"ˈæksɪs ænd ˈælaɪz wʌzɐ kəmˈɜːʃəl səksˈɛs, wɪð sˈeɪlz ʌv ɹˈʌfli θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ kˈɑːpɪz baɪ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ˈæftɚɹ ɪts ɹᵻlˈiːs ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə pɹˈiːviəs jˈɪɹ.
"Axis & Allies was a commercial success, with sales of roughly 300,000 copies by February 1999, after its release in September of the previous year.