Gamespot review out: 8.8 of 10

[Doug-Thompson]

Even the reviewer played the English.

[OMGLAZERS]

It's the first, the simple, the mediocre choice.

I can't blame him, I began to learn the game on the English too.

We can't all start out the Turks..

[Doug-Thompson]

I do suspect it has something to do with this game being very popular in England, though.

[Brighdaasa]

Strange guy really, rates the "value" of the game 8/10, and then complains a campaign takes a few days to finish

[econ21]

Seems a reasonable, if not particularly perceptive review. The modest scores seem to reflect the fact that M2TW is not so much of an innovation as, say RTW. This premium on innovation is questionable, as "new" does not necessarily mean "better" and often sequels, being more refined, offer better gameplay.

However, to be fair to the reviewer, I also had the same instinctive reaction in my first impressions - M2TW blew me away less than I expected. It did not have the "wow!" factor of first moving around on the open RTW map and fighting a mass of barbarians with my red-cloaked Romans.

[Doug-Thompson]

The game probably would have gotten a 9 if he had been winning.