<s>
Powermonger	B-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Populous	B-Application
engine	O
but	O
presented	O
using	O
a	O
3-dimensional	O
game	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
some	O
clear	O
resemblances	O
(	O
though	O
less	O
advanced	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
later	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
game	O
also	O
designed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
form	O
the	O
land	O
like	O
in	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
actions	O
can	O
still	O
have	O
some	O
limited	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Powermonger	B-Application
:	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
changed	O
the	O
setting	O
from	O
the	O
conquest	O
of	O
a	O
medieval	O
kingdom	O
,	O
to	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
War	O
I	O
Edition	O
retains	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Powermonger	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
more	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
and	O
war-machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Powermonger	B-Application
cost	O
£29.99	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1990	O
;	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magazine	O
advertisements	O
for	O
Powermonger	B-Application
quoted	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
who	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
Better	O
than	O
Populous	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1991	O
praised	O
Powermonger	B-Application
as	O
"	O
simply	O
superb	O
...	O
a	O
joy	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
CGW	O
favorably	O
cited	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
realism	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
unusually	O
strict	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
and	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
load	O
a	O
saved	O
game	O
twice	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
maps	O
are	O
so	O
pixelated	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
barely	O
see	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
or	O
who	O
's	O
who	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
Powermonger	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
6.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
five	O
reviewers	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
high	O
detail	O
of	O
the	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powermonger	B-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World'''s	O
1991	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
32nd	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power''	O
.	O
</s>
