Reception
Imperialism II received favorable reviews from game critics. Most of the reviews were written in 1999 that means that unfortunately some of them are no longer available, included among the unavailable ones are the reviews from PC Gameworld, Computer Games Magazine, Computer Gaming World and PC Gamer.
- Game Rankings - 84/100 score - Average based on 15 different reviews of the game.
- Gamespot - 8/10 score - The review wrote: " Imperialism II is a more refined and interesting use of the same system" and added: "Frog City has done an excellent job of it with Imperialism II." The food supply requirement was criticized and called "a bit tedious".
- IGN - 8.4/10 score - This review called the game "impressive" and said "It's complex as hell, but it's a lot of fun".
- ZDNet - 5/5 score- "With deeper gameplay, tactical combat, and AI, the new game system is easier to learn and play than the original."
- GamePro - 4.5/5 score - "A great update to a great strategy game."
- CNET's Gamecenter.com - 8/10 score - "In the long term, Imperialism II: Age of Exploration provides epic strategic gaming with random maps and multiplayer support."
- Adrenaline Vault - 4/5 score - "It’s a solid title that nicely combines some quality features into an attractive title. hose of you who thirst for the thrill of constant combat might feel bogged down in some of the other elements."
- Strategy Gaming Online - 8.6/10 score - "In every aspect, then, Imp2 is an improvement over Imp1, which should give some idea of really how good a game this is". This review however considered excessive the amount of importance given to the economic aspect of the game.
- Tom vs. Bruce from the Games for Windows: The Official Magazine - Imperialism II was featured on their column in the March 2007 issue. Although it wasn't a review Tom Chick wrote: "Until Civilization IV came out, it was my favorite turn-based strategy game." Bruce Geryk also expressed his opinion: "Imperialism II is probably my favorite game of the 1990s. Since it's my favorite, it kind of goes without saying that it must be the best."
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