<s>
History	B-Application
Line	I-Application
:	I-Application
1914-1918	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
as	O
Great	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
1914-1918	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
computer	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
team	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
software	B-Application
engine	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
better	O
known	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
during	O
the	O
real	O
war	O
,	O
the	O
open	O
greenfields	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
battles	O
,	O
dominated	O
by	O
cavalry	O
,	O
are	O
gradually	O
replaced	O
by	O
terrain	O
filled	O
with	O
trenches	O
and	O
bunkers	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
tanks	O
,	O
artillery	B-Application
and	O
aeroplanes	O
increases	O
the	O
cavalry	O
and	O
infantry	B-Protocol
troops	O
become	O
less	O
effective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
some	O
animations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
zeppelin	B-Application
on	O
a	O
bombing	O
raid	O
London	O
Bridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
software	B-Application
engine	I-Application
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
better	O
known	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
relatively	O
weak	O
,	O
relying	O
on	O
mass	O
frontal	O
assaults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
survives	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
turns	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
overwhelming	O
numbers	O
using	O
protected	O
artillery	B-Application
and	O
terrain	O
advantage	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
is	O
usually	O
unable	O
to	O
mount	O
a	O
proper	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
setting	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
devastating	O
wars	O
known	O
to	O
mankind	O
,	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
German	O
company	O
,	O
developed	O
History	B-Application
Line	I-Application
to	O
meet	O
the	O
restrictions	O
of	O
the	O
depiction	O
of	O
violence	O
in	O
computer	O
games	O
which	O
exist	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
;	O
thus	O
even	O
the	O
battlescene	O
animations	O
avoid	O
excessive	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
mildly	O
successful	O
,	O
but	O
although	O
the	O
name	O
implied	O
that	O
there	O
may	O
be	O
other	O
'	O
history	B-Application
lines	I-Application
 '	O
and	O
the	O
designers	O
speculated	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
pre-20th	O
century	O
conflicts	O
,	O
no	O
such	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
,	O
as	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
more	O
successful	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1993	O
stated	O
that	O
History	B-Application
Line	I-Application
was	O
"	O
both	O
simple	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
challenging	O
technical	O
simulation	O
of	O
warfare	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
liked	O
the	O
"	O
high	O
quality	O
"	O
computer	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
genuinely	O
unique	O
product	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
dismissed	O
by	O
very	O
serious	O
wargamers	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
be	O
welcomed	O
by	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
audience	O
...	O
the	O
best	O
release	O
yet	O
from	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
concluded	O
that	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
History	B-Application
Line	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
playable	O
game	O
than	O
any	O
historical	O
recreation	O
of	O
events	O
could	O
hope	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
