When I purchased this game, I had no idea what I was in for considering that the trailer, screenshots and blurb gave absolutely no useful information about the gameplay mechanics, genre or overall target audience.

However... I'm happy with my purchase. It's not a smash hit, but I think it's very well done.

The best way I can describe this game would be as a Settlers clone. For anyone who is a fan of Time-Management and/or Strategy Games, Viking Saga: New World will be an instant classic for you.

I found the artwork simple, but defined. The cut scene animations blended perfectly with the artwork and the voice narration gives you the chance to admire this instead of making you read subtitles. The soundtrack was relaxing and didn't get in the way of the voice and sound effects during gameplay.

Despite sometimes miss-clicking structures or gatherables while aiming for something else, the gameplay was satisfying. At times I would get frustrated and deside the fog-of-war overlay was crap because I couldn't see through it or the cost to clear rubble or repair a bridge was too high and life for these vikings was just unfair!... But truth is, I like the challenge!

I found the goals for the levels were extremely well balanced (at least so far) and it would appear alot of effort has gone into ensuring that this game isn't just a push over. If you're after that perfect 3-star score every time, keep your eyes pealed. I found some new ideas thrown into the mix that I haven't found in other games of the genre. I won't give any spoilers as to what those are though. I think if you're into stuff like Build-A-Lot or Cake Mania, ditch Big Fish Games and get this instead!

At the end of the day, I think the price was well earned and worth it. Good job.

The second entry of the Viking Saga series spices up the scenery by putting us on a long journey from Iceland to Peru. Its time management mechanics and the difficulty curve ensure that most players can enjoy it, albeit to a limited degree.

Ingolf is back in the second episode of Viking Saga, but he will not enjoy his peace for long, because he has to travel to the New World to find a legendary medicine for his people.
As usual for a time manager, do not expect too much from this plot other than an excuse to change the scenery occasionally. However, the pacing and story is entertaining enough to act as a secondary incentive to pass each stage, beyond seeing what the next level will offer in terms of challenges.

And challenges ye shall have, since Viking Saga 2 is enthusiastic about using stage hazards on most levels, ranging from downpour to forest fires, pitch-black nights, or pressure plate door switches. These require a constant influx of raw materials, which we acquire by building lodgings, collecting rent from them, and then sending our workers to the production buildings—so, in essence, the same way we did in the first game.
These hazards are a great way to add intensity; however, they can also wear the player out eventually, so I suggest playing this game only in bite-sized chunks.

the name of the game should be evil boss simulator - you overwork viking dwarves with a series general tasks - The same guy that build a hut collect the taxes! seriously: this is an identical game to 12 works of hercules (which is newer), its more of a puzzle then a strategy game in the classical sense, good way to get distracted - the casual tag is there for a reason, in all fairness grerat game for what it proposed

I've been playing several of these games over the past week, and while as a genre they're cute, relaxing, and provide a minor challenge, this one falls short of Roads of Roam 2 for example in a few ways.

The writing is fairly poor; it seems badly translated and includes mistakes. Frankly the story isn't at all interesting, but that's not why you'd buy this anyway.

Your workers don't work quite fast enough, and this gets tedious fairly quickly. Even with six running around, because of the various obstacles a lot of actions queue up.

The voices are really annoying and there's a bug with the option to disable them; it doesn't always work, either at all or from one mission to the next.

These are minor complaints really, and for the price and the apparent length of the game, I'd still recommend it. 3/5

Very nice to kill some time, but it could have some achievements.

This game is NOT LIKE settlers, it is a time management game, nothing more. If you are hoping for a game like "Cultures", "Pharaoh", etc. This is not what you are looking for.

Fun, interesting game with new ideas. Once you learn the start build formula it's much easier, but you'll still be challenged accomplishing goals. Each new land/map adds elements so it stays fresh enough throughout the game.
The hardest part for me was dealing with the fires. Wow, thought there was no way until I tried putting out 1-2 fires on nearby islands before building anything. That was the secret for 3 stars!! Had to play plenty of levels over for 3 stars so I appreciated the challenge.

The story is good enough. Graphics and animations were cool. Overall it's worth it. Enjoy!

Can't get past the second jump, it just goes and goes after you've done all the quests in that jump, I could be missing something but it is not obvious.

Fun little game, pretty solid for some levels, however crashes every time after the tic-tac-toe part, that's why I can't recommend. :/

This game is simple and fun, I enjoye the beautiful back grounds with the great puzzels.