ɪnðə dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌv kəmpjˈuːt!, ˈɜːvɪn bˈoʊboʊ θˈɔːt ðə dˌɑːkjuːməntˈeɪʃən wʌz "vˈɛɹi ɡˈʊd, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli tˈiːtʃɪŋ juː hˌaʊ tə jˈuːz ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn ɡˈɪvɪŋ juː ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɡɹˈaʊndɪŋ ɪnðə kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ʌv jʊɹ ʃˈɪps ænd ðə wˈɛpənz ðeɪ kˈæɹi."
In the July 1988 edition of Compute!, Ervin Bobo thought the documentation was "very good, not only teaching you how to use the program, but also in giving you an almost military grounding in the capabilities of your ships and the weapons they carry."