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

Amiga Computing	Amiga	Mar, 1992	95 out of 100	95
Amiga Format	Amiga	Jan, 1992	95 out of 100	95
Atari ST User	Atari ST	May, 1992	95 out of 100	95
ST Action	Atari ST	Mar, 1993	94 out of 100	94
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Jan 04, 2010	9 out of 10	90
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	Amiga	1993	86 out of 100	86
Power Unlimited	SNES	Dec, 1993	8.5 out of 10	85
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Jan, 1993	85 out of 100	85
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	DOS	1993	82 out of 100	82
PC Joker	DOS	Jan, 1993	81 out of 100	81

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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