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User Rating: Amazon Sales Rank:#359 |
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2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
 Pretty dang good, 2008-04-12
I could never get into Total War, and I haven't played Galactic Civ, but I loved Homeworld. And ever since Homeworld came out, I've been looking for another space rts to match it.
This is the closest game so far.
From the gameplay side, it's good. You start out with a home planet and a couple ships, and build up your empire by researching, building more ships, and colonizing adjacent planets. It can take some time getting from planet to planet, but fear not, as you can actually research an upgrade to warp between stars. The diversity isn't what it could be...most of the differences between the three races are cosmetic, except for the special abilities of the capital ships (which are a little like those from Warcraft III -- take power (antimatter) and need to be unlocked). Ah, and capital ships have experience. The game AI is alright, but gets better with every patch (1.04 right now).
From a technical perspective, the game is also pretty fun and good, especially for an indie game. The graphics are fully acceptable by today's standards. The mod tools are also apparently pretty good, given the number of mods available. Also, don't be put off by the publisher being Stardock, which noticeably publishes ObjectDesktop and WindowBlinds -- the company is remarkably forward-thinking in believing that pirates shouldn't be allowed to make decisions about games. Translation? There's no copy protection. Nor do you need the CD in the drive to play. And you know what? The game is STILL #3 in sales in its category on Amazon and has done remarkably well in general.
Word of disclaimer: I wouldn't say this game is only for "hardcore" players, but I would say that it's deep enough that unless you put some time into learning the strategies, tech trees, gameplay mechanics for the different races, you will be disappointed. Also, there's no single player campaign. Sad, to be sure, but that's just the way it is.
Anyway, if you're looking for a strong, deep space RTS to sink your teeth into, consider Sins of a Solar Empire.
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Not what i expected...but still good., 2008-04-05
hmmmm....what can i say this game is a blast but their is no campain mode or anything of the sort, all you do is play a map by starting off with on of three different races homeworld and buil out through a solar system making allies and destroying any civilization that doesn't agree with you...but that's a load of fun though and i enjoy it emensly
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Excellent game, 2008-04-05
I'm sure this has been said a million times, but this game plays like a real-time version of Galactic Civilizations. The best part of this is that you get more interesting combat, but with alot of the empire building and improving of a 4x type game.
Some other notable high points of the game are:
-strategic zoom (similar to Supreme Commander). This lets you zoom out far enough to see all of the planets at once, or close enough to see individual fighters zipping around attacking an enemy ship.
-large scale battles. the supply limit can be set before the match, each side can have 1000's of ships. Unlike the large battles in Supreme Commander, these don't slow your computer to a crawl.
-works on older machines. I ran this on my 4 year old computer just fine. Not many newer games run well and look this good on old computers.
-solid online play. the online play works pretty well. The matches can get pretty long sometimes, so you can save multiplayer games and resume them later.
This game is a must have for any fan of the RTS or 4x genres. Just be warned, matches can take a long time, so this isn't one of those games where you can play a quick match in an hour.
3 of 21 customers found the following review helpful:
 For hardcore real time strategy players ONLY, 2008-04-05
Sins of a solar empire is for dedicated RTS gamers and RTS gamers only.
The game has no campaign mode, so don't expect a good story, which would have made it so much better. The music goes from okay to okay, its mediocore. The game play is just ugly, I should'nt have to say anything you saw for yourself on the gameplay pics they show you. What killed it the most was the tutorial modes. you will spending a long time just to understand combat, space mining, and planet taxation which is MIND BOGOLLING BORING. Sins was not fun for me and should'nt be, it had the potential to be great; if not wonderful. Hopefully EA will buy this company and give it a much need face lift.
2 of 9 customers found the following review helpful:
 SLOW, 2008-03-29
As great as the reviews are of this game they miss one key element. It is not a FUN game. The ship movement is not just slow on the fastest setting it's depressingly slow. There is little to do while waiting for ships to move from point A to B. It was such a dissapointment after all the good press. I guess when you try to do too much you end up with too little.
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