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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.

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.

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.

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

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 !

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.

One of the Best RPG/RTS game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

A must play RPG/RTS game. This game is so much fun, very well designed, and I loved playing every minute of it. It is hard to find a sequel lives up to its predecessor but Spellforce 2 truly a remarkable game.

The game has almost has all the right ingridients that needs in RPG. Group of heroes leveling and upgrading weapons and armor doing exciting quest and great story line. Optional quest like building your homeland and side quests are very fun to play as well.

If you are a RPG fan, you must play this game. Needed to say I bought the sequel, "Dragon Storm" as well? And this was anoter excellent expansion that you must play. I just love this game.

Great, BUT??????

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love this program and play it as much as time allows, (20 hrs. wk.), but there is one problem that I run into all the time and that is that after about one hours worth of play, the sound of the dialogue goes off and the written dialogue passes by to fast I don't have time to read or respond to it. Don't know why, but it is not so good.

One of the most unique RTS games you'll ever play!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I played many RTS games in my life (Warcraft III, Starcraft, Red Alert 2, Rise of Nations, etc) and while that list probably contains better games, I think this is the most unique RTS I have ever played. The mix of Roleplaying and RTS is seemless, and very fun. Occasionally the game bogs down in spots but the story is pretty solid but while most everything in this game is good but not great, the mix of Roleplaying and RTS is so well done it is not to be passed up if you are willing to try it!

A definite "Do NOT buy" if there ever was one...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: May 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game looked good. Some of the reviews were great. I was hyped about the game, the premise, and what it promised to offer. However, I could NOT get the thing to run!!!

I'm very computer proficient and play a TON of computer games, so troubleshooting is not something that really phases me. Let me just say that I have NEVER had the experience of 1) not being able to get a game to run or 2) having as many problems with tech support as I did with aspyr.

Here's my experience...
--I've loaded the game on 4 different computers with no success (one of them a brand new Alienware computer).
--I've even tried completely re-installing windows XP, and still the game would not run on a "clean" system.
--Initially tech support said they couldn't help me and pawned me off to their licensing company...who said that they don't do tech support and said I needed to talk with Aspyr.
--Aspyr said that I should just patch the product and it would work fine. When I said I already did that (under multiple tries), they said to try it again.... *Sigh*
--I've read on some boards that XP service pack 2 can mess up the game. I suggested that to support but they flat out denied it. I then installed XP (with SP2) onto a formatted computer...and again the game would not run.

All in all, I SERIOUSLY doubt I would try another one of their games. Even if it worked, their support stinks to high heaven.

Stay away. Stay faaaaaar away.

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