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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A New Twist, November 20, 2001
When I heard that Take Two intended to re-market Myth 2 some two years after it's release, I had every reason to be apprehensive. Luckily for me, one of my friends (IronDuke) is on the CD, and was nice enough to give me his second courtesy copy. So, what do you get? Aside from Myth II, the sequal to the classic Myth: The Fallen Lords, you get two CDs jam-packed with new levels (both multi and solo) to play!
Included are two of the biggest and best Myth releases ever, in the form of The Seventh God (an epic fantasy) and Jinn (a gothic sci-fi from VIsta). You also get the awesome 1861 Civil War, which is a blast. Also gathered on the CD are the winning entries from the Solo Contest a few years back. These include Legend of Gorash, Senex Silvae (Individual Winner), CAGES, Havre River and Under Myrkridian Standards (Winner). With the above, and the 24 level solo that is Myth II, you've got countless hours of gaming.
Then there are the other nominated submissions. Classics such as Taliesen Downs, Morte Della Luna and A Very Idiot Christmas combine with new maps such as the Ephor of Myrgard. All in all, you get almost 100 solos to play, as well as the Myth II Hintbook. For your money, you're getting a revolutionary game and plenty of extras for it. It's like Civilisation 2 Gold, but with decent graphics! Well worth a look for newbies, fans or just fans of fantasy RTS in general.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One final venture into the lands of Myth II, March 13, 2002
Well, I may be biased because I have been playing Myth TFL and Soulblighter for the better part of the last 5 years, but I found this useful mainly for all the large projects stored on the CDs. I am rather lazy in the upgrading the computer depart, and i have a small HD which I couldnt really waste space with conversions i didnt play that much. This offers all the biggest and best covnversions on 3 cds that I found fairly easy to navigate. You get Myth2 also, which is cool. I recieved 2 free copies because some of my work is on it (yippee!). Check out Dreamseedz and Dreamseedz multiplayer for my magical little maps. IF you are new to Myth, this is a wonderful deal, because it is cheap and comes with all the most popular projects right at your fingertips. By today's standards (2002) the graphics are rather dated, but it is still an incredibly addicting and entertaining game.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best Games.. Evar!!, November 14, 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
Myth2 is about 7 years old, but it's playability is unsurpassed by any other video game that I know. That there is a **current** community of players and map makers is strong testament to this. Check out Mariusnet . com for their forum, FAQs, links to patches (up to 1.6 now), links to other Myth-related websites and map repositories (which, after all this time, are huge).
The single-player game is worthy, in and of itself, but its multiplayer aspect is truly what makes it special. Online, you can play "versus" (where you blow up your friends and enemies) or "co-op" (where you team up to beat all that the map-makers throw at you). At Mariusnet, you can choose either. Pick a game or host your own. Go it alone, or join a "clan". It's all good.
I only play Myth2 ("Soulblighter"), so this boxed version ("Worlds") is perfect for me (If you also want the original "Myth: The Fallen Lord", get "The Total Codex"). This box includes some of the most amazing "total conversions" (maps, interface, units, physics, etc., so the game plays like a completely different game!) such as WWII & Jinn (some group even made a TFL conversion which you can play with either TFL or SB physics), so you don't have to download many hundreds of megabytes of plugs. I pretty much stick to the classic Myth2 and its related plug-ins, but I've tried these plugs, and they are absolutely gorgeous.. Never ceases to amaze me, how people have time to create these whole worlds, then test them so they are realistic and are play-balanced.
If you're tired of the same (re-tread), 1st-person-shooter/twitch-fest, give this game a try.
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