Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne PC
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86 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

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  • Summary: Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age Of Wonders II offers the ultimate in fantasy turn-based strategy. Explore a world full of mythical creatures and mysterious lands. Build an impressive force as an all-powerful Wizard through dangerous perils and exhilarating challenges. Now is your time to embrace your destiny and take your rightful place at the head of the Circle, forever. [GodGames]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Gamer's Pulse
    100
    A phenomenal game.
  2. Computer Games Magazine
    100
    Casts a massively powerful spell of gaming joy, and it's one you can't resist. [Sept 2002, p.76]
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  3. IGN
    85
    A good game, and it'll be better after it gets patched -- but there simply isn't enough new stuff here to make you feel like you haven't already played this game before, and what new stuff there is (settlers, Domains), feel either tacked on or messy.
  4. GameZone
    74
    The environments are lush and the special effects are well delivered. However, in regards to the actual game playing, this is a typical strategy game.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. [Anonymous]
    10
    Truly a fantastic spiritual successor to Master of Magic!
  2. AlbertoC.
    10
    I can say only a thing......fantastic.
  3. AnonymousMC
    7
    It's a fine game. While some of the improvements made over the first game were really great in my opinion, others weren't, and the story - while still being ok for most of it - wasn't nearly as good as the first game's. What's really bad about this game is the atrociously poor AI which is WAY too easy to defeat and the clumsy interface.… Expand

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