Why its more playable than CIV-IV

User Rating: 8.7 | Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords PC
By shervinv | Review Date:
I love turn based strategy, may the genre never die! This is my first experience with Galatci CIV. I only got it because its supposed to be the true Master of Orion. After I got this game with great anticipation, my first experience with the first hour was very disappointing. I found it a bit boring, and I was very disappointed that you couldn't direct the ship battles yourself (comparing it to MOO). But that's because its a different game than MOO, and than CIV, and it's improved on both (obviously not in terms of graphics, when compared to CIV). My problem initially was the learning curve. The way that the resources work, and their allocation to shields, research etc. is different than other strategy games (I still haven't figured out how to pump up my influence too well). Once I figured this out, the game became very enjoyable. What is much BETTER done in this game than CIV, is that the tech tree is VERY well thought out. My problem with CIV, is that you always end up researching everything. And you practically never have any kind of unique or superior units to anyone else for very long, and whatever army you build will be obsolete before you get a chance to use it. Not so in Galactic CIV. You will NEVER research everything (not in a standard game), and you will HAVE to build uniquely, and you will definitely have either a big advantage or disadvantage depending on how your opponents have built.

The game is very playable, very enjoyable, but still has bugs. The good news is that it has updater built in, and they are putting updates out fast. So, if you're reading this trying to decide whether to buy this, go and do so immediately. You'll love this game.

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