Call to Power II

 PC
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. ActionTrip
    72
    This sequel doesn't bring anything revolutionary, but it certainly leaves an impression of a completed project. I believe that the authors meant to make the first part look like this.
  2. Games Radar
    50
    Activision has copied the gameplay of Civilisation, but the designers just aren't good enough to infuse it with the magic. Even if they had done, enough already! Do something new!
  3. Spank!
    70
    Nothing particularly innovative, but like an old joke we've heard many times before, its familiarity is rather comforting.
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  5. Yahoo!
    60
    I'm not too excited about it, but there's enough going on for me to keep it on my hard drive past the time spent reviewing it.
  6. GameSpot
    72
    An interesting take on a classic concept, but as with many reinterpretations of canonical standards, it isn't better than its source material.
  7. Electric Playground
    70
    Vastly improves on the original "Civilization: Call to Power" but still falls far short of the original, original "Civilization" series.
  8. Adrenaline Vault
    70
    It has an intuitive interface and eliminates the time-consuming micromanagement within each city that made every other game in the series so drawn out.
  9. GamerWeb PC
    65
    Simply too little, too late... When compared against some of the established leaders in strategy games, Call to Power II falls glaringly short and if you're looking to purchase a new strategy game, your money would probably be better spent elsewhere.
  10. CNET Gamecenter
    70
    It still feels like a "Civilization II" knockoff at times, rather than its own game. As such, it should pacify fans until "Civ III" comes out.
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  11. IGN
    60
    Simply lacks the focus and emotional engagement that would lift it out of mediocrity.
  12. TotalGames.net
    74
    What the original was intended to be - but it's still no "Alpha Centauri." [Feb 2001, p.78]
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Awards & Rankings

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#74 Best PC Game of 2000
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#85 Most Discussed PC Game of 2000

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. iseeall
    Dec 15, 2015
    6
    This sequel to Call to Power 1 adds more units and more features to the game but doesn't fix the almost gamebreaking flaws of the originalThis sequel to Call to Power 1 adds more units and more features to the game but doesn't fix the almost gamebreaking flaws of the original (overpowered ranged units in army battles, overpowered special units), resulting in another average Civilization-inspired 4x game.… Full Review »
  2. Ben
    Aug 18, 2001
    8
    I like it. Any lover of civilization would really love it.
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