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582:, gameplay and graphics, as well as new units and buildings, to the game. It was also developed by Related Designs, and announced by Data Becker in May 2001, scheduled for release in Germany in September 2001. In North America, Data Becker released the expansion pack on 17 December 2001.
690:, by June 2001, planning to release it in the first quarter of 2003. Data Becker announced its sequel in February 2003, with its release scheduled for later that year. A website for the game was launched in May 2003. It was also scheduled to be displayed at
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1423:GameStar Redaktion (9 April 2001).
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1043:MacIsaac, Jason (1 February 2001).
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789:Sinclair, Brendan (11 April 2013).
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566:, added eight further missions, a
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1647:(in German). 4Players GmbH.
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