Europa Universalis II

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  • Summary: From 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 theFrom 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 greatest strategists, Napoleon. Take on the role of the Colonizing Might of Spain, the feudal warlords of Samurai Japan as well as the small trading nation of Genoa. [Strategy First]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Yahoo!
    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.
  2. Adrenaline Vault
    90
    It manages to maintain a consistent level of sophistication and high complexity without sacrificing what really makes strategy games fun.
  3. IGN
    90
    If you're at all interested in history or empire-building games, you owe it to yourself to play this game.
  4. PC Gamer
    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]
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  5. GameSpot
    85
    Although the new game doesn't represent the jump in production values that some might have hoped for, the gameplay changes should give fans of the first game plenty to work with.
  6. Gamer's Pulse
    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.
  7. Gamezilla!
    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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. BocheL.
    Jul 16, 2003
    10
    Probably the best strategic game ever made. Amazing, awesome and i can´t stop playing it over nights...
  2. [Anonymous]
    Jul 17, 2002
    10
    Amazing depth.
  4. AViewAM
    Nov 2, 2006
    10
    This might be the best strategy game ever. Hopelessly addictive and highly detailed. My only regret is the lack of focus in Asia but methinks This might be the best strategy game ever. Hopelessly addictive and highly detailed. My only regret is the lack of focus in Asia but methinks there's an expansion pack for that, if I recall correctly.… Expand
  5. BryanV.
    Nov 21, 2003
    10
    Just one of my all time favourites!
  6. vanderbox
    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    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.    … Expand
  7. Tomicsavo
    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.
  8. Torgall
    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.

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Awards & Rankings

11
#11 Best PC Game of 2001
44
#44 Most Discussed PC Game of 2001
42
#42 Most Shared PC Game of 2001

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