Master of Orion 2: Battle At Antares (Jewel Case)
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Video Game Reviews of Master of Orion 2: Battle At Antares (Jewel Case)
Customer Review: Still the best
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is still the best in turn based space strategy. Its intuitive interface, ease of learning/difficulty of mastery, fun space combat and ability to micromanage everything that matters are unsurpassed to this day (and the wannabe successor MoO3 doesn't even get anywhere near MoO2 in terms of fun).But the greatest feature is the replayability. I own this game since it came out in 1996 and I still play it every other month. Be it wanting to try out a new custom race, attempting a new path of technology, or just wanting to wreak havoc upon a galaxy, leaving a path of 'stellarly converted' planets behind you (aka Alderaan hehe), a new game of MoO2 is fun every time, even after 7 years... There are not many games I can say that about... A true Master....
Customer Review: Really good, but not great
Summary: 4 Stars
I started playing this game without looking at the instructions and found it very intuitive and easy to grasp. Very similiar layout to the original (wich I love and still play). I love the random events and the AI's aggressive style. I couldn't give it 5 stars because I'm mad that they took away the ability to research multiple technologies simultaneously. It also anoys me that they renamed the map icon to planets. Since I am new to this game, I keep going to planets thinking it will show me the planets under my control. Instead it shows all planets not under my control.Customer Review: Immersive and Engulfing Strategy Game
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent strategy game with wonderful user interface and a learning curve of about 1/2 hour. Excellent online Info answers most questions that are not answered by the right-click popups for nearly all game controls and items. The jewel case edition includes the 176 page manual on disk as a .pdf file, though the manual will be consulted by most players only out of curiosity or for anecdotal information. Other reviewers have spoken all the words of praise I could lavish on this game. I find it not only "immersive" but engulfing! Twice I have stayed awake until 3:00 am playing, simply unable to resist "one more turn." I also have this games lineal successor and I find MOO2 to be a much better game in every respect.Customer Review: Very addictive game!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't begin to say how many HOURS of my life I've WASTED on this game!It's a little bit like a cross between Chess and Monopoly, but in a Star Wars world. It's a turn based strategy game. You're the Emperor of a budding space-faring civilization, one of up to eight.
You expand your colonies out into space and have to deal with the other civilizations doing the same. You can spy on them, trade technology, make treaties, or declar war. Your resources have to be split between doing research, production, building ships, and growing food. Too much of one and not enough of another can prove fatal. One thing becomes obvious after a while--technology wins! If your ships are two or three levels more advanced than your enemy, they're no match. Of course, the opposite is also true! And they might declar war on YOU.
If you like turn-based strategy games and conquering the galaxy sounds interesting, this is the game for you. If you haven't played the previous version (Master of Orion), the learning curve might be a little slow, especially to get used to all of the game's nuances and details, but it's well worth it! The user interface is easy to use and intuitive. Right-clicking on items gives details.
Just beware! Once you get the hang of Master of Orion 2, it can become very habit forming! I *sure* got my money's worth out of this game! :) And now that it has a couple of years under its belt, it's a real bargain.
By the way, sadly, the latest sequel, Master of Orion 3, is a big let-down. Master of Orion 2 is actually a much better game. Until they either give MoO3 a major overhaul or completely rebuild it, I very much recommend skipping MoO3 and stick with MoO2.
Customer Review: The space game all others are judged against...
Summary: 5 Stars
Very simply, if you like strategy games, buy this game. If you like space games, buy this game. Until Master of Orion 3 is (ever) released, this is the best space game out there.You pick a race (or can create your own), explore the galaxy, colonize planets, improve your colonies, develop technology, build a space fleet and take over the galaxy. It is up to you to decide if you will be a peaceful leader of negotiations or a ruthless military expansionist. After all these years, I still play this game again and again.