<s>
The	B-Application
Universal	I-Application
Military	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rainbird	O
Software	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Tandy	O
4000	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
both	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
by	O
Ed	O
Isenberg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
UMS	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
College	I-Application
:	I-Application
Universal	I-Application
Military	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
armies	O
and	O
battlefields	O
,	O
using	O
three-dimensional	O
terrain	O
to	O
place	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
towns	O
and	O
hills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
designer	O
Ezra	O
Sidran	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Universal	I-Application
Military	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
"	O
about	O
128,000	O
units	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
two	O
surveys	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
one-plus	O
stars	O
and	O
two	O
stars	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1994	O
survey	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
with	O
modern	O
settings	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
two	O
stars	O
,	O
reporting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
designer	O
offered	O
"	O
superb	O
customer	O
support	O
"	O
when	O
the	O
publisher	O
did	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
a	O
bundle	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Complete	O
Universal	B-Application
Military	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
"	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Nations	O
at	O
War	O
"	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Planet	O
Editor	O
"	O
that	O
let	O
users	O
design	O
planets	O
,	O
weather	O
systems	O
,	O
nations	O
,	O
AIs	O
,	O
event	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
scenarios	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
unit	O
types	O
and	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
package	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
,	O
Richard	O
Jones	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
74%	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
recommended	O
for	O
"	O
frivolous	O
gamers	O
after	O
a	O
quick	O
thrill	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
must	O
for	O
the	O
serious	O
war	O
gamer.	O
"	O
</s>
