▁Jon as ▁as ▁the ▁story ▁ends ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁will ▁meet ▁again . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁received ▁" f avor able " ▁reviews , ▁al beit ▁moder ately ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁Koh an , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁review ▁aggreg ation ▁website ▁Met ac rit ic . ▁It ▁was ▁pra ised ▁for ▁retain ing ▁the ▁unique ▁game ▁play ▁that ▁had ▁made ▁the ▁original ▁games ▁a ▁hit ▁while ▁making ▁key ▁changes ▁that ▁distinguished ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁original s ▁and ▁other ▁real - time ▁strategy ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁game ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁jump ▁to ▁ 3 D ▁graphics ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 D ▁graphics ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁games . ▁ ▁Computer ▁Games ▁Magazine ▁named ▁Koh an ▁II ▁the ▁e ighth - best ▁computer ▁game ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁edit ors ▁declared ▁it ▁" head - and - should ers ▁above ▁almost ▁every ▁other ▁strategy ▁game ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁battle field ▁tact ics ." ▁It ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁" Best ▁A I " ▁award . ▁The ▁edit ors ▁of ▁Computer ▁G aming ▁World ▁nominated ▁Koh an ▁II ▁as ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁" Strategy ▁Game ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( Real - Time )", ▁although ▁it ▁lost ▁to ▁War ham mer ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 : ▁Da wn ▁of ▁War . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Aw ak ening ▁- ▁a ▁fan ▁site ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁video ▁games ▁Category : F ant