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Galactic Civilizations 2: Ultimate Edition (PC CD) |  | From: Kalypso Media
Category: Video Games
List Price: £29.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 527
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows XP, Windows Vista
Genre: sci-fi-strategy-games
Media: DVD-ROM
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 4260089411661
Release Date: November 21, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
In the year 2225, mankind's thirst for domination has spread to the stars, where battle for conquest rages on. Humans struggle for supremacy over the Galactic powers, who have their own plans for the cosmos. In Galactic Civilizations II, you will use technology, diplomacy, colonisation and war as your tools to build a far-reaching interstellar empire. Galactic Civilization II: Ultimate Edition includes the best-selling and award-winning space strategy game 'Galactic Civilizations II' and the two add-ons 'Dark Avatar' and 'Twilight of Arnor' in one box. - All the features of the original plus all the additions from the expansion packs
- State of the art 3D engine enables users to create own ships from scratch
- New maps, units and scenarios
- New playable civilisations
- Enhanced graphics and soundtrack
- New maps, scenarios, planet environments and event
- Alternative map sizes and victory task
- Comprehensive editors - Maps, Scenarios, Planetary environments and Tech Tree
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 Steep learning curve but extremely immersive July 16, 2010
W. Plant (Netherlands)
The lack of tutorials makes this a hard game to understand fully. There is a list of video tutorials available which makes it easier to understand the basic mechanics of the game. If you love turn based strategy games in general you will love this game.
The way you can develop your empire is very personal and you can choose numerous different paths and combinations that can be lethal for your enemies or yourself, such as changing your government, which weapons to research, trade boycotts, alliances. The implementation of ship design and custom race creation makes this an extremely customizable game.
Three fantastic games for an amazing price.
Overal an amazing strategy game that will never let you sleep again.
space is big, really big. May 14, 2010
Mr. H. C. Bateman (staffordshire england)
i found galactic civilisations whilst looking for an imperium galactica replacement. my initial forray ended in utter slaughter for my civilisation but i was so impressed by its potential for hours of mindless enjoyment i carried on and had another go. it really is imersive and draws you in. i play as earth, seems like an easy choice. the downside is the planet exploration, which can take ages and if you opponents find allien tech, like mine did, then large ships which are almost totaly without peers will devour your forces with ease, a bit like a single borg cube in startrek. its worth a go though just for the money alone. robGalactic Civilizations 2: Ultimate Edition (PC CD)
 Not Fit For Purpose January 16, 2010
Tadpole (Spain)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Quite some time since I have found a game that satisfies that "just one more turn" feeling that leaves you shattered the next day from staying up too late. All the more frustrating then that, with a game that could be great, after updating via Impulse througn Stardock, it should be sooooo buggy as to be unplayable. Out of the box it was mostly fine; however it finally crashed - nothing worked on the PC: couldn't ctrl/alt/del (indeed I got a message saying task manager couldn't be found); couldn't alt>tab; couldn't do anything to shut down, except switch the PC off via the reset button(never something I like doing). So I updated my graphic card driver; then went to Stardock, went through all the hassle of installing "Impulse" (why do I have to bother with doing this?); downloaded the update; uninstalled Impulse; went back to playing and now, virtually every time I play, my game ends with a crash and the only way to get the computer back is to reset. Goods sold in this condition merit, to my mind, the description of "not fit for purpose". I want my money back!!!!
 Galactic Civilizations Ultimate Edition June 2, 2009
Michael Gilday
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Galactic Civilizations 2: Ultimate Edition (PC CD)
Could be excellent game if the updated version did not to crash when reaching advanced levels of the game, I followed the invention path to deliver myself to an other plane of existence, when the game crashed. I tried another route to win the game and similar thing happened. It was particularly annoying as I had gained much influence through superb diplomacy and not one shot fired or alien alienated. The updated version is a far better play but not at all stable and you wonder why it was released onto the market if not tested properly.
The earlier version that you get before upgrade is still playable and whatever you do one alien or another will decide to attack you prematurely which does not allow sufficient defensive strategic development. This spoils the nature of the game but there must be a solution I still have to find, if it is there I shall find it!!
Unsure whether part of the problem may lie in the fact that both versions are stored in the same folder and both can be played; there may be an issue with open of a previous dynamic link library and the software not getting the correct information. It is a very two dimensional game which spoils it really, though it has a complex strategy, if played at maximum size galaxies, with maximum opponents it simply cannot compute and eventually will crash on the opponents moves.
It should deserve a higher rating but not with the associated problems.
Michael Gilday
 now runs like a dream April 5, 2009
L. M. Stephens (UK)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Further to earlier reviews, The bugs and update problems seem to have been fixed, and the process of updating the game after installation seems pretty simple now.
The game itself is really very good if this genre appeals to you; the scale of the game is epic. I just wish they'd gone to town more on the battle sequences, a la 'hegemonia' perhaps (when is anyone going to make a game as beautiful as that again?)
All in all, a great RTS space game.
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