<s>
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Sharp	B-Operating_System
MZ-800	I-Operating_System
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
computers	O
between	O
1988	O
and	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Julian	O
Gollop	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
at	O
Target	O
Games	O
(	O
later	O
Mythos	O
Games	O
and	O
Codo	O
Technologies	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Blade	O
Software	O
,	O
expanding	O
on	O
the	O
ideas	O
applied	O
in	O
their	O
previous	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
originally	O
came	O
with	O
five	O
mission	O
scenarios	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
8-bit	O
versions	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
further	O
two	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
legacy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
other	O
titles	O
like	O
the	O
X-COM	B-Application
series	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
acclaimed	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
UFO	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
which	O
was	O
also	O
created	O
by	O
Julian	O
Gollop	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
war	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
objectives	O
such	O
as	O
rescue	O
or	O
retrieval	O
operations	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
eliminating	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
by	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
cover	O
,	O
squad	O
level	O
military	O
tactics	O
,	O
and	O
careful	O
use	O
of	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
original	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
97%	O
score	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
C+VG	O
HIT	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
hottest	O
games	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Spectrum	O
reviews	O
included	O
an	O
89%	O
in	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
,	O
while	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
strategy	O
wargame	O
...	O
on	O
a	O
par	O
with	O
Elite	B-Application
for	O
thinking	O
warmongers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
also	O
fared	O
well	O
with	O
CU	O
Amiga-64	O
giving	O
a	O
'	O
CU	O
Screen	O
Star	O
 '	O
award	O
with	O
a	O
92%	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
awarded	O
a	O
'	O
Gold	O
Award	O
 '	O
for	O
a	O
93%	O
rating	O
explaining	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
terrific	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
superbly	O
playable	O
and	O
can	O
definitely	O
be	O
recommended.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Amiga	B-Device
reviews	O
given	O
by	O
Zero	O
and	O
CU	O
Amiga-64	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
their	O
scores	O
of	O
88%	O
and	O
87%	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
25th	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
ever	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
voted	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
as	O
the	O
63rd	O
top	O
classic	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
and	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
are	O
among	O
the	O
earliest	O
examples	O
of	O
turn-based	O
unit-level	O
wargame	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Mythos	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
fantasy	O
game	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
many	O
similarities	O
to	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
but	O
was	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Gollop	O
's	O
earlier	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
game	O
Chaos	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Wizards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
franchise	O
has	O
been	O
revived	O
by	O
Gollop	O
's	O
Codo	O
Technologies	O
in	O
2002	O
with	O
the	O
play-by-email	O
game	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
although	O
this	O
departs	O
from	O
the	O
turn-based	O
action	O
point	O
system	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
customizable	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
mechanics	O
were	O
re-used	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
X-COM	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
also	O
by	O
Gollop	O
and	O
Mythos	O
Games	O
but	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
X-COM	B-Application
game	O
,	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
UFO	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
,	O
began	O
its	O
development	O
as	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
name	O
choices	O
for	O
characters	O
and	O
organizations	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
of	O
Mythos	O
and	O
Codo	O
are	O
a	O
thread	O
connecting	O
all	O
the	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
and	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
,	O
Firaxis	O
Games	O
 '	O
and	O
2K	O
Games	O
 '	O
remake	O
of	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
UFO	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
,	O
pays	O
homage	O
to	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
