<s>
Patrician	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Patrizier	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Geld	O
und	O
Macht	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
from	O
developer	O
Ascaron	O
in	O
their	O
Patrician	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Patrician	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
simulating	O
trading	O
,	O
piracy	O
,	O
politics	O
,	O
and	O
economy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Patrizier	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Aufschwung	O
der	O
Hanse	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Germany	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
release	O
containing	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Patrizier	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
in	O
Germany	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
as	O
Patrician	O
III	O
:	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Hanse	O
internationally	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Patrician	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrician	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
1300s	O
,	O
and	O
simulates	O
the	O
Hanseatic	O
League	O
's	O
trade	O
operations	O
in	O
Northern	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrician	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
February	O
,	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
presented	O
Patrician	B-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
indicating	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
October	O
,	O
Patrician	B-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
spent	O
11	O
consecutive	O
months	O
in	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
top	O
30	O
;	O
it	O
placed	O
26th	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameStars	O
Christian	O
Schmidt	O
,	O
Patrician	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
German-region	O
success	O
was	O
coupled	O
with	O
popularity	O
beyond	O
its	O
domestic	O
markets	O
,	O
including	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
60,000	O
units	O
in	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
publisher	O
FX	O
Interactive	O
reported	O
that	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
Patrician	O
franchise	O
,	O
including	O
Patrician	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
had	O
surpassed	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrician	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
German	O
,	O
Patrician	B-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
an	O
add-on	O
release	O
called	O
Patrizier	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Aufschwung	O
der	O
Hanse	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
as	O
Patrician	O
III	O
:	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Hanse	O
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
SKU	O
that	O
combines	O
Patrician	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Patrician	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
trading	O
and	O
economic	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industrial	O
and	O
agricultural	O
businesses	O
can	O
be	O
opened	O
to	O
supply	O
raw	O
materials	O
such	O
as	O
grain	O
,	O
timber	B-Application
,	O
pig	O
iron	O
,	O
or	O
wool	O
and	O
finished	O
goods	O
such	O
as	O
pottery	O
,	O
iron	O
goods	O
,	O
cloth	O
,	O
or	O
beer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competitors	O
roam	O
the	O
seas	O
,	O
as	O
do	O
pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
cities	O
may	O
be	O
founded	O
,	O
and	O
socially	O
as	O
they	O
advance	O
they	O
may	O
become	O
lord	O
mayor	O
of	O
player	O
's	O
town	O
,	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
its	O
defense	O
against	O
pirates	B-Application
,	O
marauders	O
of	O
the	O
countryside	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
local	O
Prince	O
who	O
may	O
besiege	B-Application
and	O
loot	O
their	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
