Forum Overview :: Master of Orion 1-2-3
 
From the 1996 Gamespot review: by Mischief Maker 11/28/2015, 6:38pm PST
When the original Master of Orion first shipped in 1993, the response was mixed. Falling somewhere between the eye-bleeding complexity of games like Pax Imperia and the simplicity of Spaceward Ho!, Master of Orion was loved for the its fast-paced exploration, but beaten up by critics for its simplistic economic model, its repetitive and basic combat system, and its lack of multiplayer options. Now, four years later, SimTex has returned, like the protagonist in a Charles Atlas ad, pumped up with the gameplay equivalent of steroids, to deliver a title that no one would dare call simple. In the creatively named Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares, players will be introduced to a new level of economical, sociological, and military control - a fact that will please almost every veteran, but is almost certain to alienate new players entirely.

To put it bluntly, Master of Orion II is complex. Almost every aspect of the original game has been expanded, improved, and detailed to an almost unreasonable degree. One can almost picture an angry programmer muttering to himself, "They want more gameplay options, eh? Well, they're going to get them…. Oh yes, they're going to get them."
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Reboot annonced? by fabio 11/27/2015, 3:34am PST NEW
    announced even NT by fabio 11/27/2015, 3:38am PST NEW
    Re: Reboot annonced? by Oom Shnibble 11/27/2015, 4:39am PST NEW
    It's had a Steam page for several months now. Please try to keep up. NT by pinback 11/28/2015, 12:21pm PST NEW
    boner: gone by fabio 11/28/2015, 4:26pm PST NEW
        From the 1996 Gamespot review: by Mischief Maker 11/28/2015, 6:38pm PST NEW
        Food, industry AND research? THREE things? Man, FUCK THIS. NT by who am i space einstein?? 11/28/2015, 7:42pm PST NEW
            Yes, they managed to fuck up 3 things by fabio 11/28/2015, 9:07pm PST NEW
                You're worried about the new MOO because you're afraid it'll be too much like NT by MOO2. You are a national treasure. 11/29/2015, 3:05pm PST NEW
                    Terminator 2 also sucked compared to the original NT by sorry 11/29/2015, 3:55pm PST NEW
 
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