<s>
The	B-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Balance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Paul	O
Murray	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1982	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
also	O
designed	O
by	O
Paul	O
Murray	O
for	O
SSI	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Star	O
Fleet	O
Battles	O
is	O
explicitly	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Balance	I-Application
is	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
said	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
(	O
and	O
closest	O
to	O
a	O
tutorial	O
)	O
scenario	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
re-creates	O
a	O
meeting	O
between	O
Starship	O
Enterprise	O
and	O
USS	O
Reliant	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
II	O
:	O
The	O
Wrath	O
of	O
Khan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
to	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
,	O
the	O
overall	O
firing	O
arc	O
of	O
any	O
particular	O
direct	O
fire	O
weapon	O
does	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
contiguous	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
split	O
into	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
four	O
separate	O
arcs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
playing	O
ten	O
turns	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
activate	O
their	O
warp	B-Application
drive	I-Application
and	O
escape	O
the	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
have	O
an	O
absolute	O
hard	O
coded	O
speed	O
limit	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
limitation	O
to	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
is	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
related	O
to	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
Special	O
Relativity	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
three	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Balance	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
were	O
excellent	O
products	O
in	O
their	O
day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
