I think a lot of the reason why has to do with engaging the environment. So I almost don’t want to be the one to say it, but this is not XCOM in space. This is something that should – unequivocally – be awesome. “Turn-based space combat” is the sort of phrase that makes people who like space games (which is everyone, right?) start to imagine all sorts of fantastic things. After all, if everything else in the game is just added on to make it look like Civilization, at least there’s a spaceship combat game underneath. Which brings us to the starship combat itself. “If the entire game boils down to building ships… it would be nice to have spent a little more time making those ships something worth paying attention to.” There are a few small trade-offs, such as torpedoes slightly decreasing the speed of a ship (for some reason), but blowing up other spaceships is quite literally the name of the game so you accept these small inconveniences and click the torpedo button a few more times to make the number get bigger. All ships have the same systems, and bigger numbers are better. When you improve a system there are some minor changes to the way the ship looks, but this is all predetermined. There is no sense that anything is happening to the ships, or that you have any way to customize them, even cosmetically. If this all sounds mundane it’s because it is. The actual upgrading consists of clicking icons representing shields, engines, weapons, and other systems in order to make the numbers associated with those systems increase. You have a single fleet of them that moves around a map of planets (complete with hexagonal boundaries) to complete missions of various types, most of which can be summed up as “blow up those spaceships.” You are able to buy more spaceships for your fleet, and to upgrade them using energy, one of the four resources in the game (the other resources have various uses, chief among them their ability to be traded in for energy). The spaceships, as the title suggests, are the real focus of the game. This is not a grand space epic, it’s a game with some spaceships that you move around to shoot other spaceships. The ships feel like toys, the map feels like a game board, and the AI opponents you interact with feel like cardboard cutouts propped up around a folding table. Each choice you make carries consequences on your path to victory.The game is not without its redeeming qualities, and it’s certainly not trying to be Civilization, but the overall scale in general just feels small. Multiple Paths To Victory: Will you win by conquering the greatest threat to the galaxy? Or will you unite a plurality of worlds in your Federation? Perhaps you will lead your people to push the frontiers of science.Fight pirates, protect colony ships, destroy rogue AI, and more. A Galaxy Of Adventure: Explore the galaxy as you lead your fleet to distant worlds and complete missions to help the citizens of these planets.Build improvements on worlds to increase the capabilities and resources of your Federation. Use the unique abilities of the each planet to enhance your fleet and Federation, and keep your opponents in check. Diplomacy, Strategy, and Exploration: Expand the influence of your Federation and gain the trust of the citizens of new planets.Fully Customizable Starships: Create an armada that fits your tactical plan with modular spaceship design.Tactical Space Combat: Encounter unique tactical challenges in every mission, with dynamically generated maps, victory conditions, and foes.See if you have what it takes to rule the universe! Set in the universe of Civilization: Beyond Earth after the age of the Seeding, Sid Meier’s Starships offers sci-fi/strategy fans a full stand-alone game experience that also features cross-connectivity with Beyond Earth, expanding the depth of both games. Build a planetary federation as you strengthen your fleet and secure your homeworld as you attempt to preserve intergalactic peace and your vision of humanity. Travel to new worlds, completing missions to help save and protect the planets and their people from dangerous Space Pirates, to powerful Marauders and other hostile factions. DetailsTake command of a fleet of powerful starships in this adventure-driven strategy game from legendary designer Sid Meier.
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