PC Gamer -- 90% rating, PC Gamer Editors' Choice
"Seven Kingdoms II is a deep, rich, incredibly satisfying game that blends myriad gameplay elements with a near-perfect balance ...... Seven Kingdoms II makes it work smoothly and creates one of the most addictive strategy games of the season."

GameSpot  -- 9.1/10
Trevor Chan has created a perfectly balanced conquest and combat game that deserves the widest possible audience, and has all the depth that Age of Empires lacked. Seven Kingdoms II is without question one of the finest strategy games on the market, largely because the world it creates has realistic dynamics and complexity never overwhelms, but adds a richness found far too rarely in strategy games.

IGN. com 8.6 rating
"Trevor Chan has created a perfectly balanced conquest and combat game that deserves the widest possible audience, and has all the depth that Age of Empires lacked. Seven Kingdoms II is without question one of the finest strategy games on the market ..."

Powerplay -- Power Play Gold Award
The predecessor already set standards - now, with renewed forces and ideas, brave battles are fought ......A simplified user interface, which is a welcome change. Additional options in espionage and research aren't making it more complicated, but enhancing the gaming fun. But the big bang is the randomly generated campaign - the gaming world was waiting for such a thing!