On the good news side...

G4's Xplay gave GalCiv II a 5 out of 5. That almost never happens.

On the bad side, PC Zone UK gave the game a 60%.  It's a paper magazine so I have no idea what the review says.  But anything under a 4 star review I think at this point means that they must have run into some problem.  Anyway have access to a PC Zone UK and can give the gist of why they disliked it?