O
reflecting	O
real-world	O
equipment	O
and	O
weaponry	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
miniatures	O
wargame	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
guide	O
with	O
an	O
appendix	O
on	O
superpower	O
politics	O
and	O
maritime	O
strategies	O
in	O
modern	O
warfare	O
,	O
a	O
Harpoon	B-Application
Tactical	O
Guide	O
by	O
Larry	O
Bond	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
booklet	O
by	O
author	O
Tom	O
Clancy	O
that	O
deals	O
with	O
Russian	O
destroyers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clancy	O
used	O
the	O
simulation	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
naval	O
battles	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
co-authored	O
with	O
Bond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Harpoon	B-Application
surpassed	O
80,000	O
copies	O
by	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
question	O
that	O
Harpoon	B-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
detailed	O
simulation	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
civilian	O
marketplace	O
...	O
a	O
must-have	O
for	O
the	O
serious	O
naval	O
gamer	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
learned	O
more	O
from	O
six	O
hours	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
than	O
one	O
year	O
at	O
the	O
Naval	O
War	O
College	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
by	O
giving	O
the	O
PCDOS/MS	O
-DOS	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
of	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
simulation	O
that	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
game	O
–	O
it	O
's	O
war	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
they	O
gave	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
months	O
after	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
Lessers	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
another	O
perfect	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
liked	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Harpoon	B-Application
looks	O
superb	O
in	O
high	O
resolution	O
colour.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
December	O
1990	O
–	O
January	O
1991	O
edition	O
of	O
Info	O
,	O
Judith	O
Kilbury-Cobb	O
wrote	O
that	O
a	O
preview	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Harpoon	B-Application
"	O
looks	O
killer	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
more	O
technical	O
detail	O
than	O
any	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
right	O
to.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
she	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
wealth	O
of	O
tactical	O
and	O
strategic	O
data	O
on	O
weapons	O
,	O
ships	O
,	O
subs	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
is	O
overwhelming	O
"	O
,	O
she	O
found	O
performance	O
on	O
a	O
basic	O
Amiga	B-Device
was	O
"	O
unbearably	O
sluggish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
reviewed	O
Harpoon	B-Application
in	O
1991	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
combat	O
simulation	O
for	O
purists	O
"	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
flashy	O
action	O
scenes	O
"	O
or	O
joystick	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
furthermore	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
"	O
careful	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
arduous	O
"	O
strategic	O
planning	O
,	O
and	O
express	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
fault	O
the	O
accuracy	O
and	O
comprehensiveness	O
of	O
the	O
military	O
hardware	O
database	O
which	O
supports	O
Harpoon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
unfair	O
to	O
criticise	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
more	O
usual	O
arcade-style	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
no	O
claim	O
to	O
be	O
anything	O
other	O
than	O
a	O
realistic	O
and	O
heavily	O
strategic	O
representation	O
of	O
cold	B-Application
war	I-Application
conflict	O
–	O
as	O
such	O
it	O
succeeds.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
named	O
it	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Game	O
Player	O
's	O
PC	O
Strategy	O
Guide	O
likewise	O
presented	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
their	O
1990	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Wargame	B-Application
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Carter	O
reviewed	O
Harpoon	B-Application
Battleset	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
MED	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Harpoon	B-Application
:	O
Battleset	O
Three	O
:	O
The	O
Mediterranean	O
Conflict	O
is	O
an	O
entertaining	O
and	O
thought-provoking	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Harpoon	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Carter	O
reviewed	O
Harpoon	B-Application
BattleSet	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Indian	I-Application
Ocean	I-Application
/	I-Application
Persian	I-Application
Gulf	I-Application
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
creativity	O
in	O
the	O
generation	O
of	O
scenarios	O
,	O
Battleset	O
Four	O
:	O
The	O
Indian	O
Ocean/Persian	O
Gulf	O
is	O
a	O
useful	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Harpoon	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Harpoon	B-Application
the	O
36th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Harpoon	B-Application
the	O
40th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
wargame	B-Application
columnist	O
Terry	O
Coleman	O
named	O
it	O
his	O
pick	O
for	O
the	O
third-best	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
released	O
by	O
late	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
