[Cainehill]

Yeah - I mean, some of us easily got hundreds of hours out of Master of Orion / Master of Magic, neither of which had any MP - just different combinations of races, magic paths, special abilities, etc.

That said - I'm not sure GC2 will have the same longevity, because the races are essentially pretty similar, and the tech tree, while sizable, is ... bland. Essentially, drives get smaller and sometimes faster; weapons (only 3 varieties) similarly get smaller and sometimes stronger, ditto for defenses.

But definately 40+ hours, especially as the game apparently really changes as you bump up the AI levels ( the AI strategies actually change, as opposed to simply getting more power, as per Dom2 and most other games ).