<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
I	O
:	O
The	O
War	O
Begins	O
is	O
a	O
1984	B-Application
strategy	B-Application
computer	I-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Trevor	O
Sorensen	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Interstel	O
(	O
some	O
versions	O
by	O
Cygnus	O
Multimedia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
128	I-Device
(	O
bundled	O
together	O
as	O
Commodore	O
64/128	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
included	O
a	O
discrete	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
128	O
with	O
80-column	O
support	O
)	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
and	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
successful	O
enough	O
to	O
spawn	O
sequels	O
which	O
are	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
resembles	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
text	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
graduate	O
of	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
in	O
command	O
of	O
a	O
starship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eschewing	O
digital	O
graphics	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
presents	O
all	O
its	O
information	O
in	O
color	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
characters	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigation	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Main	O
Computer	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
area	O
,	O
or	O
quadrant	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
displayed	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
numbers	O
representing	O
asteroids	O
,	O
starbases	B-Application
,	O
and	O
enemy	O
ships	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
activity	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
quadrant	O
may	O
contain	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
starbases	B-Application
,	O
space	O
marines	O
,	O
and	O
Krellan	O
(	O
maximum	O
of	O
five	O
)	O
or	O
Zaldron	O
(	O
often	O
just	O
one	O
)	O
enemy	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
find	O
hostile	O
quadrants	O
by	O
chance	O
or	O
may	O
be	O
summoned	O
by	O
a	O
starbase	B-Application
under	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disabled	O
starships	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
captured	O
and	O
delivered	O
to	O
friendly	O
starbases	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
captured	O
ship	O
may	O
then	O
be	O
towed	O
to	O
a	O
starbase	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
a	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
rated	O
on	O
several	O
factors	O
,	O
including	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
eliminated	O
or	O
captured	O
and	O
starbases	B-Application
rescued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jerry	O
Pournelle	O
wrote	O
in	O
BYTE	B-Application
that	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
"	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
drive	O
me	O
crazy	O
but	O
I	O
keep	O
coming	O
back	O
for	O
more	O
"	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
frankly	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
game	O
I	O
wrote	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Bausman	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
One	O
is	O
a	O
truly	O
remarkable	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
inCider	O
gave	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
ideal	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
enjoys	O
an	O
addicting	O
space	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
two-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
public	O
domain	O
versions	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
you	O
've	O
played	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
I	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
looks	O
like	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
lock	O
,	O
stock	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
imagination	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
IBM-PC	B-Device
version	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
reviewers	O
Hartley	O
and	O
Pattie	O
Lesser	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#118	O
(	O
1987	B-Application
)	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
very	O
impressed	O
with	O
this	O
offering	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
realism	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
unmatched	O
by	O
other	O
offerings.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1992	O
survey	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
games	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
five	O
stars	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
superb	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
main-frame	O
'	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
...	O
this	O
reviewer	O
still	O
plays	O
it	O
today	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
primitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Starfleet	B-Application
I	O
the	O
150th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
