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Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne

Age of Wonders II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders II brings turn-based strategy to new heights. Awakened to join an immortal group of Wizards in the Circle of Evermore, you must restore balance to a world on the brink of collapse. * Dictate the fate of the world from within your Wizard's Tower, a transmitter of power used to channel your ground-shaking spells. * Reign supreme over one of 12 distinct and races such as Elves, Frostlings, Draconians, Dwarves, Hal

Release date
October 21, 2010
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Triumph Studios
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
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★ 8.6/10GOG · 629 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
My favorite turn based game ever. Master of Magic (MoM) shows heavy influence in AoW I and II. Pro: -Cool uses of spells (raising dead…
★ 4 / 5
AOW 2 is a really nice games, the graphical environment is all shiny and well made, there's a lot of variety and the campaign is…
★ 5 / 5
I initially wasn't going to review this title, in fact, due to the comments made in the AOW forums I had low expectations for it.…
★ 2 / 5
In my review for Age of Wonders, I wrote "Anytime there's a series available on this site, you inevitably end up having to wonder if…
★ 5 / 5
Players sing the praises of the stand-alone expansion, but I found TWT's campaign worthwhile, with a more serious story and a more challenging campaign on…
★ 3 / 5
I played "Age of Wonders" around the time when I was hyped (again) on "Heroes of Might and Magic 3" as I was searching for…
★ 5 / 5
If you love high-fantasy, this is a great game. There are multiple races: elves, goblins, humans, undead, hobbits, dark elves, orcs, goblins, frostlings (icy half-lings),…
★ 5 / 5
Deliciously playable, despite being a 20 years old game. Excellent vintage. Even has the nobility of looking beautiful in widescreen resolution without any tweaking. Masterpiece.

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★ 1 / 5
Still can't get this to behave. This time I hed the gall to press play 2x. It can't be shut off, even when I press…
★ 5 / 5
Feels good, plays good (recommend playing on window mode as alt-tabbing does...weird things to the game). A much simplier time where every race had their…
★ 5 / 5
Really atmospheric. Nice combination of RPG style heroes and strategy. Fantastic 2D graphics, pinnacle of classic 2D in my opinion. Enjoyable single player campaign with…
★ 1 / 5
Game won't run. Other games no problems, but Age of Wonders games don't play. Don't waste your money.
★ 2 / 5
As a big fan of Heroes of might and magic, I wanted to try this one. The tutorial was OK, but very clunky controls and…

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