<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Development	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
facilitate	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
proprietary	O
software	O
engine	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
lets	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
European	O
nations	O
(	O
others	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
different	O
scenarios	O
)	O
from	O
1492	O
to	O
1801	O
,	O
expanding	O
its	O
power	O
through	O
military	O
might	O
,	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
and	O
colonial	B-Application
wealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
divided	O
into	O
3,633	O
provinces	O
,	O
and	O
proceeds	O
in	O
a	O
pausable	O
real	B-General_Concept
time	I-General_Concept
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Lee	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
full-bodied	O
simulation	O
of	O
European	O
turmoil	O
and	O
global	O
expansion	O
between	O
the	O
15th	O
and	O
18th	O
centuries	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
all	O
that	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
historic	O
realism	O
is	O
your	O
passion	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
like	O
what	O
you	O
see	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradox	O
used	O
this	O
success	O
to	O
springboard	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Victoria	B-Application
,	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
Civilization	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
and	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
