Comments on: Game Review: Populous DS http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2009/06/04/game-review-populous-ds/ Games from a Parental Perspective Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Cary Woodham http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2009/06/04/game-review-populous-ds/comment-page-1/#comment-24342 Cary Woodham Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:57:40 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=2487#comment-24342 Know what "God Game" on the SNES that I really liked? ActRaiser. But that was a totally different game than Populous OR SimCity! --Cary Know what “God Game” on the SNES that I really liked? ActRaiser. But that was a totally different game than Populous OR SimCity! –Cary

]]> By: Mike Anderson http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2009/06/04/game-review-populous-ds/comment-page-1/#comment-24341 Mike Anderson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:24:42 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=2487#comment-24341 I agree with Matt - yeah, you are playing a God Game, but it feels very different. There is a DS Sim City port as well. I agree with Matt – yeah, you are playing a God Game, but it feels very different. There is a DS Sim City port as well.

]]> By: Dr. Matt Carlson http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2009/06/04/game-review-populous-ds/comment-page-1/#comment-24340 Dr. Matt Carlson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:46:02 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=2487#comment-24340 Sim City is, in my mind, an entirely different sort of game. It is more contemplative and planning oriented, where Populous is more of a conflict/wargame. Some consider them both "God Games" which I suppose could be true, but they feel totally different to me. If Sim City was played in a mode where you were building your city and could then send people over to attack another player's city, then it would feel more like Populous. (Or at least be a VS mode to Sim City in some sort of way... perhaps "discourage" rampaging monsters and make them head towards the opponent's city...) Sim City is, in my mind, an entirely different sort of game. It is more contemplative and planning oriented, where Populous is more of a conflict/wargame. Some consider them both “God Games” which I suppose could be true, but they feel totally different to me.

If Sim City was played in a mode where you were building your city and could then send people over to attack another player’s city, then it would feel more like Populous. (Or at least be a VS mode to Sim City in some sort of way… perhaps “discourage” rampaging monsters and make them head towards the opponent’s city…)

]]> By: Mike Anderson http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2009/06/04/game-review-populous-ds/comment-page-1/#comment-24336 Mike Anderson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:36:26 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=2487#comment-24336 I enjoyed Populous DS ... much better than the abysmal Settlers ... good solid update of the classic! I enjoyed Populous DS … much better than the abysmal Settlers … good solid update of the classic!

]]> By: Cary Woodham http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2009/06/04/game-review-populous-ds/comment-page-1/#comment-24331 Cary Woodham Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:00:14 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=2487#comment-24331 I rented Populous on the SNES back in the day and had no idea what I was doing. I enjoyed SNES Sim City much more. --Cary I rented Populous on the SNES back in the day and had no idea what I was doing. I enjoyed SNES Sim City much more. –Cary

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