<s>
Rorke	B-Application
's	I-Application
Drift	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
home	O
computers	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Rorke	B-Application
's	I-Application
Drift	I-Application
during	O
the	O
1879	O
Anglo-Zulu	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
British	O
garrison	O
at	O
the	O
Rorke	B-Application
's	I-Application
Drift	I-Application
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
4,000	O
-strong	O
attacking	O
Zulu	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rorke	B-Application
's	I-Application
Drift	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Rorke	B-Application
's	I-Application
Drift	I-Application
,	O
a	O
defence	O
of	O
a	O
mission	O
post	O
during	O
the	O
1879	O
Anglo-Zulu	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
isometric	B-Application
3D	I-Application
view	O
from	O
the	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
post	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
shows	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
post	O
and	O
during	O
gameplay	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
scroll	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
view	O
other	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rorke	B-Application
's	I-Application
Drift	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Edward	O
Grabowski	O
for	O
the	O
developer	O
Plato	O
,	O
the	O
strategy	B-Application
branch	O
of	O
publisher	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
distributed	O
by	O
Pactronics	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
Tactix	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
500	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
600	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Dillon	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
questioned	O
the	O
moral	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
wiping	O
out	O
an	O
under-equipped	O
army	O
fighting	O
for	O
their	O
homeland	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
in	O
which	O
Britain	O
was	O
the	O
aggressor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adrian	O
Pumphrey	O
of	O
Your	O
Amiga	B-Device
warned	O
that	O
"	O
dedicated	O
strategists	O
may	O
find	O
this	O
game	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
colourful	O
for	O
their	O
palates	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
figured	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
"	O
arcade	O
minded	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucinda	O
Orr	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
a	O
table-top	O
wargame	O
,	O
and	O
Andy	O
Smith	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
speculated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
concept	O
the	O
designer	O
had	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
ONE	O
AMiga	B-Device
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
war	O
games	O
can	O
cross	O
over	O
into	O
the	O
mainstream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Werner	O
Hiersekorn	O
for	O
the	O
German	O
magazine	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
noted	O
occasional	O
system	O
crashes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiersekorn	O
,	O
Scotford	O
,	O
Smith	O
,	O
Hans	O
Ekholm	O
for	O
Datormagazin	O
and	O
the	O
ONE	O
Amiga	B-Device
reviewer	O
found	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
ordering	O
system	O
too	O
slow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cam	O
Winstanley	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
felt	O
that	O
a	O
"	O
fire	O
at	O
will	O
"	O
command	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
useful	O
to	O
avoid	O
repetitive	O
ordering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
ONE	O
Amiga	B-Device
reviewer	O
found	O
the	O
ordering	O
menu	O
intuitive	O
,	O
Rigby	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
manual	O
provided	O
insufficient	O
explanation	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
commands	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
did	O
not	O
tally	O
with	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Phang	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
exercise	O
in	O
tactics	O
to	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
dedicated	O
strategy	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
just	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
