<s>
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
1939	I-Application
–	I-Application
1955	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
TalonSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
of	O
1998	O
by	O
publications	O
such	O
as	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>
It	O
spawned	O
the	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
1956	I-Application
–	I-Application
2000	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
that	O
simulates	O
military	O
conflicts	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
between	O
1939	O
and	O
1955	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
at	O
TalonSoft	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Norm	O
Koger	O
,	O
previously	O
responsible	O
for	O
wargames	B-Application
such	O
as	O
Wargame	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rifles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
April	O
,	O
Koger	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
the	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
for	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
of	O
1998	O
by	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
from	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
awards	O
respectively	O
to	O
People	B-Application
's	I-Application
General	I-Application
and	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
wrote	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
balances	O
detail	O
against	O
flexibility	O
;	O
in	O
our	O
minds	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
this	O
better	O
than	O
most.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
argued	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
shows	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
still	O
plenty	O
of	O
life	O
left	O
in	O
serious	O
wargames.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
sold	O
12,789	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
accounted	O
for	O
$	O
555,681	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
declared	O
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
the	O
50th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
nothing	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
masterpiece.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
spawned	O
the	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
1956	I-Application
–	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
sequels	O
include	O
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Operational	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
IV	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
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