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released in 1994 by 7th Level, Inc. It was brought on board the

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Reception

In 1995, it won the

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for "Best Strategy Program" from the

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'' named ''Complete Waste of Time'' one of 1996's top 50 CD-ROMs, and gave it a score of 4.5 out of 5.

Sales

The game shipped more than 50,000 units worldwide by December 1994.

References

External links

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