<s>
Planet	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
space	O
science	O
fiction	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
with	O
Eric	O
Hyman	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
combat	O
ensues	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
resolved	O
in	O
an	O
action	O
sequence	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
found	O
in	O
Starflight	B-Application
or	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
destroy	O
the	O
attacking	O
vessels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
team	O
members	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
isometric	B-Application
view	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
including	O
Ultima	B-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Neal	O
Hallford	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Tunnels	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trolls	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crusaders	I-Application
of	I-Application
Khazan	I-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
promoted	O
to	O
designer	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
founder	O
Jon	O
Van	O
Caneghem	O
and	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
beginning	O
development	O
on	O
both	O
Planet	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
and	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Terra	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Ron	O
Bolinger	O
was	O
later	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
so	O
that	O
Hallford	O
could	O
focus	O
his	O
efforts	O
on	O
Planet	O
's	O
Edge'''s	O
story	O
,	O
dialogue	O
and	O
game	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
July	O
1992	O
issue	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Chris	O
Lombardi	O
referred	O
to	O
Planet	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
,	O
charming	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
lumps	O
in	O
the	O
dough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commended	O
its	O
"	O
rich	O
story	O
,	O
good	O
play	O
balance	O
and	O
many	O
hours	O
of	O
game	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
drew	O
attention	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
in	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
shortcomings	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
