<s>
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	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
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
home	O
computers	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
France	O
by	O
ERE	O
Informatique	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
Datasoft	B-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Tatung	B-Operating_System
Einstein	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
the	O
Campaign	O
for	O
Nuclear	O
Disarmament	O
(	O
CND	O
)	O
and	O
The	O
Sun	O
newspaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
shoot	O
down	O
and	O
destroy	O
enemy	O
units	O
using	O
their	O
cursor	O
,	O
in	O
similar	O
style	O
to	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
games	O
that	O
revolved	O
around	O
historic	O
battles	O
and	O
conflicts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
,	O
Bismarck	B-Application
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
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
smaller	O
8-bit	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
lacked	O
the	O
processing	O
power	O
for	O
larger	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Your	O
Computer	O
magazine	O
,	O
Gary	O
Mays	O
stated	O
that	O
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
received	O
heavy	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
Campaign	O
for	O
Nuclear	O
Disarmament	O
(	O
CND	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
home	O
computers	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philippa	O
Irving	O
of	O
Crash	O
similarly	O
stated	O
that	O
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
offered	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
usual	O
"	O
run-of-the-mill	O
"	O
war	O
game	O
and	O
heralded	O
its	O
simplistic	O
nature	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
novice	O
gamers	O
would	O
"	O
get	O
in	O
to	O
it	O
with	O
ease	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
criticised	O
the	O
inferior	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
flawed	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
's	O
"	O
execution	O
is	O
uneven	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Connor	O
of	O
Advanced	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
said	O
that	O
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
gift	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
its	O
value	O
of	O
money	O
and	O
level	O
of	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
