<s>
World	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1986	B-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Artic	O
Computing	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
licensed	O
World	O
Cup	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1986	B-Application
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
in	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
World	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
received	O
unanimously	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
players	O
and	O
retailers	O
alike	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
blatant	O
recycling	O
of	O
World	O
Cup	O
Football	O
;	O
several	O
magazines	O
included	O
angry	O
letters	O
from	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
bought	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
returned	O
to	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
teams	O
(	O
Uruguay	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
England	O
,	O
Argentina	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Mexico	O
and	O
Scotland	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
all	O
24	O
teams	O
that	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
1986	B-Application
World	O
Cup	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
scored	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
26%	O
and	O
the	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
worst	O
football	O
simulation	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
developer	O
Artic	O
Computing	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
Prism	O
Leisure	O
Corporation	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
sold	O
the	O
copyright	O
of	O
World	O
Cup	O
Football	O
in	O
1985	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
company	O
afloat	O
;	O
Prism	O
quickly	O
won	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
with	O
Artic	O
requiring	O
to	O
pay	O
Prism	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
,	O
bankrupting	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
overwhelmingly	O
poor	O
reception	O
,	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
attempted	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
1990	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
license	O
in	O
Italy	O
;	O
they	O
failed	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
with	O
Virgin	O
Mastertronic	O
gaining	O
the	O
license	O
and	O
developing	O
World	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Italia	I-Application
'	I-Application
90	I-Application
;	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
soon	O
released	O
their	O
game	O
as	O
Italy	B-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
