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<a href="http://www.worthplaying.com">Worth Playing</a> has posted a preview of the upcoming and totally awesome <a href="http://www.galciv2.com/">Galactic Civilzations 2</a>.
Here's a little of what they had to say:
<blockquote>From the very first turn, Galactic Civilizations 2 presents itself as a streamlined, sophisticated experience, demonstrating that Stardock has really taken past lessons to heart. Some of the features that I was able to play with added a tremendous amount of fun. For example, planet management was no longer a matter of building everything on every planet. Instead, Stardock’s system was to give every planet a class, and the class of the planet determined how many buildable “tiles” or spaces there were on the surface – a Class 5 planet has far fewer spaces than a Class 15. This change in the building system forces the player to make strategic decisions on what to build on each colony, with some colonies focusing on production, some on research, and so on.</blockquote>
<blockquote>But if military action is more your style, Galactic Civilizations does not disappoint. The space battles and planetary invasions are all there, but the real jewel of the game is in the ship design. Players are no longer limited to a few designs based on the race they have chosen. Instead, there is an entire mini-game built in for designing your own ships – right down to the shape and appearance. Not only can you customize what weapons, armor, and systems are included on your ships, but their placement on the hull. The designer uses hardpoints and a very intuitive system for adding components, including cosmetic components that make the possible designs almost limitless!</blockquote>
As figured, this game is probably going to kick total ass. The first one was okay, but didn't have enough, the sequel sounds awesome though.
Read the rest <a href="http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=30809">here.</a>
<a href="http://www.worthplaying.com">Worth Playing</a> has posted a preview of the upcoming and totally awesome <a href="http://www.galciv2.com/">Galactic Civilzations 2</a>.
Here's a little of what they had to say:
<blockquote>From the very first turn, Galactic Civilizations 2 presents itself as a streamlined, sophisticated experience, demonstrating that Stardock has really taken past lessons to heart. Some of the features that I was able to play with added a tremendous amount of fun. For example, planet management was no longer a matter of building everything on every planet. Instead, Stardock’s system was to give every planet a class, and the class of the planet determined how many buildable “tiles” or spaces there were on the surface – a Class 5 planet has far fewer spaces than a Class 15. This change in the building system forces the player to make strategic decisions on what to build on each colony, with some colonies focusing on production, some on research, and so on.</blockquote>
<blockquote>But if military action is more your style, Galactic Civilizations does not disappoint. The space battles and planetary invasions are all there, but the real jewel of the game is in the ship design. Players are no longer limited to a few designs based on the race they have chosen. Instead, there is an entire mini-game built in for designing your own ships – right down to the shape and appearance. Not only can you customize what weapons, armor, and systems are included on your ships, but their placement on the hull. The designer uses hardpoints and a very intuitive system for adding components, including cosmetic components that make the possible designs almost limitless!</blockquote>
As figured, this game is probably going to kick total ass. The first one was okay, but didn't have enough, the sequel sounds awesome though.
Read the rest <a href="http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=30809">here.</a>
