<s>
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympian	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1991	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Populous	B-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
MS-DOS-based	O
computers	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bullfrog	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Populous	B-Application
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
most	O
notable	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
god	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
guiding	O
his	O
people	O
in	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
followers	O
of	O
an	O
enemy	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Populous	B-Application
only	O
generally	O
alluded	O
to	O
undefined	O
deities	O
,	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
specifically	O
set	O
under	O
the	O
backdrop	O
of	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
demigod	B-Language
,	O
one	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
's	O
countless	O
children	O
with	O
mortal	O
women	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
battle	O
one	O
Greek	O
deity	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
until	O
finally	O
facing	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
has	O
promised	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
Pantheon	O
on	O
Olympus	O
if	O
he	O
can	O
survive	O
all	O
the	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data	O
disk	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Challenge	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Two	O
Tribes	O
:	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
ported	O
by	O
PanelComp	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
considerably	O
more	O
versatile	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
more	O
"	O
divine	O
intervention	O
"	O
effects	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
would	O
only	O
bestow	O
eight	O
powers	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
but	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
twenty-nine	O
(	O
30	O
in	O
PC	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
knight	O
"	O
effect	O
in	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
each	O
effect	O
category	O
includes	O
a	O
"	O
hero	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
transform	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
leader	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
legendary	O
figures	O
in	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
who	O
will	O
wander	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
or	O
perform	O
some	O
other	O
nefarious	O
act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
either	O
side	O
controlled	O
a	O
certain	O
percentage	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
usually	O
75%	O
,	O
ancient	O
Greek	O
monsters	O
would	O
be	O
unleashed	O
upon	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Colossus	O
or	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
wander	O
from	O
one	O
side	O
to	O
another	O
leaving	O
a	O
trail	O
of	O
destruction	O
in	O
their	O
wake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
March	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
The	O
One	O
interviewed	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
for	O
information	O
regarding	O
its	O
development	O
in	O
a	O
pre-release	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
stages	O
before	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Populous	B-Application
had	O
finished	O
playtesting	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
One	O
states	O
that	O
"[the]	O
game	O
has	O
effectively	O
been	O
developing	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
although	O
actual	O
keyboard	O
work	O
only	O
began	O
in	O
March.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
reuse	O
code	O
or	O
assets	O
from	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Molyneux	O
expresses	O
that	O
he	O
holds	O
the	O
design	O
philosophy	O
that	O
"	O
You	O
ca	O
n't	O
call	O
anything	O
a	O
sequel	O
unless	O
it	O
's	O
totally	O
rewritten	O
,	O
because	O
otherwise	O
it	O
's	O
really	O
just	O
a	O
data	O
disk	O
-	O
and	O
we	O
've	O
already	O
done	O
enough	O
of	O
those.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
lacks	O
assets	O
from	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
development	O
began	O
with	O
Populous	B-Application
being	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
newer	O
computer	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
city-building	O
aspect	O
present	O
in	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
The	O
One	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
very	O
strong	O
possibility	O
that	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
export	O
these	O
cities	O
to	O
Sim	B-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
play	O
around	O
with	O
them	O
there	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	O
restrictions	O
were	O
a	O
notable	O
limitation	O
in	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
Molyneux	O
expresses	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
1MB	O
Amigas	B-Device
have	O
more	O
animation	O
than	O
MB	O
Amigas	B-Device
,	O
and	O
all	O
sprites	O
are	O
compressed	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
criticisms	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
regarding	O
players	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
recover	O
when	O
the	O
opposition	O
is	O
winning	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
wherein	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
followers	O
create	O
temples	O
-	O
even	O
in	O
enemy	O
territory	O
-	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
this	O
'	O
random	O
 '	O
element	O
intended	O
to	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
change	O
strategies	O
as	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
incorporates	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
35	O
effects	O
,	O
as	O
Molyneux	O
expresses	O
that	O
"	O
People	O
were	O
always	O
saving	O
 [ resources ] 	O
for	O
a	O
volcano	O
or	O
earthquake	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greek	O
and	O
Celtic	O
mythology	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Bible	O
,	O
were	O
used	O
as	O
references	O
for	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
icon-based	O
UI	O
was	O
changed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
Molyneux	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
just	O
was	O
n't	O
enough	O
space	O
on	O
screen	O
:	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
we	O
had	O
icons	O
which	O
were	O
four	O
pixels	O
by	O
eight	O
wide	O
-	O
how	O
do	O
you	O
distinguish	O
a	O
whirlpool	B-Algorithm
from	O
a	O
whirlwind	B-Device
in	O
that	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Molyneux	O
cites	O
work	O
on	O
previous	O
Bullfrog	O
titles	O
as	O
learning	O
experiences	O
that	O
contribute	O
to	O
design	O
choices	O
made	O
in	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Flood	B-Application
taught	O
us	O
how	O
to	O
draw	O
quickly	O
onto	O
the	O
screen	O
...	O
Powermonger	B-Application
taught	O
us	O
about	O
databases	O
and	O
design	O
and	O
Populous	B-Application
taught	O
us	O
how	O
to	O
program	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
graphics	O
for	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
created	O
by	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
then	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
graphic	O
artists	O
Gary	O
Carr	O
and	O
Paul	O
McLoughlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
sprites	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
DPaint	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
a	O
custom-built	O
graphic	O
editor	O
created	O
by	O
Glenn	O
Corpes	O
-	O
this	O
custom	O
editor	O
allows	O
the	O
artists	O
to	O
test	O
sprites	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
continually	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
added	O
late	O
in	O
development	O
-	O
initially	O
Charles	O
Callet	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
Powermonger	B-Application
was	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
changed	O
due	O
to	O
'	O
unreliability	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
factor	O
in	O
the	O
delay	O
was	O
Molyneux	O
's	O
self-professed	O
'	O
perfectionism	O
 '	O
;	O
he	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
want	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
really	O
big	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
think	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
game	O
music	O
is	O
underplayed	O
...	O
What	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
in-game	O
music	O
for	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
informative	O
,	O
so	O
as	O
the	O
action	O
starts	O
speeding	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
starts	O
changing	O
tempo	B-Application
with	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
stage	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
stated	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
17	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
with	O
Molyneux	O
purporting	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
taken	O
20	O
minutes	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
would	O
now	O
take	O
something	O
like	O
20	O
seconds	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1992	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
elaborate	O
program	O
that	O
is	O
instantly	O
absorbing	O
and	O
addictive	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1993	O
survey	O
of	O
pre	O
20th-century	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
three-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
82%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
An	O
attractive	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
with	O
a	O
much	O
smoother	O
control	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
85th	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
lot	O
like	O
Populous	B-Application
only	O
with	O
a	O
'	O
2	O
 '	O
on	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
liked	O
Populous	B-Application
then	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
you	O
’ll	O
love	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
