What Gamespot Users have to say about Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
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Rating:9.1
GalCiv2 is one the best Turn Base Strategy games of all-time.
I would put it right up there with Civ4, both just dominating the TBS genre right now. Basically if you like Sci-Fi and turn base strategy games GalCiv2 is the game for you. If you where a fan of Masters of Orion 2 (no... Read Full Review
7 of 9 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9.1
A good game and definetly something a space strategy gamer should check out. Skip Empire at War and go for this one.
I am one of the many who bought MOO3 and was expecting something grand but after trying to like it very hard it just was very boring was more like a spread sheet. I then tried GalCIv and didnt really like it as it was to... Read Full Review
10 of 12 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8.7
Truely a spiritual sucessor to Moo
Truly a spiritual successor to MOO That’s right, if you played Master of Orion and Galactic Civilizations and were disappointed by the latter you need to give Galciv II a second look. This game is end to end beauty. ... Read Full Review
3 of 6 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:6.7
Lack of 4X Strategy Games Makes GalCiv2 Buyable
This reviewer loves 4X turn-based strategy games--a lot. He even played MoO3--a lot. So he has been in mourning waiting for a new 4X-er to come out. GalCiv2 manipulated the reviewer's desire, nay need, for strategy an... Read Full Review
7 of 64 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8
An amazing 4x game. Finally some great 3d love for TBS geeks. The custom ship design is very cool!
The custom ship building feature is a huge trinket, toy, game of it's own. However, the interface needs a litle work. It would be very nice if the various windows of the custom ship building screens were resizable. For e... Read Full Review
4 of 8 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8.9
If you enjoyed the Master Of Orion series, then you'll definitey LOVE Galactic Civ II!!!!
The love that went into developing this game by the folks at Stardock definitely carries over to the game's design and gameplay. Developers that are open (and listen) to their community about everything is a plus in my ... Read Full Review
18 of 22 users found the following review helpful
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