<s>
Omega	B-Device
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
emphasizes	O
programming	B-Language
the	O
tank	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
built-in	O
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
with	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
script	B-Language
commands	O
similar	O
to	O
BASIC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
is	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
Apple	O
,	O
Commodore	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
users	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
praising	O
its	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
for	O
newcomers	O
to	O
programming	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
acknowledged	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
RobotWar	B-Device
while	O
noting	O
its	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
successful	O
design	O
yields	O
a	O
higher	O
security	O
clearance	O
and	O
a	O
larger	O
budget	O
,	O
ultimately	O
resulting	O
in	O
an	O
OMEGA	B-Device
clearance	O
and	O
an	O
unlimited	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
combat	O
but	O
on	O
game	O
programming	B-Language
the	O
tank	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanks	O
are	O
programmed	O
using	O
a	O
built-in	O
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
various	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
script	B-Language
commands	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
structure	O
to	O
BASIC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Decision	O
making	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
programming	B-Language
must	O
reflect	O
the	O
equipment	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
was	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
,	O
so	O
Apple	O
,	O
Commodore	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
users	O
could	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origin	O
operated	O
a	O
bulletin	B-Application
board	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
Omega	B-Device
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
praised	O
Omega	B-Device
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
writing	O
code	O
for	O
tanks	O
easy	O
and	O
fun	O
for	O
those	O
new	O
to	O
programming	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Russell	O
Sipe	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1989	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
similarities	O
and	O
improvements	O
over	O
RobotWar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Inglis	O
reviewed	O
Omega	B-Device
for	O
Games	O
International	O
magazine	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
4	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
In	O
summary	O
I	O
would	O
say	O
that	O
Omega	B-Device
is	O
a	O
unique	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
considerable	O
amount	O
of	O
thought	O
lavished	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
