<s>
On	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
football	O
management	O
game	O
series	O
from	O
the	O
German	O
developers	O
Ascaron	O
,	O
former	O
name	O
Ascon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premiere	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
On	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
popular	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
developer	O
Ascaron	O
created	O
several	O
sequels	O
:	O
"	O
On	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
On	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
On	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
Action	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doppelpass	O
was	O
a	O
bundle	O
that	O
included	O
On	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
and	O
the	O
self-running	O
add-on	O
Anstoss	B-Application
World	O
Cup	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
alone	O
,	O
Anstoss	B-Application
achieved	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
260,000	O
units	O
by	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
figure	O
that	O
Sterns	O
Volker	O
Gast	O
called	O
"	O
respectable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
Anstoss	B-Application
2	O
claimed	O
positions	O
4	O
and	O
7	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
halves	O
of	O
October	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anstoss	B-Application
2	O
remained	O
in	O
11th	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Media	O
Control	O
charts	O
by	O
May	O
1998	O
's	O
latter	O
half	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
time	O
it	O
had	O
spent	O
38	O
consecutive	O
weeks	O
in	O
the	O
firm	O
's	O
top	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Anstoss	B-Application
2	O
Gold	O
edition	O
held	O
in	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
charts	O
through	O
late	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
retained	O
places	O
16th	O
and	O
19th	O
for	O
January	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anstoss	B-Application
3	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
,	O
the	O
VUD	O
awarded	O
Anstoss	B-Application
3	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
status	O
for	O
German-region	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
through	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anstoss	B-Application
3	O
remained	O
in	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
top	O
20	O
by	O
September	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
unbroken	O
seven-month	O
streak	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
