Master Of Orion 2 - Battle at Antares

by MicroProse

Product Features

• Explore and colonize uncharted planets, or take over one of your enemies'

Product Details

• ASIN: B0007W4LFQ
• Item Weight: 3 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,200 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Master the Unknown Before It Masters You!Product InformationForge an empire in a universe where population growth is outstripping planetaryresources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for theirknowledge.  the need for galactic expansion is critical.  You mustconquer alien star systems to secure the resources that will guarantee yoursupremacy. The ultimate goal is to defeat the evil Antarans. They lurk in thecoldest reaches of space warmed by one all-consuming passion...Revenge! Product Features Explore and colonize uncharted planets. Form a colony or take over one of your enemies. Manage resources - run your colonies the way you see fit: assign careers maintain population morale and construct buildings. Combat choice: strategic or tactical. Research more than 200 technologies or trade with other races for theirs. Random events and disasters can threaten or benefit different stars and whole empires. Multiple game settings let you select such factors as your adversaries' intelligence the size and age of the galaxy and the level of civilization. Multiplayer options for up to eight players. Play via modem network hot seat or TCP/IP. 13 Pre-designed races each with its own special abilities or use the Custom Race Option to create your own. Super VGA graphics and cinematics. Windows Requirements DOS 5.0 or later (also works in Windows 95) Pentium 90 MHz processor or faster 16MB of RAM SVGA graphics for 640x480 256 colors 75 MB free hard drive space 2X CD-ROM Drive Sound Card (Supports Sound Blaster card or 100% compatible) Printer required to print game manuals

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic turn based strategy game, November 17, 2009

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K. Morris (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Master Of Orion 2 - Battle at Antares (CD-ROM)

Produced in 1996, this game runs both in Windows 95 and DOS.

Here it is 13 years later, and I still come back over and over to this game as one of my favorites. In fact, I keep an old Windows 98 laptop just so I can avoid difficulties in playing this game on new computers.

The basic plot is you are a ruler of a space faring empire. But you are not alone. The galaxy is populated by other space faring races of roughly similar technology levels.

You start at a primitive level of technology and through the course of the game, must explore the galaxy, build your civilizations, build a war fleet, and deal or battle with alien races. To make matters worse, this pesky advanced race known as the Ataran's pop up from time to time and cause havoc.

The game is very customizable as to the galaxy you set up, your race, fleets and battles, etc. You can dive in and control things in detail every turn, or you can automate some features to concentrate on the core of running your empire. It is very similar to Master of Orion 1, but it has been expanded to add a lot of options. And yes, you still have to deal with that highly advanced lone battleship in the Orion system.

Being released in 1996, the graphics still hold up well. I highly recommend this game as one of the best turn based science fiction empire building games ever made.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific game with tremendous replay value, May 27, 2010

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Thomas G. Hanlin - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Master Of Orion 2 - Battle at Antares (CD-ROM)

I've been playing MoO2 ever since it came out, must've been about 15 years ago. Oh, I don't play it as much as I used to but, I still want a copy on hand just in case.

MoO2 is an engaging space romp, a Civ-style game based on exploration, technology, war, diplomacy, and resource management. Pick one of the default species or create your own. Research tech to suit your interests in offense, defence, and culture. Sweet-talk the others or slaughter them all-- play with a friend and/or against the computer.

The GUI is spot-on brilliant, it always has what you want at your fingertips.

Warning, it can be tricky to get the Windows version to run on some newer versions of Windows. However, it also includes the DOS version (!) which works well under DosBox or DosEmu, on Windows or Linux.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, March 28, 2008

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Grunt43 (Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Master Of Orion 2 - Battle at Antares (CD-ROM)

This is a great game, it has a good interface and tons of replay value(I still pop it in from time to time). The 3rd game isn't very good but this one is. If you like Strategy/Sci-fi and/or don't have as much memory or resources to devote to gaming - GET THIS GAME.