Jason
chasing a bee
<strong>[ Review ]</strong>
<p>After their playtime with <strong><a href="http://www.shatteredsuns.com/" target="_blank">Shattered Suns</a></strong>, Gamespot decided you'd be better off playing Homeworld again rather than this sci-fi RTS.</p><blockquote><p>None of these actions are particularly interesting. Resource management is a dull production-line affair where you shuffle goods from one space station to another to boost ship production. Combat, in both the campaign and the skirmish mode--which happens to be the only other way to play the game, as there is no multiplayer option--mainly involves band-selecting fleets and then right-clicking on enemies to start lasers blasting in scraps that are just as ridiculously drawn out (20 minutes to take out a few pirates? Really?) as the interminable between-mission dialogue. Most of the challenge comes from trying to figure out exactly what you're supposed to be doing when missions start, as there are few instructions given out after the initial orders are passed along on the main map/text screen. Combat missions often dump you blind into a system and leave you aimlessly flying around until you discover the ship you're supposed to escort, the enemies you need to exterminate, or whatever else. The only serious drama during battles is provided by the drum-thumping score. Even then, the pounding is so relentless that you'll soon want to turn off the music and enjoy the silent vacuum of space. </p></blockquote><p>Read the 4/10 review <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/shatteredsuns/review.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>
<p>After their playtime with <strong><a href="http://www.shatteredsuns.com/" target="_blank">Shattered Suns</a></strong>, Gamespot decided you'd be better off playing Homeworld again rather than this sci-fi RTS.</p><blockquote><p>None of these actions are particularly interesting. Resource management is a dull production-line affair where you shuffle goods from one space station to another to boost ship production. Combat, in both the campaign and the skirmish mode--which happens to be the only other way to play the game, as there is no multiplayer option--mainly involves band-selecting fleets and then right-clicking on enemies to start lasers blasting in scraps that are just as ridiculously drawn out (20 minutes to take out a few pirates? Really?) as the interminable between-mission dialogue. Most of the challenge comes from trying to figure out exactly what you're supposed to be doing when missions start, as there are few instructions given out after the initial orders are passed along on the main map/text screen. Combat missions often dump you blind into a system and leave you aimlessly flying around until you discover the ship you're supposed to escort, the enemies you need to exterminate, or whatever else. The only serious drama during battles is provided by the drum-thumping score. Even then, the pounding is so relentless that you'll soon want to turn off the music and enjoy the silent vacuum of space. </p></blockquote><p>Read the 4/10 review <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/shatteredsuns/review.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>
