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Good game overall

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I didn't read any reviews before purchasing this game, I played the demo. Hint to game designers: people DO like demos to see how a game runs on their rig, rather than hearing how it ran on someone elses'.

I was quite pleased with how well it ran on my computer that I was planning on upgrading as everything in it was, at the time, sub-par. That was with decent graphic levels. My computer had an Athlon 4200+ 64 X2 Dual(2.2 GHz), 2 GB RAM, and a 7600 GS, which was a relatively cheap card for a temporary graphics boost beyond the 6150 integrated card.

Upon beating the game I'm impressed. The graphics never made me think "cheap", like other games that have sometimes been lauded for their graphics (Dungeon Siege), and while the voice acting was poor in spots, it was still far superior to games sold for more here in the US.

Initially I thought I had no CD key before installing, but that was because I didn't look hard enough. I found it on a piece of paper taped to the box, which I hadn't been expecting.

Gameplay? Challenging, even having playing a large number of RPG and RTS games in the past. Also fun. Heroes can potentially be a bit overpowering, but without support from an army they can also be overwhelmed by an opponent utilizing good tactics. Many ways to design your hero, most effective path is via straight combat or straight magic, but more powerful combinations of combat and magic are also available.

I'm still working through the Freeplay campaign, which unfortunately doesn't allow a standard campaign character to play.

Boring and Uninspired

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Never tried the first spellforce, so I don't know if it was supposed to be any good. But if the second is any indication, I don't think I'll bother with finding out. The game tries to be both an RPG and a Warcraft style RTS. What happens instead is that your characters wander through some hokey maps killing random monsters (not very difficult) until they "stumble" across an army that needs to be suppressed. At that point, they build the necessary unit factories and march off to war using the same hokey maps. The RPG side of the game is a poor copy of Diablo with a similar, but relatively useless set of skills. The RTS side is equally uninteresting with units that have few redeeming qualities. There is no point in developing any strategy harder than the classic rush 'em, i.e. throw everything you got at the bad guy, no matter what it is.... you'll win every time.

Cool Universe - Rich Grapihcs

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I played with this game for about three weeks. I had a good time with it, for me it was very immensive. Its 2008 now, maybe there are games with better graphics and effects, but I think this is a classic.

1-st version was alot better

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm very unsatisfied of that game. Too slow, even on my fast computer, slow and hard to control gameplay, lack of usefull shortcuts, too much info on screen - no space for the action, interacting with characters is difficult and often leads to leaving them just to do what computer decides!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bottom line: DO NOT WAIST YOUR TIME !

No Key

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Warning this game does not have the needed CD key in about half of it packages due to poor quality control. Don't buy

This Game is Unplayable unless you are Hard Core RTS Player

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: October 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Yes, this game is Unplayable unless you are hard core RTS player.
That is because there is only one level of difficulty (Normal) for "Skirmish" and "Free Style" game modes.
You cannot change the difficulty level for these types of games, and since the "Normal" level is so hard to beat, then it is no fun to play the game and loose every time.
I am above average RTS player who can beat every RTS game on "Normal" level, but the "Normal" level in this game is more like "Hard" level.

So if you are a very good RTS player, then go ahead and get this game.
But if you are an average player then you wouldn't be able to enjoy this game.
Cheat code are not available, so you are stuck loosing every time.

You can play the campaign on "Easy", but it is a boring campaign (at least the first few missions).

Also, it does use STARFORCE, and it is not optional.
When I installed the game it didn't give me the choice not to install STARFORCE.

So do yourself a favor and get another game.
Lord of the Rings: Middle Earth 2 is a great game and War Craft 3 too.
Get these games instead.

RPG portion got better, RTS worse

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First I'd like to say Spellforce 2's distributor Aspyr failed to include CD-Keys in the US copies. I would post it, but iono if it's legal... In order to get one you must go to the support section of Aspyr's website. Provide a copy of your receipt and serial code and you should be able to play within two to four days. But I don't know if its worth going through the mess.

Spellforce 2 presents a vast improvement in their storytelling compared to the original. It convinces you with the use of pre-introductions for maps, good cinematics (thanks to stronger graphics,) and nice voice talents.

Presentation became more graphic. Icons for spells and gear look as good as Warcraft 3. Ability distribution became less complicated with the use of 2 tech trees, combat and magic. Its visual 3-D graphics are superb. You can be at birds eye view at zoom out and zoom in all the way between your avatar's breasts (I'm just joking, but you can do it.) The dawn light hitting off of metal armor can be blinding.

What really hits me was the mal-evolution of its Real Time Straetgy. What happened to the 6 separate forces? You're reduced to three now, each consisting of three races (guess who's with the humans). You lost many of the best units in the first game for a new, condensed army. Civilization bonuses, resource multipliers and unique resource-regenerative buildings/workers (such as foresters and wheat farms) are lost. I rather have my elven forest combat bonus back. Plus I think the cover of night is not as strategically helpful as the first game.

Overall I say its a good game with both positive and negative changes. You might want to save yout money for a compilation. Spellforce 2 expansion Dragon Storm is out in Europe.

The Game Which Does Not Work (Spellforce 2)

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 18
Date: October 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I opened this game up, and loaded it into the computer. This installment period was, it said "a few minutes". I waited half an hour till it finished. Great start. It then, when I'd double-clicked the icon started; and then stopped, saying I needed a "D3D Device". I checked. No such thing.
This had been on my laptop. I installed it onto the family computer, and it worked! Yeah, right. It loaded, (no "D3D" problems) and got to the main menu, where I entered in my 20- digit access code, as required. Did I mention that all this time, since it had come to the starting cut-scenes, the screen had been shaking like an earthquake? No, I don't think I did. It could have been on a roller-coaster, only the actual computer screen wasn't quaking. I didn't bother to actually start the gaming part. How can you concentrate with that? I just uninstalled it twice (both times the computer froze). I think I might buy something else with the refund. Not from Phantmonic games, Jowood Productions, or anyone with anything to do with this game. Amazon has been great, giving me a refund, it's the game that's faulty. My advice is to STEER CLEAR OF THESE PEOPLE! Get something from someone else.

From, X.

Check the CD Key of the product

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have problems with the CD Key of the game, the Cd Key is not in the pachage. I obtained one from the Internet people.

BEWARE DELL XP USERS

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: November 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Though the product states it is compatible with Windows XP, it would NOT RUN on our very standard Dell XP. Even worse, after the long install (showing no problems), after it would not run at all, the UNINSTALL feature would NOT WORK. We had to fix registry before we could even get the program off our computer.

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