<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
and	O
their	O
subsidiary	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
Stainless	O
Steel	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
several	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Picture-in-Picture	O
window	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
window	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
interface	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
unit	O
and	O
building	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
epochs	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
identical	O
to	O
their	O
counterparts	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
—	O
one	O
exception	O
is	O
that	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
does	O
not	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
expand	O
their	O
empires	O
into	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
epochs	O
are	O
the	O
Stone	O
Age	O
,	O
Copper	O
Age	O
,	O
Bronze	O
Age	O
,	O
Iron	O
Age	O
,	O
Dark	O
Ages	O
,	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
,	O
Renaissance	B-Application
,	O
Imperial	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
Enlightenment	O
Age	O
,	O
Industrial	O
Age	O
,	O
Modern	O
Age	O
,	O
Atomic	O
Age	O
,	O
Digital	O
Age	O
,	O
Genetic	O
Age	O
,	O
Synthetic	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
special	O
resources	O
are	O
tin	B-Protocol
—	O
available	O
until	O
epoch	O
6	O
,	O
iron	O
—	O
first	O
available	O
in	O
epoch	O
4	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
used	O
after	O
epoch	O
9	O
,	O
saltpeter	O
—	O
first	O
available	O
in	O
epoch	O
7	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
until	O
epoch	O
12	O
,	O
oil	O
—	O
first	O
available	O
in	O
epoch	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
uranium	O
—	O
first	O
available	O
epoch	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
technologies	O
to	O
improve	O
each	O
player	O
's	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
each	O
civilization	O
belongs	O
to	O
a	O
particular	O
world	O
region	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
its	O
own	O
regional	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
games	O
before	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
,	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
civilizations	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
lead	O
to	O
greatness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Greek	O
Hoplite	B-Application
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
effective	O
heavy	O
infantry	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
tribes	O
 '	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
Meso-American	O
civilizations	O
are	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
,	O
Incas	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mayans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
contains	O
three	O
single-player	O
campaigns	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
scenarios	O
called	O
"	O
turning	O
points	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
tutorial	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tutorial	O
campaign	O
features	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
four	O
scenarios	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
scenario	O
is	O
about	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Tenochtitlan	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
scenario	O
about	O
the	O
Spanish	O
conquest	O
of	O
the	O
Aztec	B-Application
Empire	O
,	O
which	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
driving	O
out	O
Hernán	O
Cortés	O
and	O
his	O
conquistadors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
scenarios	O
are	O
followed	O
by	O
ones	O
about	O
an	O
Aztec	B-Application
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
a	O
war	O
with	O
the	O
Incas	B-Application
,	O
occurring	O
before	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenarios	O
are	O
about	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
North	O
African	O
Campaign	O
and	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ardennes	B-Device
Offensive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
followed	O
by	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
spy	O
missions	O
against	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
special	O
scenarios	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
called	O
turning	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2001	O
game	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
called	O
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Supremacy	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
the	O
unofficial	O
patch	O
supports	O
all	O
possible	O
screen	O
resolutions	O
,	O
fixes	O
maximization	O
problems	O
on	O
Windows	O
8	O
/	O
8.1	O
/	O
10	O
and	O
enabled	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
support	O
to	O
fix	O
problems	O
with	O
only	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
card	O
being	O
detected	O
on	O
Nvidia	O
Optimus	O
laptop	O
under	O
Windows	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
Dr.MonaLisa	O
(	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Unofficial	O
Patches	O
)	O
released	O
Unofficial	O
Version	O
1.5.5	O
which	O
brings	O
back	O
the	O
old	O
Multiplayer	O
Lobby	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
hosted	O
on	B-Application
a	I-Application
new	I-Application
server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
79%	O
on	O
aggregate	O
web	O
site	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
Best	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
2005	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
