If you've been past the PC section of IGN today, you'll see a massive, evil looking robot staring at you framed by the words "Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar Review." This makes IGN the first media outlet to put up a review for the expansion to one of the top games of 2006. The review is a glowing endorsement of the expansion and a good read if you're on the fence about the game.
Another indicator of how good Dark Avatar it that after awarding Dread Lords an 8.7 last year, Steve Butts gave Dark Avatar a 9.0!
Here's a little bit of what Steve had to say:
"Dread Lords was great and Dark Avatar is even better. The new additions enlarge the experience considerably, even if they don't exactly change the overall purpose or personality of the game. The inclusion of tech-prerequisites for colonization of certain environments is probably the most significant change here but there are plenty of other new features here that force the player into new and interesting situations. That you get some ample improvements in graphics and AI is just icing on the cake."
Read more of the review here.
w00t! 9.0!