<s>
Highlander	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
Highlander	B-Application
franchise	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Highlander	B-Application
was	O
panned	O
by	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Highlander	B-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
swordsmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
gave	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
57%	O
,	O
calling	O
its	O
gameplay	O
"	O
clunky	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
trite	O
"	O
,	O
graphics	O
"	O
chunky	O
"	O
and	O
'	O
unimpressive	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
three	O
reviewers	O
described	O
Highlander	B-Application
as	O
"	O
boring	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
summarizing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
totally	O
boring	O
and	O
quite	O
unplayable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
's	O
"	O
golden	O
turkey	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
gave	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
of	O
Highlander	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
calling	O
all	O
three	O
levels	O
"	O
virtually	O
identical	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
that	O
its	O
gameplay	O
'	O
lacks	O
finesse	O
 '	O
,	O
summarizing	O
Highlander	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
as	O
'	O
slamming	O
the	O
joystick	O
until	O
you	O
win	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Highlander	B-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Stuart	O
Ashen	O
's	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
by	O
his	O
online	O
presence	O
as	O
Ashens	O
)	O
2015	O
book	O
Terrible	O
Old	O
Games	O
You	O
've	O
Probably	O
Never	O
Heard	O
Of	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
release	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
releases	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
lower	O
screen	O
resolution	O
and	O
in	O
more	O
colors	O
than	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
Highlander	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
least	O
entertaining	O
ways	O
you	O
could	O
possibly	O
spend	O
your	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashens	O
calls	O
Highlander	B-Application
's	O
controls	O
"	O
horribly	O
unresponsive	O
"	O
and	O
moving	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
"	O
clumsy	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
single	O
tactic	O
to	O
winning	O
Highlander	B-Application
is	O
to	O
"	O
mash	O
the	O
fire	O
button	O
and	O
hope	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
