<s>
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
computer	O
wargames	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
several	O
different	O
companies	O
,	O
with	O
various	O
games	O
simulating	O
war	O
battles	O
from	O
1930	O
to	O
2025	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
and	O
is	O
still	O
updated	O
regularly	O
(	O
yearly	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
whole	O
force	O
under	O
a	O
players	O
control	O
would	O
typically	O
be	O
Battalion	O
sized	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
be	O
as	O
small	O
as	O
a	O
Platoon	B-Application
or	O
Company	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
large	O
as	O
a	O
Regiment/Brigade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
turn-based	O
and	O
are	O
played	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
or	O
other	O
humans	O
via	O
email	O
or	O
hotseat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
is	O
clearly	O
distinct	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
offers	O
platoon-size	O
formations	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
scale	O
of	O
individual	O
tanks	O
and	O
squads	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
offer	O
various	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
human	O
vs.	O
human	O
(	O
hotseat	O
or	O
online	O
)	O
,	O
human	O
vs.	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
PBEM	O
(	O
play	O
by	O
email	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
series	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
following	O
titles	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Matrix	O
Games	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
freeware	O
a	O
remake	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
III	I-Application
engine	O
(	O
but	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
timespan	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
)	O
,	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
:	O
World	O
at	O
War	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Jim	O
Cobb	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
cash	O
cow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
proved	O
highly	O
popular	O
,	O
and	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
a	O
"	O
major	O
"	O
hit	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
DeMaria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
wargame	O
of	O
1995	O
by	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
and	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
named	O
,	O
collectively	O
,	O
the	O
62nd	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
