<s>
Grant	B-Application
,	I-Application
Lee	I-Application
,	I-Application
Sherman	I-Application
:	I-Application
Civil	I-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Robert	B-Application
E	I-Application
.	I-Application
Lee	I-Application
:	I-Application
Civil	I-Application
War	I-Application
General	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grant	B-Application
,	I-Application
Lee	I-Application
,	I-Application
Sherman	I-Application
:	I-Application
Civil	I-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
simulates	O
on	O
a	O
tactical	O
level	O
individual	O
battles	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
and	O
allows	O
one	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
either	O
the	O
North	O
or	O
South	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improvements	O
from	O
Robert	B-Application
E	I-Application
.	I-Application
Lee	I-Application
:	I-Application
Civil	I-Application
War	I-Application
General	I-Application
included	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
several	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
including	O
mortars	O
,	O
siege	O
artillery	O
,	O
and	O
naval	O
vessels	O
,	O
new	O
terrain	O
types	O
,	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
larger	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
elements	O
of	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Robert	O
E	O
.	O
Lee	O
and	O
are	O
covered	O
in	O
the	O
article	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corps	O
commanders	O
in	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
made	O
into	O
separate	O
units	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
with	O
division	O
commanders	O
taking	O
the	O
place	O
of	O
corps	O
commanders	O
in	O
Robert	O
E	O
.	O
Lee	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
reassigned	O
to	O
any	O
unit	O
under	O
their	O
command	O
and	O
are	O
treated	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
commander	O
of	O
whatever	O
unit	O
they	O
're	O
assigned	O
to	O
instead	O
of	O
its	O
regular	O
commander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
completely	O
annihilate	O
an	O
enemy	O
unit	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
cause	O
a	O
unit	O
to	O
desert	O
if	O
morale	O
becomes	O
too	O
low	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
units	O
in	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
include	O
siege	O
weapons	O
and	O
naval	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
introduced	O
victory	O
hexes	O
;	O
these	O
are	O
preset	O
locations	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
which	O
will	O
give	O
extra	O
victory	O
points	O
to	O
whichever	O
side	O
controls	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Robert	B-Application
E	I-Application
.	I-Application
Lee	I-Application
:	I-Application
Civil	I-Application
War	I-Application
General	I-Application
,	O
developer	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
began	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
initially	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
designed	O
by	O
Jeffrey	O
Fiske	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
replaced	O
as	O
lead	O
designer	O
on	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
by	O
Doug	O
Gonya	O
,	O
the	O
scenario	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Grammont	O
,	O
the	O
quality	O
assurance	O
lead	O
on	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
General	I-Application
,	O
was	O
promoted	O
to	O
a	O
producer	O
role	O
on	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressions	O
based	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
player	O
feedback	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
original	O
ideas	O
from	O
the	O
Impressions	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Udell	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
noted	O
that	O
players	O
had	O
disliked	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
campaign	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
clear	O
victory	O
conditions	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Impressions	O
sought	O
to	O
address	O
these	O
concerns	O
in	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Impressions	O
was	O
pressured	O
by	O
its	O
publisher	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
to	O
redesign	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Grammont	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
Sierra	O
allowed	O
Impressions	O
to	O
complete	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winners	O
would	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
an	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
reenactment	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
photographs	O
of	O
themselves	O
in	O
Impressions	O
 '	O
next	O
wargame	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Grammont	O
,	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
surpassed	O
sales	O
expectations	O
at	O
Sierra	O
by	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Ultimate	O
Civil	O
War	O
Collection	O
bundle	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
rose	O
from	O
58th	O
place	O
in	O
June	O
1998	O
to	O
#7	O
in	O
July	O
on	O
NPD	O
SofTrends	O
 '	O
reference	B-Application
software	I-Application
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
took	O
fourth	O
place	O
on	O
PC	O
Data	O
's	O
weekly	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
rankings	O
for	O
September	O
27	O
–	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
1999	O
,	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
together	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
700,000	O
copies	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
summarized	O
the	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
series	O
as	O
"	O
very	O
successful	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
Keith	O
Sullivan	O
praised	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2s	I-Application
scope	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
accessibility	O
and	O
campaign	O
continuity	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
visuals	O
average	O
and	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
"	O
barely	O
adequate	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
annoying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
be	O
all	O
and	O
end	O
all	O
of	O
Civil	O
War	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
hard-core	O
wargamer	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
,	O
competent	O
offering	O
"	O
for	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cobb	O
particularly	O
criticized	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
historical	O
inaccuracies	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
"	O
impossible	O
to	O
win	O
 [ ... ] 	O
using	O
historically	O
authentic	O
tactics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
,	O
Jim	O
Pedicord	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
expanded	O
scope	O
and	O
more	O
complex	O
rules	O
compared	O
to	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
General	I-Application
,	O
and	O
called	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
original	O
should	O
have	O
been.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
singled	O
out	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
zones	O
of	O
control	O
and	O
victory	O
hexes	O
for	O
praise	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
be	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pedicord	O
concluded	O
that	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
while	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
on	O
the	O
weak	O
side	O
"	O
for	O
experts	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
"	O
should	O
appeal	O
to	O
most	O
wargamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Grammont	O
left	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
and	O
joined	O
designer	O
Charles	O
Moylan	O
at	O
Big	O
Time	O
Software	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
two	O
created	O
the	O
influential	O
wargame	B-Application
Combat	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Overlord	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grammont	O
and	O
Moylan	O
founded	O
Battlefront.com	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
to	O
publish	O
Combat	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
its	O
sequels	B-Application
and	O
other	O
wargames	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Impressions	O
and	O
Sierra	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
fall	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Jeffrey	O
Fiske	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
General	I-Application
and	O
Steve	O
Serafino	O
of	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
3	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
tasked	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
establishing	O
and	O
maintaining	O
a	O
war	O
economy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
feature	O
empire-building	B-Application
and	O
management	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
played	O
via	O
a	O
turn-based	O
"	O
simultaneous	O
execution	O
"	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
;	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Sierra	O
's	O
Jim	O
Veevaert	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
would	O
"	O
be	O
big	O
hits	O
for	O
us	O
this	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2000	O
,	O
Impressions	O
announced	O
that	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
3	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cancellation	O
,	O
the	O
Impressions	O
team	O
clarified	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
developing	O
more	O
wargames	B-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
