Populous: The Beginning

THE GOOD:
the strategy element falls in nicely with the spellcasting (NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN MY LIFE)

little tiny totem poles that can move mountains

THE BAD:
no boring resource gathering, no camping, and oh yes, you can repetitively attack with your shaman(you) and you will keep coming back to life(reincarnation)

SUMMARY:
a boat and a ballon doesnt make for good vehicular gameplay.. then again its set before freakin a.d.

you have to carefully plan your attacks seeing as how you need to attack with at least 2 different types or youll die,

the spell-casting portions are great, tornados.. fire blasts, lightning bolts, and lets not forgot about stone heads that move back and forth ohohohohohoh

all in all, its worth buying. but...

THE GOOD:
Many spells to master
Various types of Followers, adding strategic depth

THE BAD:
It takes too long to save and load - but what can you expect from such an enormously capable game?

SUMMARY:
Who among us has never dreamed of being gifted with Godly powers? The power to control entire Worlds, summon mighty creatures and shape the land as you please? Well, in Populous: The Beginning, you can do all of those things and more.

The control system is fantastic - the Square button fires off your spells, the X button selects objects, the Directional Pad controls an entire rotatable globe, and the Shoulder Buttons rotate can your view and bring up menus from which you can command your Followers, select Spells and select Buildings for construction.

The flexibility of this game is unbelievable. Feel like giving your enemy a sneaky little taste of your power while making your final preparations for a...

THE GOOD:
Good graphics, awsome gameplay, and a whole arsenel of spells.

THE BAD:
Angel of death is pretty cheesy, not enough people play it, a 200pop. limit

SUMMARY:
This is the most awsome playstation strategy game I ever played. Only thing I did not like is the constany hours of playing when I made one mistake on a level causing a stalemate between me and 2 enemies. I also didn't like the constant music I had to hear. Otherwise I LoVe it!!!