Etherlords II

 PC
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 74 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 74
  3. Negative: 7 out of 74
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  1. iddqd4
    Feb 11, 2018
    7
    Пытался играть в ожидание новых трехмерных героев, но так и не прошел.
  2. Lhetre
    Feb 13, 2014
    6
    This is a collectible cards game a la Magic the Gathering identical to its predecessor but for a new campaign. Graphics and animations are gorgeous. The different races have unique identity and capacities, allowing for different strategies for each of them. The combat system is solid and quite fun. However the campaign is a complete let down and has no re-playability value. You earn newThis is a collectible cards game a la Magic the Gathering identical to its predecessor but for a new campaign. Graphics and animations are gorgeous. The different races have unique identity and capacities, allowing for different strategies for each of them. The combat system is solid and quite fun. However the campaign is a complete let down and has no re-playability value. You earn new cards and experice through combat, but the mobs become very hard almost immediately. Mobs do not spawn back, so earning the necessary experience to advance in the (non existent) plot is quite hard.
    A game worth playing once - to discover its mechanisms and for its beauty.
    I advise you to buy it on steam for a couple $$.    … Expand
  3. Shadran
    Jan 7, 2020
    6
    Not great, not bad. RPG aspects are very nice making you stronger through the game as you level and colect more cards, but most of the time you end up using the same overpowered combos because you can't really get all the cards for lack of reseurces. That limits your decks variations and makes your live hard when you just want to try something out and get stuck on a simply strongerNot great, not bad. RPG aspects are very nice making you stronger through the game as you level and colect more cards, but most of the time you end up using the same overpowered combos because you can't really get all the cards for lack of reseurces. That limits your decks variations and makes your live hard when you just want to try something out and get stuck on a simply stronger opponent. Graphics are fine, camera rotating can get annoying after while. Sounds are basic. Story is basically beat everyone and move on wich is fine for someone like me who likes card games and can skip every dialog. Overall mediocre game.… Expand
  4. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    6
    Similar to HoM&M games, with minor differences. Maybe more close to the Disciples I think.
    Average one for me :)

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#72 Best PC Game of 2003
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#57 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. VideoGamesLife
    72
    Etherlords II, on the one hand, benefits from having an excellent combat mechanism lying within the game. Unfortunately it takes a nose-dive because the game that surrounds it isn’t worth a toss.
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  2. IGN
    80
    If you like "Magic: The Gathering" and "Heroes of Might and Magic", then you should get a kick out of this - if you're willing to devote serious time to an occasional, nonsensically difficult battle.
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  3. Yahoo!
    70
    You have to sort of force yourself to play in the beginning. Putting in that time pays off in the end, though, much like some of those art-house flicks that go from head scratcher to heartstring tugger in just a couple of hours.
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