GameSpy - Review by Peter Suciu. Score 4/5. "Chances are the sun will set on this empire-building game long before you have a chance to get there". (December 30, 2003)
Boomtown - Review by Jakob Paulsen. Rating 9/10. "Victoria is the best Paradox game to date: it’s bigger, smarter and more fun than Europa Universalis II, which I have hitherto regarded as one of the very best hardcore turn-based strategy games." (December 9, 2003)