<s>
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veni	I-Application
,	I-Application
Vidi	I-Application
,	I-Application
Vici	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
elements	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Germany	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
April	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
released	O
an	O
expansion	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
Mission	O
CD	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
missions	O
,	O
new	O
maps	O
for	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
map	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1997	O
,	O
they	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
plus	O
the	O
Mission	O
CD	O
expansion	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
minor	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
and	O
gameplay	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Germany	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
adapted	O
for	O
the	O
dual-screen	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
with	O
controls	O
specifically	O
programmed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
stylus	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
storyline	O
are	O
unaltered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
and	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veni	I-Application
,	I-Application
Vidi	I-Application
,	I-Application
Vici	I-Application
-	O
History	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
travels	O
,	O
they	O
come	O
into	O
conflict	O
with	O
Nubians	O
,	O
Vikings	B-Application
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
making	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
wanted	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
first	O
Settlers	O
title	O
to	O
as	O
much	O
of	O
an	O
extent	O
and	O
in	O
as	O
many	O
ways	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
they	O
sought	O
fan	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
hired	O
Thomas	O
Häuser	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
quality	O
assurance	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
graphics	O
have	O
been	O
enhanced	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
on-screen	O
movements	O
and	O
more	O
animations	O
for	O
the	B-Application
settlers	I-Application
themselves	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
four	O
aesthetically	O
distinct	O
races	O
;	O
the	O
economic	O
system	O
is	O
more	O
complex	O
;	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
is	O
more	O
strategic	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
scouts	O
and	O
stationary	O
offensive	O
weaponry	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
story-driven	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
has	O
been	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
arguing	O
it	O
tarnished	O
the	O
legacy	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
citing	O
unresponsive	O
controls	O
,	O
a	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
HUD	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
especially	O
,	O
game	O
breaking	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
elements	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
primary	O
goal	O
on	O
each	O
map	O
is	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
settlement	O
with	O
a	O
functioning	O
economy	O
,	O
producing	O
sufficient	O
military	O
units	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
conquer	O
rival	O
territories	O
,	O
ultimately	O
gaining	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
entire	O
map	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
certain	O
predetermined	O
section	O
of	O
it.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
engage	O
in	O
economic	O
micromanagement	O
,	O
construct	O
buildings	O
,	O
and	O
generate	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
via	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
HUD	O
navigated	O
primarily	O
through	O
"	O
windows	O
"	O
modeled	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
single-player	O
Campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
controlled	I-Application
opponent	O
or	O
opponents	O
by	O
gaining	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
territory	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
mission	O
objective	O
is	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Free	O
Game	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
a	O
map	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
refines	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
various	O
ways	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
selecting	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
races	O
(	O
from	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
)	O
,	O
choosing	O
which	O
race	O
to	O
control	O
(	O
Romans	O
,	O
Nubians	O
,	O
Vikings	B-Application
or	O
Japanese	O
)	O
,	O
selecting	O
the	O
victory	O
conditions	O
(	O
how	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
must	O
be	O
controlled	O
)	O
,	O
refining	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
raw	O
materials	O
available	O
to	O
each	O
player	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
determining	O
if	O
each	O
race	O
begins	O
in	O
a	O
predetermined	O
spot	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
instead	O
placed	O
randomly	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
game	O
types	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
two	O
human	O
controlled	O
races	O
against	O
one	O
computer	B-Application
controlled	I-Application
race	O
(	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
)	O
,	O
two	O
human	O
controlled	O
races	O
against	O
two	O
computer	B-Application
controlled	I-Application
races	O
,	O
two	O
human	O
and	O
two	O
computer	B-Application
controlled	I-Application
races	O
all	O
fighting	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
human	O
controlled	O
races	O
competing	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
involving	O
two	O
human	O
players	O
are	O
played	O
in	O
split	O
screen	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
using	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
on	O
the	O
same	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
constructs	O
buildings	O
and	O
thus	O
requires	O
settlers	O
to	O
occupy	O
them	O
,	O
the	B-Application
settlers	I-Application
automatically	O
emerge	O
from	O
the	O
warehouse	O
as	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|Screenshot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
showing	O
the	O
"	O
Activity	O
window	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
construct	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
use	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
portals	O
to	O
jump	O
from	O
island	O
to	O
island	O
,	O
they	O
come	O
into	O
conflict	O
with	O
more	O
Nubians	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Vikings	B-Application
and	O
Japanese	O
,	O
before	O
eventually	O
emerging	O
on	O
what	O
they	O
believe	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
island	O
on	O
their	O
journey	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Byte	O
had	O
always	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
if	O
it	O
proved	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Volker	O
Wertich	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
because	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
describes	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
after	O
two	O
years	O
programming	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
,	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
really	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
those	O
little	O
men	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
the	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
more	O
on-screen	O
movements	O
and	O
more	O
animations	O
for	O
the	B-Application
settlers	I-Application
themselves	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
aesthetically	O
distinct	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
make	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
good	O
as	O
they	O
possibly	O
could	O
,	O
speaking	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Häuser	O
comments	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
elements	O
with	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
unhappy	O
:	O
"	O
Things	O
like	O
the	O
help	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
systems	O
were	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
debug	O
code	B-Application
as	O
we	O
do	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
III	I-Application
went	O
into	O
development	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
again	O
sought	O
feedback	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
requested	O
aspects	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
shipping	O
system	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
be	O
reprogrammed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1997	O
,	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
converting	O
such	O
a	O
complex	O
game	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
over	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
meant	O
breaking	O
new	O
ground	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
ourselves	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
easy	O
to	O
find	O
programmers	O
capable	O
of	O
not	O
only	O
replicating	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
high	O
quality	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
meeting	O
the	O
reputed	O
demands	O
of	O
Mac	O
users	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexander	O
B	O
.	O
Christof	O
of	O
Austrian	O
conversion	O
specialists	O
,	O
Similis	O
,	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
because	O
the	O
Mac	O
has	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
processor	B-General_Concept
structure	O
,	O
the	O
complex	O
Settlers	O
animation	O
-	O
with	O
its	O
thousands	O
of	O
animation	O
phases	O
-	O
have	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
totally	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
CEO	O
and	O
producer	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Thomas	O
Hertzler	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
releasing	O
any	O
further	O
titles	O
on	O
Mac	O
,	O
citing	O
poor	O
sales	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
from	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
have	O
recently	O
reviewed	O
the	O
situation	O
and	O
feel	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
sales	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
Macintosh	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
beneficial	O
for	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
to	O
continue	O
developing	O
and	O
publishing	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|Screenshot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
showing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
dual	O
screens	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Activity	O
Window	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
and	O
the	O
animated	O
gameplay	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Activity	O
Window	O
currently	O
shows	O
the	O
HQ	O
stats	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
bottom	O
shows	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
unchanged	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
DOS	B-Device
incarnation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
acquired	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
in	O
February	O
2001	O
,	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
system	O
other	O
than	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
the	O
press	O
release	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
,	O
the	O
description	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
clarified	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
,	O
with	O
references	O
to	O
"	O
Roman	O
or	O
World	O
Campaigns	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Ubisoft	O
and	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
were	O
simultaneously	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
would	O
rather	O
be	O
a	O
1:1	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Settlers	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
with	O
updated	O
controls	O
and	O
a	O
slightly	O
modified	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
screens	O
for	O
the	O
various	O
menu	O
functions	O
and	O
Activity	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
displays	O
the	O
main	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
swap	O
which	O
screen	O
displayed	O
what	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
completely	O
touch	O
controlled	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
stylus	O
substituting	O
for	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
on	O
both	O
views	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
doing	O
a	O
straight	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
initially	O
seemed	O
like	O
a	O
straightforward	O
task	O
,	O
the	O
implementation	O
proved	O
somewhat	O
more	O
complicated	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
different	O
architectures	O
of	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
look	O
identical	O
to	O
their	O
1996	O
incarnation	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
completely	O
rewritten	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
device	O
;	O
behind	O
the	O
replication	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
2D	O
isometric	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
,	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
engine	O
is	O
running	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
convert	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Explaining	O
why	O
they	O
had	O
chosen	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
as	O
the	O
platform	O
to	O
which	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
explained	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionThe	O
Settlers	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
84%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
re-release	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
39	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
38%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
seven	O
reviews.PC	O
Games	O
Petra	O
Maueröder	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
91%	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
PC	B-Device
Games	O
Award	O
"	O
,	O
naming	O
it	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
,	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
world	O
class	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
game	O
will	O
inspire	O
you	O
-	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
you	O
are	O
among	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
veterans	O
,	O
or	O
are	O
usually	O
rather	O
sceptical	O
about	O
playing	O
this	O
particular	O
genre	O
"	O
.PC	O
Gamers	O
James	O
Flynn	O
scored	O
it	O
89%	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
especially	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
balance	O
between	O
city-building	B-Application
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
main	O
criticism	O
was	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
overly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
have	O
not	O
fundamentally	O
altered	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
that	O
MicroProse	O
did	O
with	O
Civilization	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
.PC	O
Players	O
Jörg	O
Langer	O
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
Player	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
indirect	O
control	O
"	O
over	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
diplomacy	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
slightest	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
economic	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story-driven	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
concluding	O
"	O
Settlers	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
just	O
as	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
patient	O
casual	O
player	O
as	O
for	O
strategy	O
experts	O
-	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
more	O
constructive	O
,	O
more	O
relaxing	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
.Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Tim	O
Carter	O
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
character	O
and	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
economic	O
system	O
,	O
especially	O
lauding	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
economics	O
over	O
combat	O
;	O
"	O
winning	O
or	O
losing	O
is	O
rooted	O
in	O
economics	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
economic	O
weakness	O
with	O
superior	O
military	O
tactics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
by	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
engrossing	O
experience	O
that	O
challenges	O
your	O
brain	O
without	O
getting	O
on	O
your	O
nerves	O
"	O
.Arcanes	O
Andy	O
Butcher	O
rated	O
it	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
new	O
buildings	O
and	O
resources	O
,	O
Settlers	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
has	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
supports	O
multi-player	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Settlers	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
's	O
deceptively	O
addictive	O
and	O
absorbing	O
"	O
.GameSpots	O
Trent	O
Ward	O
scored	O
it	O
7.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
really	O
is	O
n't	O
enough	O
to	O
do	O
to	O
make	O
long-term	O
world-building	O
very	O
satisfying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
economic	O
system	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
complex	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
different	O
buildings	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
Those	O
who	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
open-ended	O
game	O
may	O
find	O
that	O
Settlers	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
low	O
number	O
of	O
construction	O
options	O
and	O
snore-inducing	O
combat	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
well	O
within	O
the	O
bounds	O
of	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
mediocrity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
1996	O
"	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
ranked	O
it	O
at	O
#27	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
Top	O
100	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
outstanding	O
cerebral	O
challenge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
DSIGNs	O
Jack	O
Devries	O
scored	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
tedious	O
,	O
and	O
 [ ... ] 	O
not	O
even	O
a	O
functional	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticised	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
as	O
unresponsive	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
frequent	O
"	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
games	O
like	O
these	O
usually	O
get	O
classified	O
as	O
"	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
hardcore	O
fan	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
's	O
an	O
insult	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
ones	O
that	O
are	O
most	O
disappointed	O
"	O
.GameSpots	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
scored	O
it	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
buggy	B-Error_Name
mess.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticised	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
as	O
unresponsive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
map	O
and	O
menu	O
scrolling	O
as	O
"	O
sluggish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
citing	O
a	O
mission	O
which	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
completed	O
until	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
turned	O
off	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
which	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
when	O
the	O
player	O
zooms	O
in	O
or	O
out	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
it	O
functions	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
can	O
be	O
laid-back	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
given	O
that	O
you	O
never	O
know	O
how	O
far	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
before	O
the	O
next	O
crash	B-General_Concept
,	O
why	O
bother	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
unresponsive	O
,	O
the	O
map	O
scrolling	O
"	O
jerky	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
menu	O
icons	O
too	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
"	O
staggering	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
icons	O
,	O
intermittent	O
inability	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
,	O
stored	O
resources	O
disappearing	O
,	O
and	O
zooming	O
directly	O
after	O
saving	O
causing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
crash	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
emerges	O
as	O
a	O
real	O
botched	O
job	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
that	O
desecrates	O
the	O
good	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
.Eurogamers	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
scored	O
it	O
1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
clumsy	O
and	O
broken	O
games	O
to	O
 [ ever ] 	O
receive	O
a	O
commercial	O
release	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticised	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
as	O
unresponsive	O
,	O
the	O
overly	O
small	O
icons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
jerky	O
map	O
and	O
menu	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
biggest	O
criticism	O
concerned	O
the	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
:	O
"	O
Settlers	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
the	O
fatal	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
it	O
'd	O
be	O
a	O
disappointing	O
but	O
passable	O
conversion	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
play	O
a	O
game	O
not	O
knowing	O
when	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
actually	O
work	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
's	O
supposed	O
to	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ExpansionThe	O
Settlers	B-Application
II	I-Application
Mission	O
CD	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Germany	O
in	O
December	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
October	O
1997	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
contains	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
plus	O
the	O
Mission	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LegacyThe	O
Settlers	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
given	O
rise	O
to	O
Widelands	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
SDL	B-Operating_System
libraries	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
ongoing	O
project	O
begun	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
and	O
based	O
upon	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
and	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
larger	O
extent	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Widelands	B-Language
is	O
itself	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
storyline	O
,	O
races	O
,	O
buildings	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2009	O
review	O
of	O
Build13	O
for	O
Linux	O
Journal	O
,	O
John	O
Knight	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Widelands	B-Language
is	O
a	O
breath	O
of	O
fresh	O
air	O
in	O
an	O
extremely	O
stale	O
genre	O
,	O
whose	O
roots	O
ironically	O
stem	O
from	O
way	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
in	O
RTS	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
Häuser	O
,	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Settlers	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
chose	O
to	O
remake	O
that	O
particular	O
game	O
as	O
it	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
favourite	O
of	O
fans	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
re-released	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
standalone	O
History	O
Edition	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
:	O
History	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimised	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
re-release	O
contains	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Mission	O
CD	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
,	O
4K	B-Architecture
monitor	I-Architecture
support	O
,	O
dual	O
monitor	O
support	O
,	O
options	O
for	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	O
inputs	O
,	O
key	O
mapping	O
for	O
keyboard	O
input	O
,	O
and	O
different	O
device	O
support	O
for	O
split-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
only	O
on	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
History	O
Collection	O
also	O
includes	O
re-releases	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heritage	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
an	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Settlers	I-Application
7	O
:	O
Paths	O
to	O
a	O
Kingdom''	O
.	O
</s>
