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Homeworld
 
List Price: $39.99  Product Description: Product Description Since the discovery of the Guide Stone 100 years ago deep in the equatorial sand of our planet, Kharak, our very origins have come into question. Now, after years of technological advancement and careful study, there is one inescapable revelation: We do not belong here. From that moment of discovery on, we have dedicated ourselves to one goal - returning home. Your Past Is a Lie, Your Futures Is in Jeopardy, and You're 35,000 Light Years from Home Kharak, a barren wasteland orbiting an insignificant star, has been our home for ages. It is a planet as old as our memory. But recent genetic research suggests that we are different from all other forms of life on Kharak. Then came the discovery: an ancient tablet long hidden in the Great Banded Desert, buried within the wreckage of a half-destroyed spacecraft. We must now acknowledge the inescapable truth - we are aliens to this world. This ancient rune set our civilization on a path leading straight into the heart of the galaxy. Construction began 60 years ago on the giant Mothership that will carry thousands of our race into the unknown. In the depths of space, our enemies await our return. The journey begins now Command the smallest scout ship or your entire Armada in real-time combat for pinpoint strategic control Harvest resources from the depths of space, or try to salvage the wreckage of der Amazon.com Review: Every so often, a game comes along that completely redefines a particular genre. In 1998, Half-Life ignited first-person shooters with its addicting blend of storytelling and action sequences. Homeworld, a polished, groundbreaking first-time effort from Relic Entertainment, attempts to change the way gamers play real-time strategy games. In the past, none of these 3-D games have accomplished the daunting task with the same gorgeous visuals and tactical game play as Homeworld. Upon the discovery of an ancient galactic map inscribed with the words "our home," the people of Kharak began construction of a massive mother ship and fleet to traverse the galaxy and reach their long-rumored home world. Players construct, maintain, and control the Kharak fleet through 16 challenging single-player missions or against fellow humans on Sierra's WON.net online gaming service. During the solo campaign, you'll face literally hundreds of enemy vessels. All friendly and enemy ships, ranging from small, yet dangerously quick interceptors to the powerful, though expensive destroyers and heavy cruisers, are rendered with exquisite detail; further, expect plenty of impressive visual effects, from the glowing ship exhaust to fiery explosions. Adding to the pluses, Homeworld's thoughtful interface design eases the intense--and often complicated--resource gathering and combat situations. --Doug Radcliffe Amazon.com Product Description: Homeworld is the next evolution of real-time strategy gaming, delivering a fresh experience in a totally 3-D universe. It gives players freedom to create new styles of play while delivering cinema-quality graphics, special effects, vividly rendered ships, and an innovative interface. Customer Reviews: Rating: There are 26 units to choose from on each side, with 3 main classes of ships-from the paltry fire of the scout, to the amazing might of the heavy cruiser. The excellent use of 3D makes for some interesting strategies, putting much imphasis on the element of surprise... To sum it up, buy Homeworld for its engrossing real-time-strategy matched to a vital and visually intense story, making this a gaming experience like none other. P.S. You may want to check the Relic and Sierra message boards to see what other people think of the game-plus it could help you along in learning the basic components of the game Rating: I don't know what can be said about the graphics in this game that haven't already been said, but let me try to briefly explain their detail, if not their beauty. Some of the ships have turreted weapons. Not only can you zoom in on a ship and watch its turrets independently rotate and fire, but when they fire, you see the turrets recoil from the shot. Zoom in close enough and you can even hear the turrets rotating. Other impressive details include docking ports on support ships that open and close. Even more so than the graphics, the user interface in this game is (to me, at least) very intuitive and easy to learn with the included tutorial. My only complaint is that there are two views - the basic in game view and the overall map view - both of which work in real time. My complaint here would be that in the normal view, you can only zoom out so far (making it difficult to manage a large scale battle) without switching to the map view. Sierra should have made switching between these two simply a function of your zoom level, rather than a seperate key. This is a minor complaint, however. Finally, I want to say what a good job this game does creating a believable environment - a lot of this has to do with sounds - you hear radio calls of your pilots as they comment on how their routing the enemy, in trouble, running low on fuel etc. Zoom in on an individual ship and see its exhaust. Zoom out on a large space battle and you'll see the closest thing you'll ever see to Return of the Jedi on your computer. Bravo. This has to be one of the best games to come along in quite a while. Homeworld does for RTS what Wing Commander did for space combat Rating: Rating: Rating: |
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