<s>
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Exploration	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
computer	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Frog	O
City	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1997	O
game	O
Imperialism	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
as	O
ruler	O
of	O
a	O
16th-century	O
European	O
country	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
build	O
an	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2001	O
Ubisoft	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Imperialism	B-Application
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn	O
based	O
4X	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
where	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
"	O
eXplore	O
,	O
eXpand	O
,	O
eXploit	O
,	O
and	O
eXterminate	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
options	O
can	O
be	O
to	O
transport	O
raw	O
materials	O
and	O
precious	O
materials	O
from	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
to	O
import	O
goods	O
or	O
to	O
transport	O
fish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
raw	O
materials	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
transported	O
first	O
and	O
then	O
processed	O
,	O
access	O
is	O
not	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
won	O
when	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
great	O
powers	O
"	O
(	O
France	O
,	O
Holland	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
England	O
,	O
Portugal	O
or	O
Sweden	O
)	O
controls	O
more	O
than	O
one-half	O
of	O
the	O
Old	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
over	O
other	O
countries	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
by	O
conquest	O
or	O
by	O
diplomatic	O
means	O
(	O
influencing	O
"	O
minor	O
nations	O
"	O
Denmark	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Scotland	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
and	O
even	O
the	O
"	O
great	O
powers	O
"	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
would	O
finally	O
join	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
empire	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
most	O
often	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
is	O
not	O
relevant	O
for	O
the	O
victory	O
condition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
novelty	O
in	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
is	O
unknown	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
explored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Imperialism	B-Application
I	O
,	O
only	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
visible	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
and	O
this	O
part	O
is	O
the	O
Old	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
explored	O
by	O
ships	O
and	O
explorers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
has	O
resources	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
Old	B-Application
World	I-Application
;	O
those	O
resources	O
are	O
the	O
precious	O
materials	O
(	O
spices	O
,	O
silver	O
,	O
gold	O
,	O
gems	O
and	O
diamonds	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
luxuries	O
(	O
sugar	O
cane	O
,	O
tobacco	O
and	O
fur	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
is	O
that	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
starts	O
in	O
the	O
16th	O
Century	O
during	O
the	O
Age	O
of	O
exploration	O
whereas	O
Imperialism	B-Application
starts	O
in	O
the	O
19th	O
century	O
during	O
the	O
Industrial	O
Revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Frog	O
City	O
Software	O
at	O
Sidecar	O
Studios	O
,	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
"exceed[ed]	O
sales	O
goals	O
by	O
50%	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
matched	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
,	O
whose	O
sales	O
had	O
surpassed	O
300,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
-	O
8/10	O
score	O
-	O
The	O
review	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
more	O
refined	O
and	O
interesting	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
"	O
and	O
added	O
:	O
"	O
Frog	O
City	O
has	O
done	O
an	O
excellent	O
job	O
of	O
it	O
with	O
Imperialism	O
II.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
's	O
Gamecenter.com	O
-	O
8/10	O
score	O
-	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
long	O
term	O
,	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Exploration	I-Application
provides	O
epic	O
strategic	O
gaming	O
with	O
random	O
maps	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
support.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
vs.	O
Bruce	O
from	O
the	O
Games	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
-	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
on	O
their	O
column	O
in	O
the	O
March	O
2007	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
Geryk	O
also	O
expressed	O
his	O
opinion	O
:	O
"	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
probably	O
my	O
favorite	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
