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For those days when living a life bounded by the rules of mortals is just getting you down, GOG adds the phenomenal god game Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods to the catalog for just $5.99

You are a demigod, child of Zeus and a mortal woman. Your destiny is to be become a god, to sit on the peak of Mount Olympus and be master of all you survey. You must fight your way through a massive pantheon of Greek deities to prove your worth to Zeus and assume your rightful place. It won’t be easy--a demigod has a lot to learn and many struggles ahead before learning everything there is to be a god, but you have your start. You have your first followers. And soon, soon you will rule them all.

Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods improves on its predecessor in every aspect. This time your divine interventions are much more powerful, and you have a whopping 30 powers to choose from, niftily divided into 6 subcategories like earth, fire, wind, water, plants, and people. Of course it’s not like a simple demigod can spam his lightning bolts, one must fill up his manna meter through the worship of a growing number of believers. As in the first installment of the Populous franchise, your leaders can be transformed into heroes, transforming them into one of six legendary figures in the Greek mythology. There’s more mythic stuff in Populous 2: Trials of Olympian Gods: when one of two players controls 75% of the map, ancient Greek monsters are unleashed upon the map to wander around and destroy everything in their sight, ensuring a swift resolution between both sides. With over 1000 missions to beat for only $5.99, Populous 2: Trials of Olympian Gods is one helluva god game adventure meets real time strategy treat!
I always liked god games and never liked Populous. Now that I think about it though, I never thought it was that old, so I probably picked it up WAY too late, and the game was in fact much ahead of its time.

I'm happy to see an actual old game on the site.
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korell: Fahrenheit's description has a typo too :P
Holywood
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TheEnigmaticT: Holywood being the slightly lesser-known destination for gathering tree-based supplies for religious ceremonies.

>.>
It takes on a whole other meaning in Vatican city.
Actually the game is OK as far as god games go, and Populous really started the trend. I actually still have the disc edition, though, and will probably sit this one out because my money is low, and the previous release, Lands Of Lore is a solid chunk of pure awesome. It forced me to buy it just through its sheer awesomeness alone.

The problem I had with Populous II is that it seemed like a MOTS game in which the same basic game as Populous was released, only using different Greco-Roman themes. Of course I may be wrong as I haven't played it much. Maybe it's time to go dig up the disc and give it another try. Still, everyone should try at least one Populous game, and this one seems slightly better than the first, if quite similar.

Of course if one of these EA releases includes Ultima VII, my wallet will take a hit again. If it includes The Complete Ultima VII, it may cause my eviction from my apartment as my jumping up and down and screaming in joy may alarm the neighbors...

Any more solid chunks of pure awesome from the EA catalog will hit my wallet like LOL did... Keep 'em coming and keep me broke.
Post edited November 18, 2011 by ZapMcRaygunn
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ZapMcRaygunn: The problem I had with Populous II is that it seemed like a MOTS game in which the same basic game as Populous was released, only using different Greco-Roman themes. Of course I may be wrong as I haven't played it much. Maybe it's time to go dig up the disc and give it another try. Still, everyone should try at least one Populous game, and this one seems slightly better than the first, if quite similar.
They're actually quite different, apart from the fact that they both follow the same basic premise. Populous II has a lot more spells to use, and much more variety in both the levels and opponents, requiring you to switch tactics often. All in all, it feels much more like a "full" game than the first one does.
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deadfolk: Fingers crossed for Powermonger.
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Truck: This.
Oh please yes Powermonger was so good!
So, is there any point in buying the original Polulous now? Doesn't the release of a superior game at the same price make the other offer obsolete (except, perhaps, for posterity)?
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tmetcalfe: So, is there any point in buying the original Polulous now? Doesn't the release of a superior game at the same price make the other offer obsolete (except, perhaps, for posterity)?
No and yes.
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ZapMcRaygunn: The problem I had with Populous II is that it seemed like a MOTS game in which the same basic game as Populous was released, only using different Greco-Roman themes. Of course I may be wrong as I haven't played it much. Maybe it's time to go dig up the disc and give it another try. Still, everyone should try at least one Populous game, and this one seems slightly better than the first, if quite similar.
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Wishbone: They're actually quite different, apart from the fact that they both follow the same basic premise. Populous II has a lot more spells to use, and much more variety in both the levels and opponents, requiring you to switch tactics often. All in all, it feels much more like a "full" game than the first one does.
I just dug out my disc edition and gave it another try. You make a good point here.