<s>
Chronicles	O
of	O
Osgorth	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1981	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
in	O
January	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmed	O
by	O
John	O
Lyon	O
,	O
it	O
relies	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
called	O
RapidFire	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
faster	O
and	O
easier	O
access	O
to	O
wargames	B-Application
published	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
was	O
hailed	O
by	O
the	O
trade	O
press	O
,	O
which	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
its	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
quick	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
handle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
level	O
swords	O
and	O
sorcery	O
combat	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
John	O
Lyon	O
in	O
BASIC	O
and	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
called	O
RapidFire	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
faster	O
and	O
easier	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
wargames	B-Application
published	O
by	O
the	O
studio2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
in	O
1981	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
in	O
January	O
1982	O
on	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
also	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Tool	O
Kit	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
armies	O
,	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
I	O
feel	O
The	B-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
enjoyable	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Bolduc	O
reviewed	O
The	B-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bolduc	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
'd	O
recommend	O
the	O
game	O
heartily	O
to	O
anyone	O
with	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
