<s>
Sargon	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sargon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spracklens	O
made	O
significant	O
improvements	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
program	O
and	O
released	O
Sargon	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sargon	B-Application
finished	O
only	O
behind	O
Belle	B-General_Concept
and	O
Chess	O
4.7	O
,	O
and	O
defeated	O
AWIT	O
—	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
$5	O
million	O
Amdahl	O
mainframe	O
—	O
amazing	O
the	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sargon	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
personal	O
computers	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	O
in	O
1980	O
estimated	O
that	O
Sargon	B-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
a	O
1500	O
rating	O
at	O
the	O
highest	O
tournament-time	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
speculated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
chess	O
program	O
for	O
sale	O
,	O
including	O
dedicated	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
J	O
.	O
Mishcon	O
reviewed	O
The	O
Software	O
Exchange	O
's	O
Sargon	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sargon	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
everything	O
Sargon	B-Application
I	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
...	O
Nearly	O
every	O
deficiency	O
of	O
Sargon	B-Application
has	O
been	O
corrected.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
favorably	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ROM-cartridge	O
Sargon	B-Application
2.5	O
,	O
but	O
advised	O
Sargon	B-Application
II	I-Application
owners	O
to	O
"	O
wait	O
for	O
Sargon	B-Application
3	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
1984	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Sargon	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
"	O
chess-playing	O
capability	O
is	O
excellent	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
bargain	O
compared	O
to	O
dedicated	O
chess	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
a	O
similarly	O
favorable	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Addison-Wesley	O
Book	O
of	O
Atari	O
Software	O
1984	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
A−	O
rating	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
only	O
Chess	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
was	O
superior	O
on	O
a	O
microcomputer	O
and	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
worthy	O
opponent	O
for	O
any	O
chess	O
enthusiast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Harding	O
in	O
1985	O
called	O
Sargon	B-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
first	O
"	O
halfway	O
competent	O
chess	O
program	O
"	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
