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Still Rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This may be an older game and online support has been discontinued, but this game is a real winner. I play other games like IL2 Sturmovik and Grand Theft Auto III with all the nice action and graphics, yet I alway find myself coming back to Master of Orion.

This game is simply addicting. You can play it for hours many times over and never encounter the same scenario twice unlike many other games. I just wish they came out with a new version, because this one is truely a classic.

MOO II multiplayer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Master of Orion II is a game that can be played forever. There are so many different combinations (races and technology) to try. I have really enjoyed the multiplayer games, either over the modem, or having a few people play on my one machine, turned based. The game has can be made short or long by the settings you choose. The best space strategic tactical comabt game around!!

Wide Scope=Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I love MOO2 because it is on a galactic scale, and you have the freedom from specific missions to forge the empire of your dreams. I have been very impressed with the game since I first baught it about four or five years ago, and I still have hours of fun (when I could be doing homework).

A bit of a disappointment.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge fan of the Master of Orion games, and I've spent far too many hours in front of my computer playing this game and its predecessor. MoO1 may have been inferior graphically, and there WERE some major improvements in this sequel, but overall, it was a bit of a letdown.

This was, for the most part, the fault of the micromanagement. The AI, of course, was idiotic about what it chose to build, and that meant that, if I was expanding quickly, I'd have several planets that I'd have to go to every turn or so to build a nice queue for.

A large part of the fun of the first game was the fact that I didn't have to worry about those minutae. I just decided how much of a planet's income was to be spent on productivity, then went on worrying about the larger-scale problems; trade agreements, expansion, wars, etc.

A few friends and I spent a lot of time playing this as a multiplayer "hotseat" game, and near the end, when everyone had a lot of planets to worry about, turns took forever.

I'm anxiously awaiting MoO3, though I fear that the removal of the IFPs will mean that later turns will turn into micromanagement nightmares like in Battle At Antares.

14 yearold antaran killer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best turn based strategy games ever. You can choose from 13 already made races or make your own. This game is not for idiots it does not come with directions you got to figure it out on your own, if you need help it has on game help on the game (duh) to get you going. The hardest part is probably when your desighning your own race there are just so many choices. This game is not big on graphics or pictures but when your killing Antarans or Silicoids or whatever you wont care. The Antarans are the ancient enemy of the orions and will be coming out of nowhere and killing whatever they find every once in a while. (if you dont what to get attacked choose "lucky" as your race's special ability, it makes the Antarans "overlook" your colonys) If you need help on the game just right click on somthing and you will get a pop-up to help you. I sugest you dont get this game if you hevent played a game like civilization call to power, or any of the civilization games, if you liked them you will like this. And don't worry to much about the antarans you can select for them not to attack at the begining of the game. And also at the begining of the game select tactical combat if you want it to be any fun, without tactical combat when you fight the computer will just say who is the winner but with tactical combat you command every little thing your ships do. There is also this thing called a stellar converter it is not a ship it is a weapon you can put it on a ship or a planet. the stellar converter blows up planets! you can also use it on enemy ships too. But don't worry only small ships will get blown up in one shot bigger ships take quite a few shots with a stellar converter to destroy. But since it is turn based the enemy gets a shot back so don't expect to just keep shooting with the stellar converter. The game has difficulty settings Tutor, Easy, Medium, Hard, and Impossible. So don't worry if your not that good, oh yeah if the enemy has a good ship that you would like just board it and take it over!
This game is great don't be afraid to buy It!

Kill some Antarans for me!!!

Always reniewed amazing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The best strategy game ever. Turn based with a lot of buildings, research, planets... First you select your race (this also means handicaps or bonus...) from a quite big list OR you setup your race yourself. It will influence your industry/science/weapons/growth ratios... You can capture enemies planets, destroy colonies, attack ennemy fleets, make alliances or commerce pacts, setup your colonies to do what they can do the best (industry, food, research...) balance the food to other worlds (unless you choosed a lithovore species ?), battles are on a tactical 2D map and are really fine. I hope you were not going in holydays because this game is going to take you forever without even noticing it. A must have for stategy gamers (at least the ones that are not getting sick of turn based games)

One of the greatest games of all time...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Masters of Orion II is a great game. The options open to you allow you to develop your own race, your own ships, your own technologies, and there are several ways to win the game. I'll leave those for you to find out, but for the price of this game, any sci-fi fan should pick up a copy today!

A great buy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Master Of Orion II is worth your money. It's colonizing and building tools are great fun, and even having battles with your friends is a good way to spend thew afternoon. The graphics in this version are'nt big and flashy, but they are still extremely interesting (cool sci-fi effects)!

I find the options and goals to be fun and usful, not to mention realistic. In addition to colonizing new habitable planets, you may also build and buy buildings, housing, and factories, plus military bases to defend your planet. Your scientists can work on projects to enhance your combat or scientific capabilities, your farmers can grow food for your hungry people, and your laborers and workers promise to build you a strong empire, as long as you fulfill their needs.

Because of the above components, Master Of Orion II somewhat resembles "Simcity", on the grounds of directing a bustiling metropolis and empire.

All things considered, this game is worth your money and time.;)

Many Enhancement, but one major drawback from Orion I

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was an authentic Orion fan as I played Orion I throughout years since I got it early in 1994. This version of Orion absorbed quite some ideas from Civilization series, which is a very positive step. And the addition of planetary system model, the two categories of heroes, and the extensive management of resources(manpower and food) are all interesting. Yet there is one major thing puzzled me throughout the game: even as I started with an "Impossible" level game, I was literally never attacked by any enemies except some rare assaults from Antaran --- and this latter assault could be powerful if I would have to face it with my early fleets. However, there is another addition in this version, the Starbase, which then turns even the Antaran attack into piece of joke. With the most primitive nuclear missiles equipped, at very early stage, my starbase destroyed the Antaran destroyer level fleet easily. (Later there are bigger ships coming, but your strength grows even faster.) I wonder, is this starbase addition(incredibly boosted the defensive advantage) discouraged any aggressive plans of the AI opponents? Also the planetary systems gave you lots of space to develop without the need to fight to expand your empire --- altogether makes the "difficult early stage"(as truly in Orion I) of your empire too relaxing.

The Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: August 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the greatest computer games ever, maybe the best. If you like CIV type games, this is the one to have

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