<s>
Wavy	B-Application
Navy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Rodney	O
McAuley	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sirius	O
Software	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wavy	B-Application
Navy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
nautically	O
themed	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
with	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
controls	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
PT	O
boat	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
additional	O
vertical	O
element	O
as	O
the	O
boat	O
moves	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
with	O
the	O
large	O
ocean	O
waves	O
that	O
scroll	O
beneath	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Wavy	B-Application
Navy	I-Application
,	O
McAuley	O
wrote	O
several	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
games	O
for	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
enemies	O
are	O
planes	O
grouped	O
in	O
a	O
formation	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
that	O
break	O
off	O
and	O
dive	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
boat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
helicopters	O
take	O
the	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
flagships	O
in	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
sitting	O
atop	O
the	O
rows	O
of	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owen	O
Linzmayer	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	O
&	O
Arcade	O
Games	O
,	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Excellent	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
superbly	O
done.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
in	O
Videogaming	O
and	O
Computergaming	O
Illustrated	O
began	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
one	O
might	O
well	O
be	O
called	O
Galaga	B-Application
meets	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
on	O
the	O
high	O
seas.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
Antic	O
review	O
,	O
David	O
Faughn	O
noted	O
the	O
similarities	O
to	O
Galaxian	B-Application
and	O
cautioned	O
not	O
buying	O
Wavy	B-Application
Navy	I-Application
if	O
you	O
already	O
own	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Blanchet	O
,	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
,	O
asked	O
"	O
How	O
long	O
does	O
Sirius	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
software	O
company	O
for	O
that	O
matter	O
,	O
think	O
the	O
gaming	O
public	O
wants	O
to	O
play	O
silly	O
rehashes	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
