27-February-08, 10:09 PM
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| |  Affiliate Review:Sins of a Solar Empire
Sins of a Solar Empire  | Quote: |  | | |  | Originally Posted by bit-tech |  | | | | | | | | |
"Stardock and Ironclad are to be congratulated on many levels. Not only have they successfully created a game that merges the best parts of RTS and 4X games, they've also managed to create a game that doesn't require you to upgrade your PC to be able to run it. What's more, Stardock should be praised for not including any copy protection with the game. In their own words, the idea is to "reward customers for buying the game rather than inconvenience them with intrusive copy protection".
It's hard to find anything to criticise with Sins. The close-up graphics aren't cutting edge, but then I doubt anybody would spend that much time zoomed up close anyway. Having lower-quality graphics opens up the game to more players, which is a good thing given the online focus.
The tutorials are too short as well and terribly lacking in detail, but I suppose as long as you spend some time playing the singleplayer scenarios before jumping online (which everyone will do anyway), you should be able to survive beyond the first five minutes. Pirates are an annoyance if you're being attacked but do serve their purpose in keeping other opponents occupied while you expand your territory and forces.
I'm not saying that Sins will appeal to all players. If you like your action fast and hectic or you feel the need to micromanage all of your troops, then this game isn't for you.
If, however, you like the idea of building your empire slowly and surely and attacking with tactics rather than rushes, or you'd prefer to win hearts and minds rather than battles, then I would seriously recommend taking a look at Sins of a Solar Empire. The depth of the game is virtually unrivalled, and online play adds an extra dimension to that depth ? it's always better to conquer a human player than a computer player!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a galaxy to conquer. "
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