Game Review 1 (written by Hermespgc) Added on: 11/28/2006
Settlers II is the sequal to a game called Serf City.
The idea is to start a small colony and explore the surrounding land in able to exploit its resources to defeat the enemy.
From the moment I played this game I loved it. It is almost like creating a small self supporting world. Everything you create has its own pathway in which to achieve a goal. In order to build you need stone and wood. Stone can be harvested form the land. Wood can also be made by shopping down trees, however planks must be made to be used to build, so a sawmill is needed. Also, your trees can run out, so you need to build a forester to replenish your trees.
Other pathways include the creation of tools, gold and food.
Obviously, food is needed for the mines, which produce ore to make tools or gold.
The game can become very complex, but is not that difficult once you get the hang of it.
After you have collected enough gold, and spread your territory as far as possible you must fight the enemy. The combat in the game was rather lame, but still did the trick. You have to upgrade your military by using the gold coins. Obviously, a higher rank of military will defeat a lower rank, so the idea is to make your entire military at the highest level before attacking the enemy.
In this game the enemy typically is passive and waits for you to attack before counter attacking. This can come at an advantage because you can take as long as you like to build up your defenses before the final onslaught. Typically one level can take 1 to 2 hours, but I have taken as many as 4 to beat a level.
The why of the game was never really clear to me. It seemed you had lost your home and needed to find your way back.
Ah then there is the road building. In order for a building to be useful, you must be able to build a road to it. You are able to build road between two flags. Between these flags is one of your settlers which will transport your goods between his flags, working almost like a large water brigade.
All in all, I would give this game a 4 out of 5. Not exactly the best game I have ever played, but definitely well worth the time. The animations are amusing as well. I say try it for yourself. Maybe you will fall in love with the series the way I did.
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Game Review 2 (written by Grk2381) Added on: 11/25/2006
The settlers II gold edition is a great game. The game is about strategy and also about being able to look forward into the future so that you may be able to help protect your people. if you like to and enjoy playing as a god-like type of form, just as i do, then the settlers II gold edition is for you.
You see, this game is so much fun! Just being able to create your own little city or even empire, if you will, is breath taking! Being able to watch your small town and population grow into something great, and amazing, is what any game should be about.
Playing the settlers II gold edition gave me the freedom to build my own little community in a way that i wanted and I had even messed up a few times. sometimes I tended to focus on only one thing, like just on farming or making my great military, but in this game I learned that everything must be balanced such as things should be balanced in our real, every day lives.
I always enjoy and have a great time playing the settlers II gold edition when I am at home or even when a friend is over and we make decisions together to make one of the best and strongest communities that ever was made! You see, this game is not only for one person to be alone, just them and their computer but the settlers II gold edition can be a fun game for a group of people.
Not only did I find this game spectacular, I really liked it because it is great for kids and adults of all ages! This game is fun for the young and old and any one in between! this game is great because it gives you power and even though it is just a silly computer game, as some might say, it really makes you wonder. Would I have truly been the greatest king or queen there ever was? That was the thought that was running through my head as I played this game. But also, you must look at it in another way, this is just a computer game. It is not real life for it is far too easy to be. But that, my friends, is what makes it such a great game!
Over all, the settlers II gold edition is fun. I had such a great time playing it and I don’t think that I will ever be able to get sick or tired of it.
The Settlers II Gold Edition at Wikipedia
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DFG (08/12/2006)
This is the original demo of The Settlers II Gold Edition from 1997.
Mateous24 (11/09/2007)
One of the most amazing games ever. Especially epic with two players, but very difficult to actually implement with newer computers . Hugely deep and always fun. Level editor is excellent to keep replayability high.Dragonbear (11/27/2006)
Very good game. great graphics for the time.Baby_jr (11/08/2006)
Just as in the first game the graphics are exceptional and the story line is very well written. I enjoyed it immensely! |
