<s>
Europa	B-Application
1400	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Guild	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
4HEAD	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
JoWooD	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Guild	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
historic	O
European	O
cities	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
tries	O
to	O
guide	O
a	O
family	O
dynasty	B-Device
to	O
power	O
and	O
wealth	O
,	O
starting	O
from	O
one	O
character	O
of	O
limited	O
means	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
called	O
Europa	B-Application
1400	I-Application
:	O
Trade	O
,	O
Greediness	O
and	O
Intrigue	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
4HEAD	O
Studios	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
JoWood	O
Productions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
of	O
The	O
Guild	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
1400	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Guild	I-Application
is	O
a	O
life	O
simulation	O
that	O
features	O
realtime	O
,	O
role-playing	O
and	O
nonlinear	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
during	O
combination	O
of	O
music	O
between	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
feel	O
at	O
home	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
cities	O
and	O
set	O
within	O
three-dimensionally	O
rendered	O
open	O
world	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
3D	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
angles	O
features	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
to	O
zoom	O
and	O
move	O
freely	O
around	O
a	O
town	O
,	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
close	O
look	O
at	O
a	O
selected	O
building	O
,	O
a	O
npc	O
or	O
a	O
object	O
of	O
interest	O
,	O
which	O
offer	O
a	O
close-up	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
interior	O
of	O
environments	O
by	O
entering	O
,	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
its	O
contents	O
and	O
inhabitants	O
or	O
with	O
exterior	O
elements	O
outside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
Europa	B-Application
1400	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Guild	I-Application
consisted	O
of	O
about	O
initially	O
two	O
employees	O
at	O
4HEAD	O
Studios	O
in	O
Hannover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
1400	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Guild	I-Application
features	O
about	O
two-hours-and-nine-minutes	O
of	O
in-game	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
1400	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Guild	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
aggregated	O
review	O
scores	O
of	O
over	O
8/10	O
at	O
both	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
gave	O
Europa	B-Application
1400	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Guild	I-Application
one	O
of	O
its	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Europa	B-Application
1400	I-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
fascinatingly	O
different	O
,	O
complex	O
and	O
addictive	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Europa	B-Application
1400	I-Application
the	O
second-best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
January	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
2002	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
.	O
</s>
