<s>
World	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
Viable	O
Software	O
Alternatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risk	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
players	O
compete	O
to	O
conquer	B-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
country	O
by	O
country	O
through	O
military	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
16-colour	O
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
and	O
a	O
classical	O
musical	O
score	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
include	O
full-colour	O
graphics	O
and	O
MIDI	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
are	O
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
either	O
a	O
human	O
or	O
the	O
computer	O
;	O
recent	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
included	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
network	B-Device
play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
III	O
won	O
1995	O
's	O
Best	O
Shareware	B-License
Strategy	O
Game	O
Award	O
from	O
Ziff-Davis	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
