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More Starforce to bake your computer from Aspyr

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 15 / 50
Date: May 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

These guys need to wise up and stop putting those drivers in their games. The only thing it hurts is legitimate owners. My last hard drive, Spellforce 1 decided my DVD burner was illegitimate and so started corrupting files; wonderful. Spent 40 bucks for something that ate my computer.

Yes, it does use STARFORCE

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 21
Date: August 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

* It is in the game listing as of 8/10/2006(Boycott Starforce)
* It is mentioned in the forum as using STARFORCE + causing problems(Boycott Starforce)
* This is Aspyr Media

* Also check out the bugs/patch + system requirement complaints

JoWood said "future" releases won't use STARFORCE.
What future releases ... which distributor ?

I know of several games/producers that issued a "remove STARFORCE" patch ... one company said they would stop adding STARFORCE after their latest game ... I know of no company that pulled product; removed STARFORCE; then ran more production without STARFORCE included ... someone can correct me if I'm in error

So, I guess if this stays "as is", we either have to buy this game here with STARFORCE or do without.
If I see updated info regarding this issue, I will alter my review.

When this game is available without STARFORCE; I will purchase it.

This game may be great, but I'll never know!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 19
Date: March 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My package did not contain a CD key, so I couldn't run the game.

The good news is, after installing it I checked for Starforce protection, and the US version I purchased does NOT have Starforce protection.

I'm waiting for a CD key from Aspyr support, and in the meantime I suppose I'll look for other sources...

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.

Effing mad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 13
Date: November 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

After buying this game in spite of the bad reviews it was generating, simply because the original was said to be so good, i cannot even play the game because it did not come with a CD key. I am very dissapointed that people would have overlooked this very simple detail. Do not buy this game.

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.

Ships Without a CD KEY!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: December 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Be careful - our copy of the game arrived with no CD Key - which is required to install the game. From everything I've seen, this is quite a common problem.

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.

Missing CD Key

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: April 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Just purchased, and no CD Key in the box. Checking the Forums, it doesn't look like this is an isolated incident. Support is only open until 6pm CST. I have feeling this is going to be ugly...

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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