<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
SSI	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Living	O
Battlefield	O
"	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
April	O
2000	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
voted	O
the	O
44th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest	O
rating	O
in	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
scenarios	O
,	O
each	O
representing	O
a	O
specific	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
IIs	O
initial	O
shipment	O
of	O
100,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
out	O
within	O
roughly	O
one	O
week	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
best	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1997	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
lost	O
to	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Gettysburg	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
a	O
clinic	O
in	O
how	O
to	O
properly	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
only	O
two	O
official	O
game	O
patches	O
released	O
for	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
1.01	O
and	O
1.02	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
UK	O
,	O
US	O
,	O
German	O
and	O
French	O
language	O
versions	O
(	O
no	O
patch	O
was	O
ever	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
further	O
updates	O
are	O
unlikely	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
activity	O
from	O
the	O
unofficial	O
patch	O
maintainer	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
closed-sourceness	B-Application
of	O
PGII	O
.	O
</s>
