Giving us our second perfect score are the wonderful folks over at SciFi.com.
Matt Peckham penned the review, giving us an "A+" and essentially saying Dark
Avatar further cements Galactic Civilizations II as the top-dog in the
turn-based strategy market, the name to beat now that Master of Orion has been
soundly beaten.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the review comes in an aside at the very
end from the author on the subject of multiplayer gaming in turn-based strategy
games:
The gaming press thinks it's doing you a service by giving demerits to
any game without multiplayer. It's like gaming's equivalent of "political
correctness." Games like Dark Avatar put the lie to that creed. I wouldn't
play this game online for money, frankly. It's simply too time-consuming
coordinating dozen-hour matches with one human opponent, much less three or
four. And one successful marathon multiplayer session against dozens of
as-compelling AI skirmishes simply isn't enough to warrant knocking Dark
Avatar for knowing its strengths and playing to them. —Matt
The review is well-written and to-the-point, covering the major improvements
in the expansion. Be sure to check it out when you have a chance.