<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
is	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulator	O
designed	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Briggs	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
followed	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
MicroProse	O
action-strategy	O
game	O
titled	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
(	O
actually	O
a	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
1992	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
)	O
was	O
also	O
completed	O
in	O
1994	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
came	O
with	O
multiple	O
gameplay	O
options	O
including	O
full	O
World	O
War	O
1	O
campaign	O
,	O
single	O
dogfight	B-Device
,	O
head	O
to	O
head	O
and	O
flight	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
mission	O
contained	O
an	O
objective	O
(	O
ex	O
:	O
bomb	O
a	O
specific	O
German	O
airport	O
behind	O
enemy	O
lines	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
dogfights	B-Device
that	O
would	O
naturally	O
arise	O
in	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
attempting	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
primary	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iconic	O
World	O
War	O
1	O
flying	O
aces	O
like	O
the	O
Red	B-Device
Baron	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
well-known	O
historic	O
figures	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
would	O
occasionally	O
be	O
encountered	O
in	O
dogfights	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
Dogfight	B-Device
mode	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
historical	O
World	O
War	O
1	O
aces	O
with	O
which	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
dogfight	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Head	O
to	O
head	O
mode	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
challenge	O
another	O
player	O
,	O
via	O
modem	O
connection	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
dogfight	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
Red	B-Device
Baron	I-Device
,	O
until	O
this	O
name	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Dynamix	O
for	O
Red	B-Device
Baron	I-Device
when	O
the	O
latter	O
had	O
been	O
publicly	O
announced	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1991	O
survey	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
flight	O
simulations	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
Knights	O
in	O
the	O
Sky	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
realistic	O
"	O
,	O
superior	O
to	O
Dynamix	O
's	O
Red	B-Device
Baron	I-Device
for	O
"	O
the	O
advanced	O
air	O
combat	O
simulation	O
jocks	O
"	O
;	O
a	O
survey	O
of	O
strategy	O
and	O
war	O
games	O
that	O
year	O
and	O
in	O
1993	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
preferring	O
Red	B-Device
Baron	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
awarded	O
87%	O
on	O
its	O
initial	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
praising	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
vivid	O
graphics	O
and	O
quality	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticisms	O
included	O
a	O
low	O
framerate	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
DOS	O
version	O
,	O
poor	O
handling	O
of	O
analogue	O
joystick	O
or	O
mouse	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
keyboard	O
to	O
glance	O
around	O
during	O
a	O
dogfight	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
budget	O
re-release	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
revised	O
their	O
score	O
to	O
92%	O
,	O
emphasising	O
the	O
exciting	O
dogfights	B-Device
and	O
scenery	O
appreciation	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
simulating	O
the	O
low-speed	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
10th	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
