<s>
Conquest	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
judged	O
that	O
while	O
Conquest	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
not	O
as	O
enthralling	O
or	O
addictive	O
as	O
its	O
competitors	O
Civilization	B-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Colonization	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
too	O
lacking	O
in	O
flair	O
and	O
style	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
casual	O
player	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
distinctive	O
simplicity	O
and	O
a	O
need	O
for	O
forethought	O
which	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
enjoyable	O
for	O
hardcore	O
strategy	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contradiction	O
,	O
Trent	O
Ward	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
argued	O
that	O
Conquest	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
much	O
less	O
dry	O
than	O
other	O
historical	O
simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Gehrs	O
of	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Review	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
players	O
that	O
are	O
into	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
Conquest	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
should	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
shelf.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Conquest	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
passed	O
500,000	O
units	O
in	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
