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Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition

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8.4

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Game Details

  • Release Date 2/10/2009
  • Publisher Stardock Entertainment
  • Developer Stardock Entertainment
  • Platform PC Games
  • Genre Strategy/Sim

    Mild Fantasy Violence

    Game Description

    Get the complete GalCiv II saga including the acclaimed PC strategy game of the year Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the award winning expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

    Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords: Galactic Civilizations II is the sequel to 2003's hit turn-based strategy game of the same name. The player takes on the role of the leader of a space-faring civilization and must guide its expansion in a hostile galaxy. Gamers must balance their economic, technological, diplomatic, cultural, and military power to forge alliances, fight wars, and ultimately dominate the galaxy. The game is single-player and allows the player to play randomly generated galactic maps or play through a multi-mission campaign that tells the story of an ancient enemy called the Dread Lords.

    Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar: The expansion pack for Stardock's award-winning hit strategy game, Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. This expansion pack not only adds the usual content that expansion packs tend to do such as new opponents, new units and a new campaign. It also greatly expands the game play of Galactic Civilizations II. New features include asteroid belts on the map that can be mined for resources, unique planets that require special technologies to colonize, spies to conduct sabotage and destabilization (or used to protect your worlds from the same), new types of diplomatic treaties, an enhanced artificial intelligence engine, and much more!

    Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor: The year is 2227 and the fire of war is consuming the galaxy thanks to the manipulations of the evil Dread Lords. But the remaining factions, led by the humans, have a plan to rid the galaxy of the Dread Lords once and for all.

    Expand the Galactic Civilizations II universe with Terror Stars, unique technology trees per civilization, Map editors, Custom Scenario makers, campaign editors, new types of ships, new planetary improvements, and much more!

    • Beautiful 3D engine brings planets, stars, asteroids and ship battles to life.
    • Create custom 3D ships piece-by-piece with your Shipyard.
    • Play as any of a dozen unique civilizations or create your own.
    • Multiple paths to victory: Military conquest, cultural domination, political alliance, technological supremacy or ascension.
    • Addictive gameplay: Dynamic galaxies ranging from tiny to gigantic.
    • Superior multi-threaded artificial intelligence enables computer players to provide a challenge without having to cheat.
    • Put your scores online via the Metaverse and compete with players from around the world.
    • Fully moddable design enables players to create unique opponents, graphics and scenarios.
    • Advanced diplomacy enables players to trade, make treaties, alliances and more.

    User Reviews

    Average Member Rating: 8.4 out of 10

    Another perspective.... (8 out of 10)

    posted by Rokdog (Sierra Vista, AZ) on Jan 7, 2013
    Member since Sep 2012
    As an old fan of the Civilization series (I started with 2) and turn-based strategy in general, I highly recommend this title. Don't let the year of its publishing date keep you from trying it, it has aged very well. I'll try to give a short summary of each of the game's components that have made an...more

    Specs & Requirements

    Minimum OS Windows 7 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3

    Minimum Processor Intel Pentium III 1 GHz

    Minimum Memory 512 MB

    Minimum Graphics 64 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible

    Minimum Hard Drive 2 GB

    Minimum Sound DirectX 9.0c Compatible

    Recommended Memory 1 GB

    DirectX: 9.0c

    Copyright

    © Stardock Entertainment. All rights reserved. Galactic Civilizations II is a trademark of Stardock Entertainment. All rights reserved.