<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	B-Application
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
were	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
wargame	B-Application
series	O
Daisenryaku	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
hit	O
:	O
250,000	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
at	O
full	O
price	O
,	O
and	O
long	O
tail	O
sales	O
continued	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
ahead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
and	O
remained	O
SSI	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
across	O
all	O
genres	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
best-selling	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
commercially	O
successful	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
on	O
operational	O
level	O
hex	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
is	O
an	O
operational-level	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
units	O
approximate	O
battalions	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
unit	O
size	O
and	O
map	O
scale	O
from	O
one	O
scenario	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
are	O
elastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
rewards	O
a	O
Blitzkrieg	B-Language
strategy	O
-	O
penetrating	O
deep	O
into	O
the	O
enemy	O
positions	O
while	O
postponing	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
encountered	O
enemy	O
units	O
for	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
has	O
38	O
scenarios	O
based	O
on	O
real	O
or	O
fictitious	O
battles	O
from	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
wargame	B-Application
Daisenryaku	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
team	O
had	O
played	O
a	O
Japanese-language	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
release	O
extensively	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
its	O
streamlined	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
Graeme	O
Bayless	O
later	O
wrote	O
of	O
Daisenryaku	B-Application
:	O
"	O
The	O
genius	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
highly	O
complex	O
subject	O
(	O
WWII	O
conflict	O
on	O
land	O
)	O
and	O
boiled	O
it	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
pertinent	O
parts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daisenryaku	B-Application
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
the	O
situation	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
columnist	O
Terry	O
Coleman	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
you	O
consider	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
95	O
and	O
Macintosh	O
version	O
has	O
just	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
seems	O
fair	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
PG	O
will	O
be	O
incontestably	O
the	O
best-selling	O
historical	O
wargame	B-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
T	O
.	O
Liam	O
McDonald	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
reiterated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
250,000	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
60,000	O
of	O
these	O
sales	O
came	O
from	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
dubbed	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
"	O
greatest-selling	O
true	O
wargame	B-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
SSI	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
title	O
across	O
all	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1994	B-Application
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
Best	O
Wargame	B-Application
"	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
magazine	O
's	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
UFO	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
"	O
the	O
first	O
wargame	B-Application
since	O
1987	O
to	O
garner	O
the	O
#1	O
spot	O
on	O
the	O
CGW	O
Top	O
100	O
poll	O
—	O
a	O
fine	O
endorsement	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
wargame	B-Application
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
the	O
15th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
listed	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
scene	O
as	O
#8	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
15	O
best	O
ways	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
computer	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
wargame	B-Application
columnist	O
Terry	O
Coleman	O
named	O
it	O
his	O
pick	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
released	O
by	O
late	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Military	O
or	O
Strategy	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sir	O
Garnabus	O
of	O
GamePro	O
complimented	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
port	O
but	O
otherwise	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
contending	O
that	O
war	O
strategy	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
are	O
poor	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
minimalist	O
graphics	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
thinking	O
rather	O
than	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
brief	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
remarked	O
:	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PC	O
wargames	B-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
still	O
highly	O
thought	O
of	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
does	O
n't	O
miss	O
a	O
trick	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
Geryk	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
argued	O
that	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
resurrected	O
computer	B-Application
wargaming	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
grew	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Allied	B-Application
General	I-Application
(	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
Germany	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
play	O
from	O
the	O
Allied	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
and	O
features	O
four	O
new	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
sequels	O
include	O
Fantasy	B-Application
General	I-Application
,	O
Pacific	B-Application
General	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
General	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
mainline	O
sequel	O
,	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
3D	O
in	O
Germany	O
)	O
,	O
upgraded	O
the	O
interface	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
overlay	O
of	O
photorealistic	O
terrain	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
display	O
different	O
unit	O
facings	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
an	O
improved	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
continued	O
with	O
People	B-Application
's	I-Application
General	I-Application
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
II	I-Application
based	O
on	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
III	O
scenario	O
between	O
China	O
and	O
the	O
UN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
also	O
provided	O
a	O
Play	O
by	O
Email	O
(	O
PBEM	O
)	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
arrived	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
fully	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scorched	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
better	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
redesigned	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
