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5 stars
Version: Galactic Civilizations II: Gold Edition Demo 1.5
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Pros: This game is universally acclaimed. I haven't had so much fun with a turn-based sci-fi space conquering game since Master of Orion. This game does right what all the greats of the past did, and more besides.
Cons: I'd like it if I could buy a version that has the main game and both expansion packs. :) That's because I'm cheap, though, and it's what I'm waiting for. My score is for the main game, though, and the demo. (The add-ons, I have not played, but reviews say they're excellent.)
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Universally Acclaimed??? All of these good reviews were made prior to the game being completed and released. These reviews were made on the basis of potential & promises, not on outcome. And there was a enormous chasm between the two. GC2 was promised as the space version of the Civ series (and was priced accordingly). It could have been but that wasn't what resulted. What was turned out was a messy incomplete game with little depth and it's the result that counts. I'd suggest that the producer probably had developmental issues (&/or is financally insecure) with the game and ended up rushing it to release.
And if it's cheap fun that you're after, you can buy Galcon for a fraction of the price and have loads more fun.
And it's for those reasons that this game only deserves 1 star (unfortunate as that may be).
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