Europa Universalis A terrible game

Advantages: Good for history proffesors and those who enjoy being bored for long stretches
Disadvantages: Immensly over commplicated, and far to realistic for suitable game play

...In the realm of computer games the love of my life is strategy. As the advert said "You may not think it to look at me but I've commanded armies, and conquered worlds". I love that feeling, don't you?! A good game must be realistic, accurate and thorough but also fun, easy to play and have a good plotline that plays out through the entire game. You must feel rewarded when you have crushed your enemy, you must feel like one of the characters. Europa Universalis is a living breathing example of Realism taking over the entire game. Everything from Graphics, Plot, Units/Buildings, Sound and everything we love about the Strategy games has been washed aside in the sake of a realistic game. Now, I am all for realistic gaming, but this is just gone to far. It is set in a period of European history when basically we were all...

Morgan500 28.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Europa Universalis 1492-1792 (PC)

Take a Risk on Europa

Advantages: Variation of gameplay and historical accuracy.
Disadvantages: The music is far too repetitive.

...INTRODUCTION An impressive game with quite exceptional attention to detail, and deserves much credit for this alone. Europa Universalis 2 is two dimensional, with quite literally hundreds of provinces, over a thousand in fact, and you can control any or maybe all of them. This is Risk on a massive scale, with far more involved, such as various buildings, military, religion and even generals with different abilities. Despite this, it is surprisingly simplistic to learn, maybe with less involved than it seems at first. However, mastering it is an entirely different matter, and takes luck as much as ability, considering the successfully randomised nature of play. There?s always something different you are able to attempt. Everything is done in continuous time, instead of simply being turn based, which helps make it a more...

stevencozens34 26.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of EUROPA UNIVERSALIS 2 1419-1820 (PC)

Under Its Spell

Advantages: Great expanse of time, a fine balance
Disadvantages: Hard to master

...an important aspect of statecraft and no more so than in europa universalis III. The actions of your government are controlled by a sliding movement, so you can select your emphasis on serfdom vs freedom by sliding a notch this way or that. Of course over time this can have serious consequences, so a strict controlled serfdom can lead to peasant revolts against enslavement and the tax burden if your not careful. National Ideas are opportunities to open up new ways of play as you invest money in government. You can use them to mold your nation as you increase your international prestige. For example, Grand Navy allows you to build more ships, and is useful if you wish to dominate a particular sea. As with everything, you will have to balance the pros and cons that could arise from the policies undertaken. That said, europa is certainly one...

thewhitewolf 21.12.2007 · Read review
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Europa Hotel Belfast

Advantages: The Surroundings
Disadvantages: The Night Time

...If you are thinking of going to Belfast then this is the place to stay. Situated in Belfast city center the Europa is a popular hotel with the tourists. The hotel is crammed with friendly staff who are always there ready to help. The food in the hotel is very nice and they also have a buffet style in the morning but if it is not what you like then you can just stroll around the corner into the center. There you will find lots of bars,nightclubs,restaurants and Irish pubs. The rooms are very modern and up to date and the whole hotel is spotless from top to bottom. If you are going to stay then make sure you bring a big wallet because the hotel can be pricey and you may also want some ear plugs for night time because around the hotel can get pretty noisy epically on weekends. All in all the hotel is probably the best in Belfast and there...

gsturgeon884 03.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Europa Hotel, Belfast

Dishonesty in Air Europa

Advantages: Price, relatively low
Disadvantages: Dishonesty

...17th February 2009 Be Careful! Air Europa Are Contract Respecting Thieves This is to warn all passengers of any airline and the clients of the Spanish Air Europa in particular. On 1st September 2008 I was away in Chile and my wife, still working in the Dominican Republic where I had to return, bought me an Air Europa flight to Madrid, Spain from Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. She paid local cash for the fare in the Dominican branch of the airline. Next she purchased a flight of Copa Airlines from Santiago de Chile to Santo Domingo and, for the European part of the journey, a connection of LOT Polish Airlines from Madrid to Warsaw, Poland. Soon afterwards Air Europa called off the flight between Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Madrid, Spain. Unfortunately for my wife and me, the news was bad and quite...

Michal.Obrebski 07.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Air Europa

Air Europa

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Limited leg room and horrible in flight meal

...Air Europa I have just returned form Alicante on a flight operated by Air Europa. Air Europa are a Spanish Airline that operate from various airports providing direct flights to various airports in Spain. My flight was between Aberdeen and Alicante, and, as I have never flown with them before, here is my review of their service. Check in This is a bit of a grey area for me as I am not sure whether the check in staff at Aberdeen actually worked for Aberdeen Airport or whether they worked for Air Europa and vice versa on the return flight. Check in at Aberdeen was a relatively painless affair with most passengers being processed quickly and efficiently. Alicante was the same, queues were moving quickly and efficiently. However, one point I would note is that my holiday was done via Airtours. The return ticket specifically...

deanmeister 01.09.2004 · Read review
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Its very rare that a game like this comes along

Advantages: Incredibly rich historical simulation, Includes military, diplomatic, trade, exploration, technology and religous factors,Very well presented with rich graphic quality and detail.
Disadvantages: Documentation lacking,A lot to keep track of, but realistically so...,Perhaps too much detail for novice strategy gamers

...It's very rare that a good, deep historic strategy game comes along. If you ask people to name such a game, most will answer Age of Empires, but that's no more an immersive, historically accurate strategy game than Pong is a realistic portrayal of tennis. There's just too many factors missing, and the game is on a local, not a global scale. Of course Civilization is the classic historic game of world conquest, yet it favours military muscle ahead of other means of conquest; it's amazing just how much of the ancient world can succumb to wandering chariots. Until now, the best historic strategic wargame has been Imperialism 2, a game that was sorely underrated by many people and which represents marvellous value in many bargain bins the world over. But the arrival of Europa Universalis has upped the ante in many ways. While it lacks...

a_leeming 29.03.2001 (28.03.2001) · Read review
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Review of Europa Universalis 1492-1792 (PC)

Air Europa

Advantages: comfortable for the price
Disadvantages: stops for refuelling

...Having travelled with Air Europa 3 times I felt that this airline delivers pretty good customer service after my recent flight with an English Airline!!!! There is enough room in the seats - not as crammed as one I could mention! - and the stewardess always look very well groomed and professional. I have had a slight comment on my last opinion of another Airline for saying that the uniforms and the turnout of the stewardess wasn't great - but sorry - I think that these are the people who represent the company who people will remember as the company and who they will base their future flying plans - if they didn;t receive the service they won't fly with them again. With Air Europa I've always found that they wear very smart uniforms and will wear hats and gloves when seeing passengers on and off the plane - not a necessity I know...

SecretFormula 19.07.2000 (19.12.2001) · Read review
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Europa

Advantages: A brilliantly written, single volume overview of the history of the peninsula we call Europe
Disadvantages: Too thin in places for the extra information all readers will want to know after reading this book

...edition begins with a four page preface, followed by a single Contents page; then a List of Maps; then a double spread page showing Europe in black and white with the capsules shown on the map (unusual and very interesting in itself); next, a black and white map (Map 1) of The Peninsula, C.10,000 BC; then, two and a quarter pages on the Legend of Europa; finally, a lengthy and fascinating Introduction of 46 pages which I thoroughly recommend because it makes one think back on all the stuff one read (in my case uncritically, alas) at school. 4. There are twelve chapters: l. Peninsula: Environment and Prehistory (pp. 47-94); ll. Hellas: Ancient Greece (pp. 95-148); lll. Roma: Ancient Rome, 753 BC ? AD 337 (pp. 149-213); IV. Origo: The Birth of Europe, AD c.330 ? 800 (pp. 214-291); V. Medium: The Middle Ages, c.750 -1270 (pp. 292-382); VI...

Colenso 05.10.2009 (19.10.2009) · Read review
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Review of Europe: a History - Norman Davies

Picos de Europa - ITS BEAUTIFUL!

Advantages: BEAUTIFUL
Disadvantages: Not for the none walkers of us

...I went up the Picos De Europa Mountain range as part of my Duke of Edinburgh expedition. I have to say, it was possibly the most beautiful mountain range i have ever encountered. I am really into my mountaineering. At the end of september i am walking up the national 3 peaks in 24 hours so if any of you live near ben nevis, scafell or snowdon, come and say hello. The support would be muchly appreciated. Picos de europa however. I found the best time to start walking was around 5/6 am and walk till about 12/1 pm as the heat at points was unbearable. Especially when you are at the top of a cold mountain and cant feel the heat because of the wind. (It can be dangerous and can get sun stroke instantly) The Picos de Europa forms the apex of the Cordillera Cantabrica and is the third highest mountain range in Spain after...

damob123 22.08.2007 · Read review
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