<s>
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Personal	O
Software	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
France	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
in	O
1984	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Midway	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
theatre	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
and	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Navy	O
attacking	O
a	O
large	O
Imperial	O
Japanese	O
fleet	O
stationed	O
at	O
Midway	O
Atoll	O
,	O
in	O
retaliation	O
for	O
the	O
attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
Harbor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
received	O
largely	O
negative	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
naval	O
battles	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Midway	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
initiated	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
Harbor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
games	O
that	O
featured	O
historic	O
war	O
battles	O
and	O
conflicts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
,	O
Bismark	O
and	O
Falklands	B-Application
'	I-Application
82	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
,	O
Cockayne	O
took	O
a	O
decision	O
to	O
alter	O
their	O
products	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
16-bit	O
machines	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
smaller	O
8-bit	O
computers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
lacked	O
the	O
processing	O
power	O
for	O
larger	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
an	O
exclusive	O
ring-binder	O
and	O
a	O
manual	O
detailing	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Midway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clare	O
Edgely	O
of	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
historical	O
accuracy	O
,	O
however	O
she	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
late	O
release	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
wargames	O
made	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
feel	O
"	O
ordinary	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
criticism	O
,	O
Ryall	O
praised	O
the	O
real	O
time	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
accessibility	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
is	O
up	O
to	O
"	O
current	O
standards	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Your	O
64	O
recommended	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
for	O
beginners	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
despite	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
a	O
simple	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
