Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar

This space conquest empire sim makes small changes that yield cosmic consequences.

Genre: Strategy
Release date: Feb 14, 2007
Published by: Stardock
Developed by: Stardock
Designer: Brad Wardell
Franchise: Galactic Civilizations
Min system requirements: Pentium 800 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 32 MB Video Card
Recommended system: Pentium 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM
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Screenshots updated Feb 21, 2007
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Aug 10, 2006
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar makes enough changes to qualify as a full-fledged expansion, though you could be forgiven for not noticing most of them immediately. The new races aren't that much different from the old ones, the asteroid mining is a minor asset to your industrial sector and many won't play the new story based campaign for very long. But developer Stardock shows that if you add enough tweaks, you can force even veteran players to rethink their entire ...
Jan 2, 2007
It takes a while to separate the new stuff in Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords from the really new stuff in the Dark Avatar expansion pack. Stardock has been continually improving the core game since its release, so if you havent played it for a while, you might not be sure where to draw the line between “update” and ...   » Read Full Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar preview
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar expansion
Fan-fueled galaxy quest in the works for 2007
Oct 10, 2006
When we last left the Galactic Civilizations universe, the evil Drengin Empire just about had everything - and everyone - rolled up. So, at the start of the upcoming strategy expansion pack, called Dark Avatar, the Drengin reign over the galaxy is so complete that their worst enemy is now from within. In-fighting has split their grip on the empire, and the most powerful faction, the Korath, now demand the extermination of all non-Drengin races. You are the Dark Avatar, chief of the Drengin ...   » Read Full Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar preview
ESRB Rating
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar is rated:
Everyone 10+
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