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Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods

Amiga ST DOS MD SFC SNES

Game

Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods

Released: Dec 31, 1991

Series:

Populous

Genres:

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Role-playing (RPG) Strategy

Themes:

Fantasy Historical

Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Game Modes:

Multiplayer Single player

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As the offspring of almighty Zeus, you demand a seat among the gods. But before ascending to the top of Mt. Olympus, you must first defeat some of the most powerful deities in the Greek pantheon. Such a task would be impossible for a puny mortal, but you wield the raw power of the universe in your hands, for you are destined to become a god! Learn to shatter the sky with lightning and shower the earth with fire. Summon heroes to aid your people, and plagues to destroy the enemy. Call forth tornadoes, hurricanes, tidal waves, and columns of flame. The second installment of Bullfrog's Populous series follows the path set by its predecessor and remains one of the greatest god-games ever created. Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods vastly improves the formula by adding new spells, better quality sound and graphics, and a character development system that allows you to customize your divine powers in any way you want. You really can’t go wrong with a game where you can kill gods, obliterate entire continents, and strike down upon the infidels with great vengeance and furious anger. Just as Peter Molyneux, those things simply never get old.

Wikipedia Description WIKIPEDIA

Populous II is considerably more versatile and has a great deal more "divine intervention" effects than the original game. Populous would only bestow eight powers on the player but the sequel, Populous II has twenty-nine (30 in the PC version). These are sub-divided into six categories of effect: earth, water, wind, fire, plants and people. The six categories are linked to a global "manna meter" which needs to be filled to a certain level to enable specific powers for usage. Manna is generated by population existing over time - the larger the population, the more manna is generated. Use of a power will deplete a set amount of manna and repeated use of the more devastating powers will empty the manna reservoir. Similar to the "knight" effect in Populous, each effect category includes a "hero", allowing the player to transform his or her leader into one of six legendary figures in Greek mythology who will wander around the map attacking enemies or perform some other nefarious act. If either side controlled a certain percentage of the map, usually 75%, ancient Greek monsters would be unleashed upon the map, such as the Colossus or Medusa, which would wander from one side to another leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. This was usually seen as a cue to hurry up and complete the map because the monsters were indestructible and were indiscriminate in who they killed. Upon the successful completion of a map, the player will be awarded between one and five small experience points depending on scale of victory, number and types of powers used and length of battle which can then be used to boost capabilities in any of the six categories. This will improve accuracy and duration of powers and reduce the amount of manna needed to activate abilities. The game features 1000 maps and the player would advance to the next map depending on performance in the battle - an exceptional performance would allow the player to skip several maps; a more unsatisfying performance would bring the player no farther than three or fewer maps. One of the effects in the plants category is a deadly fungus that is planted on the ground, changing its shape and killing anyone who steps on it. Although the manual does not explain how it grows, it is easy to see that its shape-changing obeys the rules of Conway's Game of Life.

About Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods

Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods is a Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy game released in 1991 developed by Bullfrog Productions that offers Multiplayer, Single player gameplay from a bird view / isometric perspective playable on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS with 13 user ratings averaging 76.2/100. The game explores themes like Fantasy, Historical. If you enjoy Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods, you might also like similar games in our database of 45,000+ titles.

Basic Info

Release Date: December 31, 1991

IGDB Rating: 76.2/100 (13)

Rating Count: 13

IGDB ID: 8895

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Additional Information

IGDB Rating: 76.2/100 (13 votes)

Release Date: December 31, 1991

IGDB ID: 8895

Series: Populous

Платформы 6

Amiga

ST

DOS

MD

SFC

SNES

Genres 3

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Role-playing (RPG) Strategy

Themes 2

Fantasy Historical

Player Perspectives 1

Bird view / Isometric

Game Modes 2

Multiplayer Single player

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Developers

Bullfrog Productions

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Publishers

Electronic Arts

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Imagineer

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PanelComp

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Keywords

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