OT: Dusting Off Imperium Galactica II

[gregebowman]

Can't say I've ever played it. maybe the next time I go to EB or someother place that sells used games, I'll see if they have and give it a go. I did buy MOO2, but I never did finish that game. Had some interesting features and technologies, but I'll stick to SEIVG.

[Tampa_Gamer]

Played it, never finished more than one campaign, still sits in my closet (for space strategy game research purposes) - but I completely agree with Yef on his +/- list. I too liked the implementation of "spy rings". I also liked the sensor/detection bubble concepts and the fact that you needed X population to run & factories/buildings. What turned me off in the end was the cheating AI and the lack of any real tactics other than having superior tech/numbers.

-TG

[Wardad]

Originally posted by EvilGenius4ABetterTomorro:
Doesn't sound too fun. Heck, might as well "Reach For The Stars"

I dusted that off Last week.

Just bought a racing setup - Steering Wheel and Pedals.
I just love crashing into things.

[Karibu]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
Can't say I've ever played it. maybe the next time I go to EB or someother place that sells used games, I'll see if they have and give it a go. I did buy MOO2, but I never did finish that game. Had some interesting features and technologies, but I'll stick to SEIVG.

IMHO MOO2 was the very best single player strategy game ever. I still play it when I visit my parents (they have sufficiently old computer which still runs MOO2 with Win95 ). SEIV has the best multiplayer, but MOO2 is best single player strategy game.

The catch is to make a race which is not all too powerful. Interesting is to use original races and play Impossible. Then it is really hard to win. Or to give your race all research penalties and spy everything

[ April 29, 2004, 17:34: Message edited by: Karibu ]

[Makinus]

what i liked to do in Moo2 is to create a game where i play against custum races that have the maximum research penality, so the game Lasted longer (yes, you can play against custom races, just create a lan game, save in the first turn, and load it as a single player game).

How you can't play Moo2 in WinXP? I have WINXP and MOO2 still works in it....

[Karibu]

I have never tried it on XP. It was very unstable with W2k. That's a good trick to know, how to create custom races. I think I will use it.

[Atrocities]

Thanks guys.

XP has a compatablity mode that you can access through the short cut menu.