I like this game better than Supreme Ruler series because of the political detail , however I think the economic aspect of the Supreme Ruler series has the edge. And when it comes to the military aspect its kind of a toss up. On one hand in Supreme Ruler it requires the person to deploy every missile and logistically is a little too in depth for me , and on the other hand Superpower 2 seems almost too simple. Having said that I give superpower 2 the edge because of the ability to commit covert actions such as a revolution,terrorism,espionage,assassinations,and frame another country for it.Also the economic warfare is easier and more useful in Superpower 2.

Simply an unbelievably fantastic game! Who wouldn't want to take india from an underdeveloped nation to a world dominating superpower with a GDP in excess of 40 trillion dollars in 2012!? Or maybe you would prefer to play as Liberia and secure the lucrative diamond trade once and for all? What about uniting the middle east through diplomacy... Or by force.

Make you're own treaties, don't like the UN? Leave and create your own. Do you think that the European Union is affecting your economy negatively? Leave and create your own common market treaty. Do you want to conquer the world as Australia but don't have enough military capacity to do it yourself? Make some powerful allies and get them to help you out.

The choices in this game are truly limitless!

With Super Power 2 you can take control of any (really, even the Vatican City...) modern nation to shape its destiny in the world. I liked a lot the intellicence and the technology mechanics. With the first one you can for example organize a coup and make everyone think aonther nation did it, then wait for the inevitable DoW and enter in war without making everyone tink you are an imperialist (quite realistic after all...). Talking about the tech system it allows you to build your own personilzed tanks ships elicopters and fighters, to use them or to sell them to other countries. Concluding is a good game: could have been better but also much worse.

NOT as good as the first. There are not many things to do in the game. It is just a waiting game. The first game was more involved and had better overall gameplay. SP2 is just a bore to play. For example, to establish a treaty with another country, you have to click on the diplomacy box, click on something else, click on something else, select the countries you want involved, click something else, click something else and finally send your treaty to not be approved by a majority of the recipients of the treaty.

This game is a great classic, where you can play any nation in the world with their own geo political stance... You can be as well a war like not wary nation... The game won't always force you to enter for no reason in war... The game have a good CPU artificial intelligence... So that's why i've buyed it!

A great old classic! I actually bought this game ages after it was released (i think 5 years later) simply because it was recommended by a friend.

Do not expect ground breaking graphics here, or any sound worth noting. However as far as pure strategy and geopolitical simulators go, this little game can still take on the best out there. Depth wise it can still hold its ground for sure and at this cut low price it is a really great bargain!

If youre into political roleplaying (online offcourse) this is a great game.

Some periods with alot of trolls and such, but if in a locked game this can

easily make you sit there for hours just planning how to dominate the world.

It has alot of bugs and such sadly, but the online rp experience weight it up i think!

Amazing game. Depth and detail are incredibly sophisticated, replay value is insane, and the mental challenge this game presents is too good for words.

Excellent game. Heavily recommended.

This game has managed to entertain me. That said, its dubious to say it will entertain most players. The game play, for the most, doesn't make sense (especially in economics) but it provides some interesting goals. I really enjoyed taking poor countries and building them into super powers (hence its name). Just beware the irrational AI and the odd game play ideas, but after you get used to it... it becomes quite fun in an odd way. The military aspect is actually quite in depth... but at the same time too simple. The AI nations rarely seem to buy your excess units (perhaps they have better of their own) and there is no indicator to how successful your diplomatic gestures will be. This game has flaws, but if you played the first one, or are interested in the idea it is worth a try.

If I could think of one word this game lacks, it would be polish. I think the core ideas are there, however it does not present a workable environment. Some aspects of gameplay leave you guessing. I think if the developers would have spent a bit more time with the tutorial, and a bit more time designing the finer aspects of the game it would be amazing. I would say though, if you've ever been curious what Mutually assured destruction would look like, then this is certainly your game.

The game has a lot of potential, yet like BigDog66 says, it is incomplete. A lot of sliders/functions without a real function. You'd have to spend a LOT of time on this game to be able to work your way 'round in it and then still you'll find the game lacks any real excitement. Too much fuz, too much waiting, and too little real action.

This game is incomplete, not ready for the market. Several basic functions do not even work and it is a waste of time and money

The only good thing about this game is the scrollable globe.

A great game with many economic, political, and warfare, the best three things that any game should have, and this game has it all.

Before buying this game you should do some investigation. There are lots of reviews out there that i unfortunately did not read before i wasted 9 pounds on Superpower 2. I belive that theres even a demo out there that you can download. I strongly suggest that you try before you buy this time.

For a game that is supposed to be about governing a nation it has surprisingly few options or tools on how to actually run it.

You can change a few sliders here and there, and you can make treaties with other countries, but they dont really do anything. You can change any country you like into a military dictatorship on monday, a communistic country on tuesday, a democratic country on wednesday and then just repeat as long as you like. There is no penalty what so ever. Oh sure you have a slider that shows popularity, but it seems like it does not matter at all, for anything. Its just a number.

If you expect to have to handle popular unrest, civil wars, intelligent communication between nations and intricate national budgets then youre into a really bad suprise. One example is the UN wich is nothing more than a treaty "that improves relations between members".

The military part is a joke.

First of all your taking a risk when going to war to begin with, because there is no way to see who your to be enemy is allied with. Simply no way.

The AI (wich is a disgrace to begin with because theres no I to be seen anywhere) Will cramp all his units into one region and then attack you, or defend againts you. There is no territory, the units move with the speed of light, even over water. Yes there is no consideration of water. The units takes one day from one end of the world to the other within a few seconds. Naval units are just a joke since land units just bypass them.

There is no peace treaty. You have a annex treaty wich takes 6 months to come into action. In those 6 months you are still at war, and other nations, seemingly completely random may decide to intervene.

Nuking a country would in the real world give you some really bad attention. But in Superpower 2 it seems as if its not a big deal if Iran makes Israel into a nuclear waste desert. Maybe the popularity slider goes from 48,9 to 48,7.

I love games like Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Victoria and Crusader Kings, and was expecting the same amount of complexity. Superpower 2 is not even on the same scale as those games.

My advice is, stay away. Fire up your old Amiga 500 instead if you like games that belongs in the 80's.