<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
grand	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Development	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Virtual	O
Programming	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
Napoleon	O
's	O
Ambition	O
extends	O
the	O
end	O
game	O
year	O
forward	O
to	O
1821	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
expansion	O
In	B-Application
Nomine	I-Application
moves	O
the	O
starting	O
year	O
back	O
to	O
1399	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
longest	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
gameplay	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
thus	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
Paradox	O
's	O
new	O
3D	O
engine	O
,	O
Clausewitz	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
that	O
required	O
user	O
systems	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
Pixel	O
Shader	O
2.0	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
uses	O
elements	O
of	O
other	O
Paradox	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
Victoria	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forms	O
of	O
government	O
include	O
various	O
kingdoms	O
,	O
republics	O
,	O
theocracies	B-Application
,	O
and	O
tribal	O
governments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
provinces	O
in	O
the	O
Americas	O
,	O
Africa	O
,	O
and	O
Oceania	O
are	O
not	O
owned	O
by	O
any	O
country	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
colonization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
merchants	O
compete	O
in	O
"	O
centers	O
of	O
trade	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
Venice	B-Application
and	O
Lübeck	O
,	O
and	O
nations	O
focused	O
on	O
trading	O
income	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Holland	O
)	O
enjoy	O
significant	O
advantages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
single-player	O
or	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
controlling	O
different	O
countries	O
;	O
every	O
non-human	O
country	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
its	O
own	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradox	O
has	O
released	O
4	O
expansion	O
packs	O
for	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
;	O
each	O
one	O
requires	O
all	O
the	O
previous	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
Complete	O
,	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
version	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
Chronicles	O
,	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
all	O
four	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
from	O
GamersGate	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
Complete	O
retail	O
package	O
,	O
and	O
aims	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
EUIII	B-Application
with	O
an	O
improved	O
interface	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
trade	O
system	O
,	O
expanded	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
more	O
content	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
extended	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
Programming	O
published	O
the	O
Napoleon	O
's	O
Ambition	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
7	O
December	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
expansion	O
titled	O
In	B-Application
Nomine	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
include	O
:	O
a	O
further	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
time	O
frame	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Byzantine	O
Empire	O
,	O
a	O
revised	O
AI	B-Application
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
strategic	O
top-level	O
goals	O
,	O
and	O
completely	O
reworked	O
rebels	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
goals	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
Programming	O
published	O
the	O
In	B-Application
Nomine	I-Application
expansion	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
18	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Application
Nomine	I-Application
also	O
features	O
'	O
rebels	O
with	O
a	O
cause	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Napoleon	O
's	O
Ambition	O
and	O
In	B-Application
Nomine	I-Application
are	O
included	O
in	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
Complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
Programming	O
published	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
expansion	O
on	O
24	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Options	O
included	O
expansions	O
to	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
,	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Victoria	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
46%	O
of	O
the	O
votes	O
,	O
the	O
poll	O
was	O
won	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
a	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
expansion	O
which	O
is	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
Complete	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
Heir	O
to	O
the	O
Throne	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Divine	O
Wind	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Virtual	O
Programming	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Chronicles	O
bundled	O
all	O
four	O
expansions	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Chronicles	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Virtual	O
Programming	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
an	O
83%	O
rating	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
