<s>
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
that	O
simulates	O
modern	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
goal	O
for	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
offering	O
improved	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
strong	O
commercial	O
performance	O
,	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
major	O
success	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
author	O
Rusel	O
DeMaria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
theories	O
,	O
he	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
deployment	O
of	O
tanks	O
in	O
Operation	B-Application
Desert	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
could	O
have	O
influenced	O
its	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
1996	O
wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Battleground	B-Application
games	O
:	O
Shiloh	B-Application
,	O
Antietam	O
and	O
Waterloo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
's	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Civilization	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
R	O
.	O
Trotter	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
was	O
largely	O
positive	O
toward	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
held	O
back	O
by	O
its	O
technical	O
problems	O
,	O
glitches	O
and	O
oversights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
not	O
for	O
the	O
numerous	O
little	O
flaws	O
that	O
keep	O
it	O
from	O
realizing	O
its	O
own	O
best	O
intentions	O
,	O
this	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
my	O
nominee	O
for	O
Wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
and	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
named	O
,	O
collectively	O
,	O
the	O
62nd	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brigade	I-Application
Command	I-Application
1939-1999	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Camo	O
Workshop	O
released	O
a	O
mod	O
based	O
on	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
called	O
SP2WW2	O
(	O
Steel	B-Application
Panthers	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
World	O
War	O
2	O
)	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
