<s>
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1988	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Gary	O
Grigsby	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Grigsby	O
's	O
1987	O
game	O
Panzer	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
it	O
simulates	O
military	O
conflict	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Overrun	O
!,	O
which	O
features	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
engine	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
simulated	O
hypothetical	O
conflicts	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
that	O
simulates	O
military	O
conflict	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
covering	O
combat	O
scenarios	O
in	O
the	O
Asiatic-Pacific	O
Theater	O
and	O
European	O
Theatre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
"	O
Banzai	O
"	O
rule	O
to	O
impact	O
games	O
that	O
get	O
out	O
of	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Gary	O
Grigsby	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Grigsby	O
's	O
game	O
Panzer	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
it	O
reuses	O
that	O
project	O
's	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
updated	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
different	O
sections	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M	O
.	O
Evan	O
Brooks	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
dedicated	O
gamer	O
,	O
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
offers	O
an	O
engaging	O
,	O
albeit	O
time-consuming	O
,	O
study	O
of	O
small	O
unit	O
actions	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
in	O
the	O
South	O
Pacific.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Computer	O
Play	O
,	O
Russ	O
Ceccola	O
offered	O
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
a	O
positive	O
review	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
serious	O
war	O
gamer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Battles	B-Application
of	I-Application
Napoleon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
George	O
Campbell	O
of	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
dubbed	O
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Overrun	O
!,	O
which	O
reused	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
and	O
engine	O
,	O
updated	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
modern	O
warfare	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Typhoon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
the	O
143rd-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
