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Hooked

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: October 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I'm Hooked on this game I played a demo and that was it for me I had to get it. This is one of my favorite games and every one who plays it on my system loves it too so what are you waiting for buy it.

POTANGA...B***TCH

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: February 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First of all let me begin by saying that games like these generally don't tickle my pickle. Starcraft was incredibly redundant, command and conquer overhyped, and the civilization series is slightly entertaining.

with that out of the way let me tell how this game has ruined my social life. how many nights ive spent conquering the universe for literally hours at a time. The game sucks you in and doesnt let go. Thoguh the graphics are horrible the sequence of events steamrolls that one small weakness. You build your army traing each of your people to become a warrior priest or other awsome specialties. Then you beat the living crap out of the enenmy tribe(s) with brute force and amazing spells.A comical plus is the words your followers and shaman come up with. This is well worth your seven dollars for sure.

MASTER OF DISASTER

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 17
Date: July 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Populous is a great game I control all of my people as I wanted, there alot of great spell I can destroy the enemy.The graphic is pretty good too also the music is very relaxing,Populous well take a month to finish the game because you need alots of men to gather together and make them fight another enemy and also worship the totem pole or what ever it's call to release the spell.It's cool went I destroy there town,my favorite spell to destroy the enemy are Volcano,Lightning,metero shower and the flying dragon,those spell well make it easy too kill them.So It fun and is my favorite game,"I'm still playing Populous today".END

Appealing, simple puzzle game.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 17
Date: July 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This appealing little game has wonderful graphics, complete with Bullfrog's trademark zooming/rotating camera (a la Dungeon Keeper) and an almost SimCity/Age of Empires feel. Neither heavy on the military (though the object of the game is to wipe out your enemies) nor on the building, the main gameplay consists of building enough huts to amass a big enough army to wipe the enemy out. This is particularly easy on the first few levels.

The only general twists are in the requirements that you discover technology by worshipping totem poles and pyramids (which again isn't necessary at the lower levels, despite what the scenario info may suggest).

Individual scenarios are more like puzzles. An early one gives you fifteen minutes to worship an "angel of death" statue, which lies deep in the heart of enemy territory. Once you figure out what needs to be done, executing the plan is relatively simple (though somewhat time-consuming; the game relies a lot on time-consuming tasks).

There isn't really a lot of "game" here, outside of the puzzles, probably less so than in the original Populous, but its look and interface give it an undeniable appeal, a kind of "well, that's cool" factor.

Oh, it is also somewhat unstable (even with the latest patches) in my experience (four different machines with different graphic cards) which is unfortunate, and the main reason I gave this 3 stars instead of 4.

The Game Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: July 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I only have the demo but I`m getting the full version soon. I love using spells with my shaman. The game is based on a tribe having to defeat other tribes in other worlds. I love making fire warriors and regular warriors as well. I like the earthquake spell and the tornadoe. I gave tis game 5 stars and thats just the demo!

Do you like playing God?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 20, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Video games for the most part, I leave to the kiddies, but with the release of POPTB, the simulation genre of PC entertainment has attained the next evolution. The strategy involved is similar to that of chess; position your forces where they have the best chance to triumph in combat, but the similarity ends there. You preside over the specialty of each and every follower, and you do not take prisoners. Followers can be warriors, preachers, even spies, and you can assault by sea, air, and land. Once specialized, the follower can work independently, but you can intervene and retask at will. You can acquire various spells in each world to aid your conquest, but be careful, for each spell has a particular area of effectiveness, and a misplaced spell may not only be a waste of resources but it may backfire and kill your own followers. The ultimate goal is godhood. The 25th world (named 'The Beginning'), you ascend into heaven and become a god. This perspective is remenicent of the original populous, where you can rove the landscape, delivering your wrath to the unbelievers, whereas in the first 24, you are a shaman, which means that not only do you have to be within a set proximity of the reciever of your magic, but you can also be killed, depriving your followers of divine protection until reincarnation. If you have ever asked 'Why me, Lord?", then this experience will show that being a god is a full time job.

A fitting sequel

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I remember well the original Populous. I was a wide eyed boy when I first watched my elder brother play it on our Amiga 500. The sheer concept of being a god, watching over these little people and guiding them to success was amazing. The graphics and music were simply gorgeous.

And then came populous 2. I was older then and understood the complexities of the game. Still though I never quite achieved the lofty heights of my brother. I have here a little brown booklet in which he recorded the codes of his levels. He had last left off populous level 143. Populous 2 at level 302. The people at Bulfrog certainly knew what they were doing to create such engrossing games. And I was pleased that this tradition was continued.

It was a number of years ago, when Populous: The Beginning, came out that I bought it. I still have that very same CD and still play the game.

The premise changed greatly from the original two games. Whereas before one took the position of an omnipotent deity guiding their people to victory over rival deities, now the player assumes the part of a tribal shaman. The goal this time around is, perhaps, a little more gripping. It is the destiny of the shaman to attain god-hood, but in her way stand other shamans of other tribes. So, she must lead her tribe against them to victoriously become a god.
In her quest, the player is aided by a variety of spells, ranging from mere fireballs to the raising of mighty volcanos and creation of Angels of Death.

A pleasent departure from the earlier games is also the ability to directly control your followers. Whereas before it was only possible to issue vague orders (assemble here, go to building, etc.) this is more like a real-time strategy game, with specific orders to move to any location, attack, etc.

Those who remember the days of patiently watching houses upgraded may or may not be glad to take a more hands on approach. As time passes - and with more followers inside - the house reaches a stage where it may be upgraded; at which point followers will depart and gather wood to upgrade it. And it is here also that we see more elements of real-time strategy. A very basic system of resources - here limited to wood. In order to build any building a set amount of wood is needed. Basic followers, Braves, harvest wood from trees. If a tree is completely harvested it is gone, whereas to take some wood it may grow back.

But perhaps the greatest change is in the graphics and perspective. Where before we were, fittingly, given the view of a god, we now view from the same level as our shaman. The world is now three dimensional, set on a sphere which can be moved about.
Characters are still two dimensional sprites, but the detail is much greater than previous games.
The worlds themselves are lavish in detail and range from tropical, to lava-filled to more exotic climes that are obviously pulled straight from imagination. Clouds pass gently across the sky, giving a sense of the passage of time.

And as always, Bullfrog have not dissapointed with the sound. The music deserves a worthy mention. It's quasi-tribal feel perfectly suits the mood. Ranging from soft, melodic chanting to more stirring drums it can set the pace to suit both the gameplay and world.
The sounds are also well suited to the theme. Characters speak words designed to sound tribal, again driving home the feel of a primitive, tribal world. Albeit a beautiful, but torn one.

Having been released in 1998 the game may now seem dated, but it's quality of gameplay certainly is not. A delightful treat for both fans of the series and those new to it.

Great game w/ some problems. . .

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 25, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Ok, I love this game. It's one of those "what time is it" games that keeps you up until 3:30 in the morning. I really like the feel of the planets you work on. It's actually a small globe with horizons that curve. The twist, scroll, and zoom control kinda reminds me of Dungeon Keeper (that's a good thing). It feels like the landscape is a piece of paper you can twist or rotate to any angle you want. I only have one problem. I get my characters confused with the opposing guys quite often. This is due to the fact that your people are colored blue and cyan, and the enemies are cyan and light yellow, making it quite difficult to control dozens of little cyanish blobs during battle. But other than that, It's great!

It is good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: August 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. The graphics is great. the sound is great. The spells are awesome. Bullfrog have made a great game once again.

The God of God Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is an incredible game. When I first got it in 1999, I was immediately hooked. The ability to command your little people to war, to worship the giant stone heads continually nodding gives an incredible feeling. The worlds are formed nicely, allowing you to view the entire planet. The range of spells is vast and extraordinary. Ranging from a tiny Blast to keep the people off of your shaman, to the land splitting Earthquake, or to the devilish Angel of Death, and the mighty Volcano. This game is a must have. I started playing it online two years ago, and I still do.

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