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| Populous DS |
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The PC classic Populous makes its way to the Nintendo DS featuring 50 single player missions and four player mode.
| PUBLISHER: |
XSeed Games |
| DEVELOPER: |
EA Japan |
| GENRE(S): |
Strategy |
| PLAYERS: |
4 |
| ESRB RATING: |
E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) |
| RELEASE DATE: |
November 11, 2008 |
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79
Worth Playing
Overall, Populous DS is a fantastic game that will find a warm reception with any who remember its previous releases. It's easy to recommend the game to those who may have played it 20 years ago and would like the chance to step into godhead again.
72
GameZone
If you’re a hardcore strategy gamer craving a deep and involved strategy game then you won’t find it here. Yet if you want to relive the glory days of gaming then don’t miss out in playing Populous again.
71
IGN
This DS remake accurately reproduces the strategy of the original and adds a few modern graphical flourishes, but it definitely feels dated.
70
Game Informer
It works well enough with a bit of practice, though, and 50 complete scenarios in the single-player challenge mode add up to plenty of time spent playing god. [Oct 2008, p.106]
67
Gaming Age
I imagine if you can get a group of friends together to check out multiplayer it'll help extend the life of the game quite a bit as well, and I definitely suggest it to both players that have never tried Populous before, and to those that remember the game from back in the day.
67
Game Revolution
Populous DS can be addicting once you get past the quirks that are unique to this series. This god-sim is an incredible challenge, and it's a refreshing shift from more modern, conventional RTS games.
58
1UP
Populous DS floats somewhere between a time-waster and a strategy game, but it never provides the addictive "hook" of either genre.
50
GameSpot
Even fond memories of the 1989 original can't disguise the fact that Populous isn't relevant or fun almost 20 years later.
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