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With crisp graphics and addictive turn-based gameplay, Etherlords II is an unexpectedly strong adventure/RPG/strategy title. [Dec 2003, p.92]
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The animations are superb, despite the great quantity of creatures and heroes that appear during the campaign. The sound effects augment the animations perfectly. [Jan 2004, p.73]
80
If you like "Magic: The Gathering" and "Heroes of Might and Magic", then you should get a kick out of this - if you're willing to devote serious time to an occasional, nonsensically difficult battle.
80
Sound effects and music are well done as is the extra environmental samples that play during combat and as you travel around the map.
80
A perfect example of what happens when the core of the game overweighs the plot, and quickly takes over it in importance.
80
Easily recommendable not only to anyone with an interest in collectible card games, including fans of the original, but also to those who enjoy turn-based strategy games with a twist.
80
Basically the same as the first game, but with enough improvements to warrant a second outing.
77
Too bad its strategic and RPG elements fizzle out.
75
It has all of the trappings of a bad RPG: extremely linear gameplay, over-the-top voice acting, frustrating camera angles, and a ho-hum storyline. What saves it, and what ultimately makes it a fun game to play, is the terrific combat model combined with stellar graphics.
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Good for fans of collectible card games, bad for fans of anything else. [Jan 2004, p.94]
