Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods

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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	DOS	anton treuenfels (37)
Much better that its predecessor	DOS	Emanuele Ravasi (20)

Critic Reviews

The One for Amiga Games	Amiga	Dec, 1991	96 out of 100	96
Zero	Amiga	Dec, 1991	94 out of 100	94
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	Feb, 1992	93 out of 100	93
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amiga	Jan, 1992	11 out of 12	92
Power Play	Amiga	Jan, 1992	90 out of 100	90
Mean Machines	Genesis	Sep, 1993	89 out of 100	89
Micro News	Amiga	Dec, 1991	17 out of 20	85
Video Games	SNES	Nov, 1993	83 out of 100	83
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	DOS	1993	82 out of 100	82
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	May, 1993	Unscored	Unscored

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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