<s>
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
science	O
fiction	O
computer	B-Application
strategy	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Peter	O
Commons	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Joe	B-Application
Williams	I-Application
(	O
Joedelta	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Delta	B-Application
Tao	I-Application
Software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
received	O
wide	O
recognition	O
in	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
community	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
being	O
inducted	O
into	O
the	O
Macworld	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
can	O
be	O
categorized	O
in	O
the	O
4X	B-Application
game	I-Application
genre	O
(	O
eXplore	O
,	O
eXpand	O
,	O
eXploit	O
,	O
eXterminate	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
theme	O
of	O
galactic	O
conquest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
many	O
elements	O
of	O
its	O
design	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
Reach	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
,	O
but	O
expanded	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
basic	O
themes	O
while	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
memory	O
and	O
better	O
graphics	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
before	O
10.7	O
(	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
universal	O
binary	O
)	O
and	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
version	O
2	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
can	O
be	O
played	O
against	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
,	O
or	O
against	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
(	O
via	O
spacewardho.net	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
allowed	O
also	O
LAN-based	O
networked	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
feature	O
has	O
been	O
disabled	O
in	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
very	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
with	O
most	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Orion	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
by	O
Ariton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
by	O
Ariton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
Spaceward	O
Ho	O
!,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
of	O
strategic	O
computer	O
games	O
–	O
the	O
entertaining	O
,	O
introductory	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
multiple	O
players	O
over	O
a	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
February	O
1994	O
survey	O
of	O
space	O
war	O
games	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
grade	O
of	O
A	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
v	O
.	O
3.0	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1993	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#196	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
4.0	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
already	O
own	O
a	O
copy	O
,	O
now	O
is	O
definitely	O
time	O
to	O
step	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
of	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
