Posted on: January 1, 2012

Zagrebista

Games: 493 Reviews: 8

Classical

Although Bullfrog expanded on the ideas in the Populous series with Black & White they did so at the expense of fast-paced, intuitive gameplay. Whilst the Populous titles are usually classed as strategy they are also in many ways action games and nimble clicking is required as much as selecting the correct spells or heroes to see-off the enemy. The "land-flattening" aspect is often criticised and it's true that it can be repetitive but it's still quite satisfying and hardly the only aspect of a game which steadily opens-up to you as you proceed through its many levels. Populous II isn't perfect but it's a bona fide classic and well worth discovering or re-discovering.

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Posted on: November 19, 2011

grumblefish

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Games: 116 Reviews: 2

Best God Game Available.

Populous 2 is the best god game produced by Bullfrog. It is also the best god game currently available, so stop reading and buy it if that's the sort of thing you're after In case you're completely new to god games, you basically play the role of a divine observer who cannot give direct orders to the people below. However, you can use magical powers to help or hinder those people, such as by creating a tidal wave to drown them all. In Populous 2, you generally begin by magically raising and lowering the land, creating a flat plane for your chosen people to build on. As your people grow more numerous, you become more powerful and can use greater magical powers. Different missions involve different selections of magical powers; there are a lot of powers in the game, and as you complete missions you can put your experience points into the powers you like the most. You are not alone, however; there is an opposing god with chosen people of his own. Ultimately, there can only be one victor, and the game becomes a fun combination of protecting your own people and hurting the opposing god's people. I have played this game on and off since it first came out. There's not much else to say about Populous 2, really; it is almost perfect at what it does. There are a few annoying little quirks, and perhaps there's not enough diversity between missions, but really the game is great how it is. Populous 2 is a classic.

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Posted on: April 11, 2012

JB_1981

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Games: 95 Reviews: 17

Much better than POP 1...

But both have my attention equally, I just bought them both. maybe they should be in a buy both for 50% off, idk.. but either way, Pop2 is Much better than the JOKE of a game, Pop; the beginning.. that game was more flash than playability.. I'll stick to the classics from now on.. THANKS Gog.com for finally making my day by uploading these two classics (pop1,Pop2)

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Posted on: December 18, 2012

Dr.Blowfin

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Games: 295 Reviews: 3

Enhanced Interface

See these nice screenshots? It's not what the game looks like. Pile of crap.

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Posted on: December 17, 2012

thekinger

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Games: 39 Reviews: 2

Great game - but no Saves?

I can't get the saves to work. Still gonna give it 5 stars for the hundreds of hours I've put into it. There is still the long code a person can type to keep their deity.

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