<s>
Kennedy	B-Application
Approach	I-Application
is	O
an	O
air	B-Application
traffic	I-Application
control	I-Application
simulation	O
computer	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
were	O
published	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
controller	B-Application
in	O
a	O
Terminal	B-Application
Radar	I-Application
Approach	I-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
instructions	O
to	O
aircraft	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
safely	O
land	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
take	O
off	O
and	O
enter	O
their	O
correct	O
flight	O
corridors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
an	O
aircraft	O
crashes	O
,	O
collides	O
in	O
midair	O
with	O
another	O
aircraft	O
,	O
or	O
exits	O
at	O
the	O
wrong	O
location	O
or	O
altitude	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
will	O
inform	O
the	O
air	B-Application
traffic	I-Application
controller	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
end	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
shift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
necessary	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
give	O
holding	O
instructions	O
to	O
aircraft	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
their	O
course	O
takes	O
them	O
over	O
a	O
VOR	B-Device
tower	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
holding	O
fix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
the	O
Atari	O
and	O
C64	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
conversations	O
between	O
the	O
controller	B-Application
and	O
the	O
aircraft	O
are	O
read	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
loudspeaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
are	O
quite	O
ritualized	O
and	O
formal	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
blocks	O
of	O
words	O
which	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
orders	O
are	O
clearly	O
distinguishable	O
,	O
synthesized	O
speech	O
was	O
an	O
impressive	O
feat	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
that	O
averaged	O
fewer	O
than	O
64	O
kilobytes	O
of	O
available	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
sweat	O
on	O
your	O
palms	O
when	O
you	O
play	O
Kennedy	B-Application
Approach	I-Application
is	O
quite	O
real	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
fascinating	O
,	O
well-designed	O
simulation	O
for	O
someone	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
taste	O
of	O
what	O
air	B-Application
traffic	I-Application
controllers	I-Application
do	O
all	O
day	O
(	O
and	O
night	O
)	O
...	O
Kennedy	B-Application
Approach	I-Application
gets	O
a	O
clammy	O
hands	O
rating	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
10	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
