90
If you're at all interested in history or empire-building games, you owe it to yourself to play this game.
83
It would be a shame to pass up Europa Univeralis II over something flashier because the likelihood is that others just can’t compete with the combined epicness and fun of the game.
79
Since there's so much interesting information in the game, some drudgery and a lot of time spent reading statistically-based screens and news about what's happening in other parts of the world, your basic playability is bound to suffer.
7
I spent countless hours on this game back in the day, but to best honest I cheated almost always. I remembered the cheatcodes even years laters.
10
Very nice little nostalgic game. Better than the new ones. It is quite frustrating that revolt risks can hardly be reduced.
10
This might be the game I've played more times in all my life. The first time you play it, when you start a game before have done the tutorials, everything seems to be really hard and somethings have no sense. I have been reading about this game, and I think, the important thing about this, is that the game is not an empire builder, instead it is an historic simulator in which you can try to play as a nation, and it is going to be easy to recreate the history, but it's going to be hard to change it, because there are lots of mechanisms made in order to avoid that. But the most important thing I want to say about the game is that it is really fun to play it. I have try some of its sucessors, but no one is so fun.
Europa Universalis II
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Nov 12, 2001
Metascore
Generally Favorable
87
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Generally Favorable
8.1
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100
My current favorite for top strategy game of the year. It's more playable than the original and there is a wealth of new options that increases replayability by a factor of ten.
90
Fun and engrossing, an experience to remember. [Apr 2002, p.100]
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Feb 12, 2020
10
Very nice little nostalgic game. Better than the new ones. It is quite frustrating that revolt risks can hardly be reduced.
Mar 20, 2014
10
This might be the game I've played more times in all my life. The first time you play it, when you start a game before have done the tutorials, everything seems to be really hard and somethings have no sense. I have been reading about this game, and I think, the important thing about this, is that the game is not an empire builder, instead it is an historic simulator in which you can try to play as a nation, and it is going to be easy to recreate the history, but it's going to be hard to change it, because there are lots of mechanisms made in order to avoid that. But the most important thing I want to say about the game is that it is really fun to play it. I have try some of its sucessors, but no one is so fun.
90
It manages to maintain a consistent level of sophistication and high complexity without sacrificing what really makes strategy games fun.
88
True, the learning curve is Himalayan, but once I got sucked in, my love of strat games was instantly rekindled. [Feb 2002, p.73]
83
An intriguing challenge, and one of the better civilization games to emerge this year.
83
It would be a shame to pass up Europa Univeralis II over something flashier because the likelihood is that others just can’t compete with the combined epicness and fun of the game.
79
Since there's so much interesting information in the game, some drudgery and a lot of time spent reading statistically-based screens and news about what's happening in other parts of the world, your basic playability is bound to suffer.
Jul 28, 2012
10
Perhaps it's my personal fav of all time. For years, since I was a young boy, I'm playing this masterpiece. Complexity and great depth made it a milestone in the history of computer games. I believe that this game, along with EU1 had just changed the whole strategy games' industry.
Aug 21, 2011
10
Most certainly one of the best strategy games of all time. It is even better than its successor, which says a lot. The game that brought me to the strategy genre! PERFECTION!
Dec 12, 2020
7
I spent countless hours on this game back in the day, but to best honest I cheated almost always. I remembered the cheatcodes even years laters.
SummaryFrom the medieval battles of Jeanne D'Arc to the fantastic empires of the Incas to the flaming wars of Napoleon, EU II invites you to take the seat as the ruler of a superpower for 400 epic years. The challenge begins in 1419 - the 100 years war between France and England - and ends with the rise and eventual fall of one of Europe's grea... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
Platforms:
- PC
- DS
Initial Release Date:Nov 12, 2001
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