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Sins Of A Solar Empire (PC) | 
| From: Kalypso Media
Category: Video Games
List Price: £29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 593
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: DVD-ROM
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.9
EAN: 4260089411500
ASIN: B00195P6J0
Release Date: June 20, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Fantastic game from a fantastic DRM-FREE Publisher November 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not only is this a great game (check out the reviews for it) it is also published by a company that respects its cash paying customers.
After reading the review, i decided i couldnt wait for UK release, so i bought online in the USA, downloaded it, then shortly after the DVD arrived in the post.
Its a very deep RTS, kinda like Homeworld 2 but more intense and more deep. If you like Homeworld 2 your gonna love this game.
On the subject of DRM... Stardock's policy is to sell its games without horrible SecureROM or other evil harmful malware/data mining software being included. It believes that its cash paying customers should be treated with respect as they want their customers to return in the future. It means there is nothing to stop you from copying the game, but why should we? It is reasonably priced, offers weeks of entertainment and their refreshing approach doesnt not knacker up your windows installation.. what is really sensible is that they believe that customers who have bought their games could have decided to go and steal the software online if they really wanted to.. so why treat them like criminals?
These people should be commended and because of their forward thinking policy, i hope this game becomes a bestseller on AMAZON and you guys support them by buying their products.
here's their "Gamers Bill of Rights"
1. Gamers shall have the right to return games that don't work with their computers for a full refund.
2. Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state.
3. Gamers shall have the right to expect meaningful updates after a game's release.
4. Gamers shall have the right to demand that download managers and updaters not force themselves to run or be forced to load in order to play a game.
5. Gamers shall have the right to expect that the minimum requirements for a game will mean that the game will play adequately on that computer.
6. Gamers shall have the right to expect that games won't install hidden drivers or other potentially harmful software without their consent.
7. Gamers shall have the right to re-download the latest versions of the games they own at any time.
8. Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers.
9. Gamers shall have the right to demand that a single-player game not force them to be connected to the Internet every time they wish to play.
10. Gamers shall have the right that games which are installed to the hard drive shall not require a CD/DVD to remain in the drive to play.
Well done Stardock - im looking forward to them publishing more major titles in the future.
 Not worth the 4 or more stars most have given it November 10, 2008
At best 3 stars.
I've had this game for a 2 weeks and I have to say that it's certainly not the game most have mentioned. The graphics are mediocre, the interface can be long winded (lots of zooming in and out of planets and the way the info bar on the right keeps scrolling to the top when I was looking at something near the bottom is really irritating) and the depth of experience just isn't there.
I've played the largest maps numerous times and find that I can be in an ultimately winning position with only 6 of the 120+ planets under my control, my fleet already at maximum size and all the technologies researched. It's then a pointless plod of moving from one system to the next wiping out everything and colonising the planet. When I say wiping out, I mean point and click the fleet to the planet, leave it for 5 mins to do it's business and then point it to the next planet. Rinse and repeat. The micro-management of individual ships, yes it's possible, but it's pointless. There's no customization of your ships so you have the same as someone else of the same race. Planets are much the same, upgrade the same planetary infrastructure then build the same few buildings.
Overall a limp attempt at a strategy game which could have been so much more.
Great, but room for improvement. November 2, 2008
This is a brilliantly designed game, but the overall strategy dynamics are not as good as they can be. Moreover, the license arrangement is too intrusive.
Tough but rewarding September 30, 2008
A very steep learning curve but very rewarding, even on a small map it can take hours and you constantly balance attacking/defending/research/construction. Great well thought out game, easy to play, hard tp play well. With online multiplayer and teams too this will keep you amused for days!
A rare gem of a game August 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
OK, first of all, I have never in the past had any time for RTS games, I loved the Total War turned based strategy type games (and still do). I thought that no other game would ever surpass Rome Total War for the excessive amount of time I spent on the game (my wife even called herself a 'Rome Widow'!)
Until this little gem of a game. It is a, at first, slow burning strategy game, with a very intuitive interface (absolutely no need for the keyboard, everything can be accessed using the mouse), nice graphics and very clever AI (If you do not make alliances, you will be beaten!) It just pulls you in until at some point, you realise you've just spent four hours on one of the smaller scenarios, when you think you've only been playing for half an hour or so!
It is so deep and challenging (on the harder difficulty levels), that I find myself doing what I did when playing Rome; I spend time at work thinking about the best strategy to expand my empire - do I kill them with commerce, or a fleet of heavily armed, levelled up battle cruiser and frigate fleets, or a sprinkling of both? The game, like all good strategy games, makes you think about your choices, and penalises you if you make the wrong ones (like I did when I thought I'd just sit it out until I had enough money, crystal and metal to 'level up' my planets and resources....)
If you like strategy games, be it RTS or turned based, you cannot fail to like this game, it is fun, clever, nice looking, easy to get into and quite addictive, a rare combination in these days of looks are everything with game play an afterthought.
Highly recommended, and excellent value for money. It has changed my views about RTS games forever.
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