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great game
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User
This game provides me hours of enjoyment. I've been able to create different scenarios where different countries are the dominant one. Also there are downloads available online.
Empire building, the hard way
2
Rating: 2,
Useful: 2 / 9
Date: August 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User
You should definitely buy this game if you want to know what it is like to micromanage the construction and maintenance of a European empire. I don't. Its too much work. I want to build the empire without all the work. I should have saved my money.
This product is a good (complex) simulation of Europe with interesting (but not excellent) graphics.
Its problems: * Buggy software (It doesn't like running with other software and changed my video mode without restoring it afterward.) * Poor interface (I can't even start to mention all the things that are hard to do and easy to mess up.) * No help managing your units - the only thing they do by themselves is defend when attacked (its a good thing they do!) * No option for alternative geography, so, for example, even though you don't know about the New World, you really do.
I really liked the sound of the game so much that I ignored what the other reviews said. I should have listened.
Forget it.
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 3 / 22
Date: April 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User
This one of the worst games I have purchased for my computer. (I have well over 500.) 1. The tutorial is worthless. It tells you to perform a certain function, but it doesn't tell you how to do it or why to do it. 2. The manual, although chock full of information, is terrible. I guess it would be OK if you are using it as resource material for a Masters Thesis in History. All in all I have to say I've wasted my $40, but hey, it'll make a nice coaster for my beer glass.
Boooooring!
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 1 / 6
Date: June 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User
I'm a fan of turn-based strategy games, I love civilization (1,2,3), I also like rts games like rise of nations, but this one is simply boring... and complicated. It plays as slow as a turn-based, and doesn't even have half the depth! I couldn't play more than half an hour without wanting to run away screaming!
Horrible!
Simply boring!
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User
I'm a fan of turn-based strategy games, I love civilization (1,2,3), I also like rts games like rise of nations, but this one is simply boring... and complicated. It plays as slow as a turn-based, and doesn't even have half the depth! I couldn't play more than half an hour without wanting to run away screaming!
Horrible!
Europa Universalis
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User
This game is nigh on to impossible to play. I found the tutorial also very difficult to understand. Unless you are very bright or into self torture, I would recommend you take a pass on this version and get either EU II or EU III.
I am playing EU III and find it much better but I warn you this is one game you need to read the manual.
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