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Game magazinesIn the "Cross Review" of Famitsu it received 8, 7, 5 and 5 for a total of 25 out of 40, and in the "Game Report Card" based on reader voting in Family Computer Magazine it was rated as follows, 15.59 out of 30.
This score placed it 308th among all Super Famicom titles (323 titles in total, as of 1993).
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the four reviewers gave 5, 5, 7, and 6, for a total of 23 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Mega Drive FAN,it scored 17.3 out of 30, as shown below.
More expansion packs with different settings were planned depending on the success of the World War I expansion, but were never released.
A 3DO version was planned but never released.
Magazine advertisements for Powermonger quoted Peter Molyneux, who stated that the game is "Better than Populous".
Computer Gaming World in 1991 praised Powermonger as "simply superb ... a joy to play".
Computer Gaming World in 1991 praised Powermonger as "simply superb ... a joy to play".
Electronic Gaming Monthly gave Powermonger an overall score of 6.6 out of 10 from five reviewers, who praised the high detail of the simulation.
A 3DO version was planned but never released.
Reviewing the Sega CD version, GamePro criticised the graphics, particularly its pixelated maps that can make it difficult to see in-game, but they gave the game an overall recommendation based on its slow-paced strategy gameplay.
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