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As nerdy as it might sound, my all-time record for playing a single game straight through was with Populous on my Sega Genesis...long, long ago.  Its almost embarrassing how much free time I gave to this one back in the day, but that was the depth of my love at the time.  As I didn't have a PC back then, it was all about the consoles and its nice to see the franchise head to the DS is such a touched-up, stylized way.

That said, its strange hearing Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries" play over the whole affair, especially with those cheesy and unnecessary CG cut-scenes mucking up the place.  Still, with 4-player competition and stylus play, Populous may have found its perfect place...even 20 years on!  Populous DS hits the portable this September!