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 | Title : Master of Orion 3
Author : Atari
Release Date : 20030225
Binding : CD-ROM
Regular Price : $39.99
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Editorial Reviews :
'Space is big. Really big.' So begins The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But like the void of space, there is a void in strategic space games. None have provided the bigness, that focus on the highest levels of grand strategy, that science-fiction epics in print, film, and television have long delivered. So, to the traditional 4-X strategy game of eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate, we have added an important new fifth X, eXperience. Through game devices that add character, story, and plot to familiar strategy play mechanics, MOO3 delivers the grandeur and richness of an epic space opera--not in the guise of a traditional book, movie, or TV show, but in the medium of a game experience.
In MOO3, players assume the biggest role ever. No longer do players merely represent petty interplanetary dictators. In MOO3, players represent the controlling power behind an entire galactic civilization. The dictators, presidents, councils, and overlords that come and go are merely a player's pawns. One must use these governments and their leaders to secure the destiny of one's civilization and to manipulate its policies of freedom and oppression in both foreign and domestic arenas. It is not enough to be an able economist or a great captain to succeed in Master of Orion 3; considerable political, administrative, and espionage skills must be applied to craft your civilization's glorious chapter in the annals of time and space.
Although MOO3 is a turn-based game and players can do anything, they can't do everything. Only a limited amount of Imperial Focus is available to each player each turn, so players must manage the ultimate resource--their own direct involvement! As players build empires, retaining able administrators becomes more important, as does watching their loyalty and ambition. Growing an empire means growing a bureaucracy and citizens can resort to voting with their feet or their pitchforks if they're not properly led.
It's up to players to provide direction and focus to drive their civilization to its goals. Left to its own devices, a civilization will slouch forward, but when properly led by a player, their destiny will be forever written in the stars.
Buyer Reviews :
I've had the pleasure to beta test this game and I can say with first hand experience that this game is shaping up to be the best MOO game ever. This game is a galactic empire strategy game which has a hardcore strategy side but the game is easily understood and playable by any strategy fan casual or hardcore. You can let the AI hadle almost all your galactic empires operations and just go around and fight battles with massive fleets or you can personally run almost every detail of your empire. The races are all unique and have interesting characteristics and backgrounds. There is also a great backstory to the game that explains why everything is the way it is in the MOO3 universe. For MOO series fans and and anyone interested in scifi games this game is a must buy.
(by A gamer)
Features/Technical Specs :
* Explore rich solar systems, complete with jump lanes, worm holes and hostile alien races
* Play one of 16 unique star-faring races or create your own custom race
* Dynamic Galaxy Generation ensures that no two games are ever the same
* Colossal Space Battles that feature beautiful, tactical real-time combat resolution that keeps play moving at a brisk pace
* Galactic Councils and diplomacy of never-before-achieved richness and depth. Trade technology, make and break treaties, demand tribute and propose Bills in the Orion Senate
* Robust Internet multiplayer option lets 8 players slug it out through brisk simultaneous turn-based play
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