<s>
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
German	O
developer	O
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gothic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
JoWood	O
's	O
biggest	O
hit	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
300,000	O
units	O
when	O
combined	O
with	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Night	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Raven	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
alone	O
ultimately	O
surpassed	O
400,000	O
units	O
by	O
2007	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
re-release	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Gothic	B-Application
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
medieval	O
styled	O
isle	O
Khorinis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Places	O
include	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
Khorinis	B-Application
,	O
the	O
monastery	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	O
Mages	O
,	O
farms	O
and	O
woods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mining	O
Valley	O
from	O
the	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
is	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
desolate	O
wasteland	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
place	O
visited	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
Islet	O
of	O
Irdorath	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
dungeon	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Sleeper	O
's	O
temple	O
in	O
Gothic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Khorinis	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rich	O
area	O
with	O
beautiful	O
farms	O
and	O
dense	O
forests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
trade	O
resource	O
of	O
Khorinis	B-Application
is	O
the	O
magic	O
ore	O
delivered	O
from	O
its	O
recently	O
fallen	O
prison	O
colony	O
to	O
the	O
King	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
fighting	O
the	O
orcs	O
on	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
farms	O
in	O
Khorinis	B-Application
are	O
owned	O
by	O
one	O
landowner	O
who	O
has	O
hired	O
mercenaries	O
-	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
former	O
convicts	O
from	O
the	O
Mining	O
Valley	O
-	O
to	O
protect	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
farms	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
militia	O
when	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
collect	O
taxes	O
from	O
the	O
farms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
caused	O
Khorinis	B-Application
to	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
a	O
civil	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
in	O
Khorinis	B-Application
believe	O
in	O
three	O
gods	O
:	O
Innos	B-Application
,	O
the	O
god	O
of	O
fire	O
,	O
sunlight	O
and	O
order	O
;	O
Beliar	O
,	O
the	O
god	O
of	O
death	O
,	O
darkness	O
and	O
things	O
unnatural	O
;	O
and	O
Adanos	B-Application
,	O
the	O
god	O
of	O
water	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
patron	O
of	O
humanity	O
and	O
maintains	O
balance	O
between	O
Innos	B-Application
 '	O
and	O
Beliar	O
's	O
influence	O
over	O
human	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
king	O
decides	O
to	O
send	O
Lord	O
Hagen	O
with	O
100	O
paladins	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
secure	O
ore	O
.	O
On	O
Khorinis	B-Application
,	O
prisoners	O
that	O
escaped	O
the	O
camp	O
raided	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
seeing	O
as	O
the	O
militia	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
;	O
some	O
farmers	O
formed	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
refugees	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
paid	O
allegiance	O
to	O
the	O
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xardas	O
sends	O
the	O
Hero	O
to	O
Lord	O
Hagen	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
paladins	O
,	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Eye	O
of	O
Innos	B-Application
,	O
an	O
artifact	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
speak	O
with	O
the	O
dragons	O
and	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
their	O
motivation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nameless	O
Hero	O
starts	O
to	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
Khorinis	B-Application
and	O
after	O
he	O
found	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
he	O
learns	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
join	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
factions	O
–	O
the	O
militia	O
,	O
the	O
fire	O
mages	O
or	O
the	O
mercenaries	O
–	O
to	O
be	O
permitted	O
entrance	O
to	O
Lord	O
Hagen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presented	O
with	O
the	O
note	O
Lord	O
Hagen	O
is	O
willing	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
Eye	O
of	O
Innos	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Hero	O
and	O
sends	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
monastery	O
of	O
the	O
fire	O
mages	O
to	O
retrieve	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
chases	O
after	O
the	O
thief	O
,	O
but	O
just	O
arrives	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
witness	O
Seekers	O
destroy	O
the	O
Eye	O
of	O
Innos	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vatras	O
,	O
the	O
water	O
mage	O
,	O
prepares	O
the	O
ritual	O
and	O
represents	O
Adanos	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
former	O
fire	O
mage	O
Xardas	O
representing	O
Beliar	O
,	O
Pyrokar	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
fire	O
mages	O
,	O
joins	O
the	O
ritual	O
reluctantly	O
to	O
represent	O
Innos	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mages	O
manage	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Eye	O
of	O
Innos	B-Application
and	O
so	O
the	O
Hero	O
can	O
head	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
valley	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
four	O
dragons	O
that	O
live	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
ship	O
sailing	O
into	O
the	O
distance	O
toward	O
Myrtana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
is	O
basically	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Gothic	B-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
October	O
2005	O
publisher	O
JoWood	O
announced	O
that	O
Aspyr	O
Media	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
publish	O
four	O
of	O
their	O
titles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
Gold	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
–	O
Night	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Raven	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspyr	O
Media	O
released	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
Gold	O
on	O
29	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Germany	O
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
add-on	O
and	O
Gothic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
high	O
sales	O
projections	O
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
was	O
JoWood	O
's	O
largest-ever	O
hit	O
by	O
early	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
it	O
debuted	O
at	O
#1	O
on	O
GfK	O
's	O
weekly	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
topping	O
popular	O
rivals	O
like	O
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chamber	I-Application
of	I-Application
Secrets	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
dropping	O
to	O
#3	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
weeks	O
,	O
it	O
finished	O
the	O
final	O
calendar	O
week	O
of	O
2002	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
,	O
behind	O
Anno	B-Application
1503	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
firm	O
Media	O
Control	O
ultimately	O
ranked	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
's	O
second-biggest	O
computer	O
game	O
seller	O
of	O
December	O
,	O
again	O
behind	O
Anno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
hold	O
position	O
2	O
on	O
GfK	O
's	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
January	O
2003	O
,	O
before	O
falling	O
to	O
places	O
fifth	O
,	O
fourth	O
and	O
tenth	O
over	O
its	O
following	O
three	O
weeks	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
exiting	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	O
week	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
January	O
,	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2004	O
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
200,000	O
units	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
had	O
achieved	O
100,000	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
label	O
,	O
alongside	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
SpellForce	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
and	O
Singles	B-Language
:	I-Language
Flirt	I-Language
Up	I-Language
Your	I-Language
Life	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selling	O
around	O
200,000	O
units	O
in	O
this	O
new	O
form	O
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
Koch	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
Hammerprice	O
games	O
by	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
Europe	O
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
500,000	O
units	O
by	O
January	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
very	O
high	O
reviews	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
press	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
fare	O
as	O
well	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Douglas	O
L	O
.	O
Erickson	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
called	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
a	O
role-playing	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
truest	O
sense.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Rarely	O
inconsistent	O
,	O
often	O
frustrating	O
,	O
and	O
always	O
flexible	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
,	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
appropriate	O
term	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
believable	O
virtual	O
place	O
you	O
can	O
visit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
won	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
2003	O
"	O
Best	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
's	O
"	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Music	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Sound	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
