<s>
SuperPower	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
wargame	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Canadian	O
based	O
GolemLabs	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
DreamCatcher	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
following	O
SuperPower	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
officially	O
released	O
SuperPower	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
must	O
work	O
toward	O
their	O
predefined	O
goals	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
achieving	O
world	B-Operating_System
peace	I-Operating_System
,	O
balancing	O
their	O
nation	O
's	O
resources	O
,	O
or	O
conquering	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
set	O
any	O
predefined	O
goals	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
work	O
toward	O
developing	O
their	O
nation	O
's	O
infrastructure	O
,	O
increasing	O
their	O
military	O
strength	O
through	O
new	O
unit	O
designs	O
and	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
encouraging	O
the	O
economic	O
and	O
cultural	O
growth	O
of	O
their	O
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
nation	O
not	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
considered	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
will	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
objectives	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
reach	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
have	O
conflicting	O
goals	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
occasionally	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
to	O
decide	O
if	O
diplomacy	O
is	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
go	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
war	O
is	O
the	O
answer	O
to	O
their	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
SuperPower	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
preset	O
end	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SuperPower	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Korean	O
,	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Russian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
where	O
the	O
"	O
Autarky	O
"	O
bug	B-Error_Name
does	O
most	O
damage	O
because	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
trade	O
is	O
almost	O
always	O
the	O
most	O
income	O
generating	O
source	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
sets	O
in	O
,	O
this	O
well	O
of	O
wealth	O
inevitably	O
dries	O
up	O
when	O
no	O
other	O
nations	O
buy	O
your	O
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
playing	O
country	O
with	O
high	O
levels	O
of	O
raw	O
resources	O
like	O
South	O
Africa	O
with	O
precious	O
metals	O
,	O
seems	O
to	O
not	O
fall	O
victim	O
to	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
countries	O
relying	O
on	O
services	O
and	O
agriculture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
slightly	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
SuperPower	B-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
GameSpy	O
described	O
SuperPower	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
pointless	O
hand-waving	O
in	O
a	O
half-hearted	O
attempt	O
to	O
pawn	O
off	O
a	O
ponderous	O
spreadsheet	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
because	O
...	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
so	O
devoid	O
of	O
personality	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
even	O
engaging	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
experimenting	O
with	O
nightmare	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
nearly	O
10	O
years	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
successful	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
features	O
updated	O
code	O
and	O
patches	O
for	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
were	O
long	O
neglected	O
in	O
the	O
older	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
achievements	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
authentication	O
system	O
and	O
server	O
browser	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
its	O
former	O
server	O
browser	O
service	O
that	O
discontinued	O
the	O
game	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
it	O
lacked	O
full	O
screen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remastering	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
widescreen	O
resolutions	O
,	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
matchmaking	O
with	O
modified	O
multiplayer	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
offer	O
support	O
for	O
modern	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
playing	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
(	O
the	O
exact	O
amount	O
varies	O
from	O
game	O
to	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
called	O
Autarky	O
sets	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autarky	O
bug	B-Error_Name
will	O
always	O
happen	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
going	O
on	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
most	O
cases	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
eventually	O
occurs	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
extensive	O
measures	O
within	O
player	O
controlled	O
countries	O
-	O
such	O
as	O
explosive	O
population	O
growth	O
manipulation	O
,	O
severe	O
limiting	O
of	O
human	O
development	O
and	O
minimal	O
infrastructures	O
and	O
telecommunications	O
development	O
-	O
can	O
maintain	O
a	O
permanent	O
,	O
large	O
,	O
and	O
increasing	O
resource	O
deficit	O
,	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
permanent	O
importing	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
country	O
,	O
and	O
massive	O
export	O
growth	O
for	O
virtually	O
all	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
patches	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
modding	O
community	O
fixing	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
but	O
the	O
Autarky	O
bug	B-Error_Name
has	O
never	O
been	O
fully	O
patched	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GolemLabs	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
SuperPower	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
Showcase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
page	O
for	O
SuperPower	B-Application
3	I-Application
went	O
live	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
showing	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
character	O
customization	O
kit	O
available	O
before	O
every	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SuperPower	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
7th	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
