<s>
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Gettysburg	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
1997	O
real-time	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Firaxis	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
,	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Antietam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
either	O
the	O
Confederate	O
or	O
Union	O
troops	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Gettysburg	B-Application
in	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
playable	O
online	O
with	O
GameRanger	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gettysburg	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
From	O
critics	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gettysburg	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1997	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
(	O
tie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
nominated	O
Gettysburg	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy/Wargame	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
Myth	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
of	O
1997	O
by	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Gettysburg	B-Application
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
first	O
offering	O
from	O
Firaxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Gettysburg	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gettysburg	B-Application
had	O
a	O
large	O
modification	O
(	O
"	O
mod	O
"	O
)	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
