Galactic Civilizations II Ultimate Edition Review
My favorite game. Unfortunately, now that I have upgraded to Windows 7 (32 bit) it will not work.
Galactic Civilizations II Ultimate Edition Feature
- State of the art 3D engine enables users to create their own ships from scratch!
- New maps, units and scenarios
- New playable civilizations
- Enhanced graphics and soundtrack
- New maps, scenarios, planet environments and events
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In the year 2225, mankind's thirst for domination has spread to the stars, where the battle for conquest rages on. Humans struggle for supremacy over the other Galactic powers, who have their own plans for the cosmos. In Galactic Civilizations II, you will use technology, diplomacy, colonization and war as your tools to build a far-reaching interstellar empire. Key Game Features:
- All in One- Comes with Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords and both expansions, The Dark Avatar and Twilight of the Arnor
- Spacecraft Customization - State of the art 3D engine enables users to create their own ships from scratch!
- Additional Maps - Experience New maps, units and scenarios
- New playable civilizations
- Enhanced graphics and soundtrack - Experience Galactic Civilization II's new look and feel
In Galactic Civilizations II The Ultimate Edition, you'll utilize military prowess, technological advancements, economic might and cultural expansions to triumph in an interstellar war. The all-new map system helps you stay in control of your forces, while the 3D engine delivers incredible graphics. Discover why this game has won so many rave reviews and "Game of the Year" accolades as you enter a unique strategy experience. In the year 2225, mankind's thirst for domination has spread to the stars, where the battle for conquest rages on. Humans struggle for supremacy over the other Galactic powers, who have their own plans for the cosmos. In Galactic Civilizations II, you will use technology, diplomacy, colonization and war as your tools to build a far-reaching interstellar empire.
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition includes the best-selling and award-winning space strategy game Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords and the two AddOns Dark Avatar and Twilight Of The Arnor in one comprehensive collection! Alternative map sizes and victory tasks Players can now design new starships from the main game menu All game campaigns have been updated to be playable within Twilight of the Arnor New user manual Numerous new game setup options Updated diplomatic options New planetary governors for automating the building of planets Revamped espionage system Auto-building for starbases Balance updating Improved graphics
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Customer Reviews
Poor game interface, not untuitive. - Jacques G. - Montreal, Canada
I purchased this game yesterday. First what I like about it:
- It has some elements of the old Trade Wars BBS game. You can make colonies, get different ships explore etc.
- Has some similarities to the Star Control II / III games but unfortunately despite the nice graphics, there is no Melee.
- There are some addictive parts to it, you want to see what's in the Universe, make colonies etc.
What I don't like about it.
- My biggest gripe: Sometimes a screen will display some text or information without erasing the text that was displayed there before. The result of this is you see a blend of the previous page with the current page and it is not readable. Sometimes you can do ALT-Tab and it will redraw correctly but not always.
- It is very difficult at times to select a ship that is orbiting a planet. It took me a while to figure it out and even then because of the display problems there were times I had to try and try again.
- I put the colonists to work right away when I start my colonies, getting them building the Research centres, the factories etc for some reason this puts a huge strain on the economy. Even on planets that have resources coming in from different mines.
- The PDF document doesn't explain everything and there is no much in terms of context sensitive help.
- At some point, I got a message from the game that I wasn't researching anything. (The time of completion all said never) but didn't explain why it was happening. There was no suggestions on how it could be adjusted.
- Aside from my flagship I wasn't able to get a ship that could explore and discover things like it did. I couldn't build another flagship either. The scouts and mining ships could find things but they couldn't survey.
- The technology tree view is hard to understand / navigate.
- I didn't see a menu where I could manage my colonies by selecting them all or clicking on individual ones to manage them. I'd have to find them on the space map, zoom in and then select the various options.
- There are too many options making the game cluttered. I would have preferred fewer options but make sure that the display and interface work correctly.
- The game froze on me a few times.
Jun 25, 2010 10:31:04
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