<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wizard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dutch	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Triumph	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
removing	O
their	O
leader	O
from	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
players	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
II	I-Application
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
immortal	O
spell-casting	O
Wizard	O
,	O
who	O
cannot	O
be	O
upgraded	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
certain	O
circumstances	O
can	O
survive	O
being	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
,	O
the	O
maps	O
for	O
tactical	O
battles	O
are	O
now	O
much	O
smaller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
,	O
magic	O
is	O
used	O
via	O
the	O
spell	O
casting	O
abilities	O
of	O
leaders	O
and	O
heroes	O
,	O
and	O
global	O
spells	O
can	O
be	O
cast	O
some	O
distance	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
hero	O
;	O
use	O
of	O
spells	O
in	O
combat	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
battles	O
where	O
a	O
hero	O
with	O
spell	O
casting	O
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	O
use	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
"	O
domain	O
"	O
system	O
;	O
spells	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
cast	O
within	O
the	O
domain	O
of	O
the	O
casting	O
wizard	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
domain	O
of	O
an	O
allied	O
wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
audio	O
quality	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
sub-quests	O
from	O
various	O
gods	O
,	O
more	O
races	O
and	O
build	O
options	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
large	O
single-player	O
campaigns	O
made	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
large	O
fanbase	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
migrating	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wizard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
;	O
this	O
was	O
aided	O
by	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
HeavenGames	O
community	O
in	O
suggestions	O
,	O
testing	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
its	O
June	O
2002	O
"	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
2002	O
Best	O
Turn-Based	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Combat	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
:	I-Application
Barbarossa	I-Application
to	I-Application
Berlin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
2002	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
