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| From: Stardock
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $26.99
You Save: $13.00 (33%)
New (8) Used (5) from $20.00
Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 1108
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Genre: real_time_strategy_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 708192010608
UPC: 708192010608
EAN: 0708192010608
ASIN: B000YFOGS8
Release Date: February 5, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 16-20 of 79
 'Must own' game of 2008 February 6, 2008
George D. Marsack (Ray, MI, USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a must own game! You'll enjoy it for its challenge, and for its amazing graphics and story. If you enjoy playing online, there is even save game abilities, so you can play against your friends when you have time and not worry about disconnects or ending the game early because you have to leave to do something else. Just resume your saved game. The community support for this game is also very extensive as well. You'll be happy you made this purchase. Oh did I mention, the game is fun to play!
 Stardock Changed the Rules July 17, 2008
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7 out of 22 found this review helpful
I have supported Stardock for years now. I purchased Galactic Civilizations (2 copies), Altarian Prophecy, Galactic Civilizations 2 and Sins of the Solar Empire.
However that all ends now, since Stardock has changed course in midstream. They will no longer put out stand alone patches for the game, but now they are forcing the user to download and install Impulse to get any future content.
This method of DRM is not as bad as Spore's or MassEffect, but it still ends in control over the user. In fact Brad (owner of Stardock) basically said he does not care what others think, he is going to do what he wants.
It is now either Brad's way or the highway. My recommendation is take the highway, and stop being forced like cattle into the pens they tell you to go in to.
Take the highway, it is cheaper, less painful and you do not have a person or company dictating to you that you will download their software because they want it on your computer.
DRM is a DRM no matter how much they tell you it is not. They are now setting the rights by which you will be able to download any future content for their games.
A game that satifies many appetites February 6, 2008
Richard J. Crazythunder (Jacksonville, FL)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Being an avid gamer means you are at the mercy of BBD. Bigger, better deal. I've played RTS games since World of Warcraft 1 and Command & Conquer 1, so I have some years and experience with the genre on my belt. I didn't know anything about this game until about a week ago. I went to their website, [...] and started reading the posts (of which they have a convienet "Newest Posts" column for their forums right on the homepage). Not only is Stardock a tightly knit community of players and modders, but the develepers CONSTANTLY monitor the forums and check for advice and answer questions. The only developer I know of that can claim that awesome qualtiy is Relic, i.e. Company of Heores. SOASE is just as revolutionary in function as COH. It's just on the other side of the genre spectrum, instead of controlling small sized armies and individual units, you are taking over an entire solar system. Random map generator in game. Overall, if you like RTS, this game is a MUST. It will be quite foreign at first, but if more RTS games took a que from SOASE, the entire genre will be much better off.
 Poor support April 13, 2008
Griswel (Rochester, NY)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
The game itself is decent: slow but fun. The support is poor, however.
There is a serial # inside the box. This is a bother, but it's perfectly understandable. However, it's the beginning of an adventure, or was for me.
Installed the game and looked for updates. The update process uses a very sophisticated system, it closes the game and opens Internet Explorer. Given that even one-man business (like Baseball Mogul) manage downloads within the game, this is not impressive. At least you don't have to remember to type ",8,1".
Stardock then fails to recognize the serial #. There was only one "1" and two "0"s, so it didn't take long to try the variations. The entry form does not contain separate boxes for each number grouping, and it does not explain whether to manually type in the dashes. I tried both. I Tried to login (I own other games of theirs), and it timed out repeatedly, though my connection was fast and functioning fine. This last could be just bad luck, but it fit the experience. From the forums, it looks as though there was even a problem with the 1.04 update, so maybe its best that I have to wait.
It's not a good system for obtaining updates, it's not a user friendly system for entering the serial number, and it would help if their website was functioning properly. If you get the game, be aware that your first hour with it might consist of more frustration than fun.
Oh, the gameplay is decent, though you might want to have something to read while you wait between important events.
 Gave in to the hype. Now scratching my head!!! May 29, 2008
T. A. Effler (Denver, CO USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I agree with some of the reviewers here that are scratching their heads about this game. I gave the game 2 stars for fun factor and 3 overall as a reward for no copy protection. I played it for a full weekend and just didn't get what the gushing reviews were about. There is no real strategy to Sins except with dealing with a unit cap. It just reminds me of Warcraft 2 in space. I really thought I was missing something when you crank out ships and then they will go and automatically shoot enemy ships on their own until they or the enemy blows up. There is very little else that keeps you interested in this gameplay. I then realized that I was actually looking for tactical space battles that didn't exist in Sins of a Solar Empire. I really didn't feel that involved in the game especially during the space combat. I went on to playing Sword of the Stars and was quite pleased with the gameplay and the tactical space battles.
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