<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Development	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
world	O
history	O
spanning	O
a	O
timeline	O
between	O
1419	O
through	O
1820	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
II	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
many	O
similar	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
time	O
flows	O
continuously	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
discrete	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
scenario	O
,	O
casual	O
gameplay	O
and	O
strategy	O
that	O
should	O
be	O
applied	O
are	O
slightly	O
different	O
,	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
strong	O
emphasis	O
on	O
colonization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
2001	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Macintosh	O
port	O
created	O
by	O
Virtual	O
Programming	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MacPlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Asia	O
Chapters	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Asian	O
markets	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
graphics	O
and	O
scenarios	O
that	O
center	O
around	O
Asian	O
history	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
2002	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Freedom	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
