Victoria II

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Victoria II From Paradox List Price: $39.99 Price: $32.70 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Ships from and sold by lakeplacegames 13 new or used available from $32.70 Average customer review:

Product Description

VICTORIA II

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4207 in Video Games
• Brand: Paradox
• Model: PDX57
• Released on: 2010-09-21
• ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: .30 pounds

Features

• Dozens of types of governments.
• Detailed economy with over fifty different types of goods and various production factories.
• Historical gameplay on a large map, covering the entire world.
• Over 200 different countries can be played, from the era stretching from 1835 to the onset of WWII.
• Advanced Technological system with thousands of inventions to be discovered.

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Customer Reviews

Great Fun! I played "Vicky 1", and while it was very interesting, some aspects of it kept it from being fun for many people (manually changing groups of people from worker to soldier, for example). Vicky 2, while not for everyone, is tremendous fun for anyone who is looking for a strategic game of great power economics, politics and war. Victoria 2 is a Grand Strategy game in which you take over any country in existence at the start of 1836. You control the armies, research and some of the politics of your nation, making treaties with other nations, competing for influence, economic power, or just conquering them. It's complex at times, but if you pick the right country (I recommend Belgium), it's easy to learn. The tutorials are also very enlightening, and a strategy guide is available free at the Paradox forums for registered owners of the game. Vicky 2 offers an amazing variety. Texas and Tripoli start the game in wars of independence which are tough to survive. Japan has not yet westernized, but once she does, she's a powerhouse. As you improve in the game you can take on more challenging countries, can Krackow free Poland? Can you form Italy as Sardinia-Piedmont? Germany as Hannover? Most players will start as Great Powers early on, France, Russia, Britain, the USA. As I play any game I see a dozen other countries I'd like to try. You can delve into the details of your people, your "Pops", are their taxes too high? Are imports too expensive? Or you can recruit soldiers and conquer your neighbors. If you become one of the top 8 powers, you can also exert influence diplomatically, adding countries to your Sphere of Influence, which can be a huge boost to your economy, since nations in your SoI buy from you before anyone else. Victoria 2 is not for everyone. If you want a game where you mine two things and build 100 units and zerg-rush the other players, this isn't it. Also, at release there are a few troubles which will probably be patched before you read this (in the late game rebels get to be a problem). But I have to say Victoria 2 is a must-buy for anyone who wants a real strategy game. Fun, playable, and infinitely replayable. Frustrating This game is frustrating more than anything. The developers seem to have a poor grasp of how people actually behaved throughout history, resulting in things like frequent rebellions and ultra-fast assimilation. While the user community has created mods to rectify some of these issues, at present, even with the new 1.2 patch this game is more frustrating than it's worth, which is too bad because if the creators had pulled off what they were trying to do, it would have been a great game indeed. My suggestion is to pass this one over until a new patch comes out and some more modding is done. Then, maybe, it will be worth your time and money. Not Worth it Game is good when or if it works , patch 1.1 was ok, patch 1.2 made game machanics worse game is very buggy, if you're patient and loves game bugs, then this is the game for you