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Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun PC
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58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critics What's this?

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8.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

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  • Summary: Based on the award-winning Europa Universalis engine, Victoria: Empire Under the Sun lets players control their nation from the early 19th century to the dawn of the 20th century, trying to progress into an industrialized Great Power by building up their Military Might, Industrialization Power, and finally National Prestige. Gameplay focuses on Diplomacy, Warfare, Economy & Industrialization, Colonization, Technological Development and Political Simulation. [Strategy First]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Gamer's Hell
    75
    The ability to assign many administrative tasks to AI routines helps to make Victoria more accessible, but if you’re new to the genre, you still may not be prepared for the overwhelming amount of data for which you’ll be responsible.
  2. IGN
    72
    There's an excellent game struggling to surface in Victoria, and I look forward to playing it just as soon as the requisite patches appear. Now would some kindly soul please create an accurate, intelligent manual for the game?
  3. Adrenaline Vault
    40
    Gets marks for depth and scope, but unfortunately so much of the detail goes to waste due to the frustrating interface, horrendous learning curve, and sparse gameplay options.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. AndyK.
    10
    This game is all I could ever want for strategic politics and warfare in the Victorian Age. The hundreds of countries, bizillions of outcomes, easy modibility, makes it almost infinitely replayable. It's also only complex (as reviewers keep saying it is) if you're too stupid to be accepted to community college. I learned to use every function in the interface without touching the manual in under an hour. Also reviewers seem to forget you can change the speed and slow it down to paused or speed time up so the fact that you might have to do alot in real time is an invalid complaint. I vote this is the best strategy game of the year.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. Imachuemanch
    6
    Well... It has everything to be the best Paradox's game, but it's not. For me, at least. I had been really hoping for hundreds of hours of playing this game, but I was raped by horrible interface. Historical correctness is just amazing, and aspects you can control can overwhelm you. I like that. But as I said, I had been raped by crude interface, which is just not comfortable for me. I give this game a credit and maybe instead of trying it again once more - I will go straight for the sequel.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. VictorL.
    0
    As a newbie, I really regretted buying this game. What a waste of money! After 6 hours of playing catching up with the rest of the nation, I gave up. Give me Civilisation any day! It has also racist elements, for e.g. China is deemed an "uncivilised nation". Never again!… Expand
    • 0 of 3 users said yes

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