Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods (DOS)

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Description

Populous II continues the "god game" genre pioneered by Bullfrog's classic Populous. In PII, you're an unproven immortal who must fight your way through an entire pantheon of Greek gods, each with his or her own strategy and attacks, and ultimately enter into a showdown with Zeus himself.

The gameplay mechanics are similar to Populous, but PII features a wider array of spells, digitized sound, and high-resolution graphics to give the spell effects extra punch. Multiplayer is supported via serial link and dial-up.

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Alternate Titles

• "Two Tribes: Populous II" -- Genesis title

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: God game
• Mythology: Greek
• Populous series

User Reviews

Prettier but not as much fun as the original	anton treuenfels (37)
Much better that its predecessor	Emanuele Ravasi (20)

Critic Reviews

ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Feb, 1993	11 out of 12	92
Power Play	Jan, 1993	90 out of 100	90
Play Time	Mar, 1993	90 out of 100	90
PC Player (Germany)	Jan, 1993	85 out of 100	85
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	1993	82 out of 100	82
PC Joker	Jan, 1993	81 out of 100	81
PC Games (Germany)	Mar, 1993	76 out of 100	76
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	May, 1993	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 02/1993 – Best Strategical of 1992 (Readers' Vote)
• PC Games (Germany)
  • Issue 01/1993– #2 Best Strategy Game in 1992
• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1992 – Best Strategy Game in 1991
• ST Format
  • January 1993 (issue #42) - #8 in '50 finest Atari ST games of all time' list