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Sins Of A Solar Empire (PC) |  | From: Kalypso Media
Category: Video Games
List Price: £29.99
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 2472
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Genre: fantasy-strategy-games
Media: DVD-ROM
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 4260089411500
Release Date: June 20, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Explore & Conquer Star Systems: - Amass and command epic fleets
- Discover space anomalies and artifacts
- Fortify and develop key planets
Build A Thriving Empire: - Master culture and trade
- Forge alliances and declare bounty
- Research advanced technology
Dominate In Real-Time: - Smoothly zoom from metres to light years
- Compete online in epic multiplayer
- Save online games for later play
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 38
 A really good fun game July 4, 2010
J. Reuben
This game gave me hours of fun. It's a very clever interface and gave me a real challenge when fighting against the crafty AI. If you love Scifi and love strategy games then this one is a must to own.
 Boring May 31, 2010
A. Chalklen
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having read the rave reviews and having bought the game, I am very disappointed. It is nowhere near as good as Galactic Civ (which I would rate a 3) and not a patch on the Homeworld series (which I would rate a 5). There is no campaign and no plot, all there is are a set of scenarios where you do exactly the same thing - build ships, capture planets, build more ships, etc. If you arrive at a planet which is too strong just jump back out again. The pirates are pathetic and look like an afterthought - they have no intelligence, just go for whoever has the most bounty on them no matter if they get completely wiped. There is no attempt to make it look like a 3D universe, and you don't get to carry over anything from one game to the next (one of the reasons I avoid playing any RTS except Homeworld).
Finally, there is the extremely annoying update which took an hour using broadband, and means that I will be examining any game that I am tempted to buy in future to make sure that it doesn't use Impulse.
Not For Me May 27, 2010
Tadpole (Spain)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this; played it once; didn't think much of it, I'm afraid. Hard to say why: simply didn't engage me. One reviewer mentioned Master of Orion II - now that was a game that grabbed me; couldn't stop playing, so many bad days at work after being up all night fighting some huge battle or other. But this game? Sorry everyone, I just found it boring. Pretty, yes; zooming good - yes; no DRM - that's the main reason I bought it, and why I will not touch EA games - congratulations developers and let's hope everyone does away with DRM (I guess gamers are more likely to try to find pirated copies of protected games). I can imagine having a go at MOO II again; but this game? Doubt it - once was enough. Two stars for the no-DRM; other than that, would have been one.
Sins of a solar empire May 16, 2010
Mr. Mark Crompton
sins of a solar empire is one of the most frustrating yet fun games to play.when you think you might have the upper hand you get your behind handed to you by either by your opponent or one of the many marauding pirate ships.
The scale of the game is phenomenal, gratefully the UI is up to the task but can be cumbersome on ship movement, when the reinforcments are required 2 planets away. After 2 and a half hours of play still only on the first planet and trying to expand into another area i was beginning to wonder how i was ever going to complete lvl 1. Best game i bought so far.
Neither one thing nor the other February 5, 2010
Mr. A. J. Gould (London)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was really excited about buying this game. I've really enjoyed playing real-time strategy and turn-based strategy games in the past. Unfortunately Sins gives you the worst of both worlds. You just poitn and click and send your fleets here and there but unlike in a real-time strategy games there's no need (and not much fun) in zooming in, so there isn't much fast, fun and frenetic action. On the other hand, battles, or even just moving your fleets from one planet to another, can take a long time, and you can't say "next turn" to speed it up, and you don't have the same kind of strategy decisions that you get in a turn based strategy game. In fact I found it less strategic even than a typical real time game like Command and Conquer Generals (and a lot less fun). I didn't try multiplayer but I get the feeling that multiplayer is where this game would shine.
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