Homeworld (3D Real-Time Strategy)

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Homeworld (3D Real-Time Strategy) From Sierra List Price: $19.95 Price: $6.98 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Ships from and sold by knightdiscounts 24 new or used available from $3.99 Average customer review:

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Platform:  WINDOWS 95/98/ME/XP Publisher:  SIERRA Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX Rating:  EVERYONE Since the discovery of the Guide Stone 100 years ago deep in the equatorial sand of our planet Kharak our very origins havee 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. Engage in 16 single-player missions or play on-line with up to seven others Choose unit types fleet formations and flight tactics for eachbat group Utilize advanced research to construct 54 ships ranging from light fighters to huge carriers Completely customize your game from fuel consumption to color schemes Explore super detailed galactic regions from asteroid fields to nebulae Detailed weapons systems including: ion cannons guided missiles and space mines Your Past Is a Lie Your Futures Is in Jeopardy and You're 35000 Light Years from HomeKharak 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-timebat for pinpoint strategic control   Harvest resources from the depths of space or try to salvage the wreckage of derelict and enemy vess

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8022 in Video Games
• Brand: Sierra
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: .10 pounds

Features

• Engage in 16 single-player missions, or play on-line with up to seven others.
• Choose unit types, fleet formations, and flight tactics for each combat group.
• Construct 54 ships ranging from light fighters to huge carriers.
• Completely customize your game, from fuel consumption to color schemes.
• Detailed weapons systems including ion cannons, guided missiles, and space mines.

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Customer Reviews

Favorite Space RTS We love this game, I have two licenses so that my son and I can play cooperatively on the home network. It also runs in Win7x64 if you configure it to run in XP SP2 emulation mode - just be sure to get the patch. This is one of the top three games for me, the others being >Diablo II with Expansion [...] Diablo Battlechest [new version] > Harpoon Commander's Edition [...] available from Matrix Games Don Homeworld This game has some excellent features: graphics, music and an intelligent background story. The graphics of the ships being seen from 3-D perspective is awe inspiring. What I find frustrating with this game is that I feel the player doesn't catch a break-every scenario (up to now) is "do-or-die" with battles against what seem to be ever more powerful and advanced enemies. It would have been nice to have been able to explore planets, perhaps find hidden technologies or resources to advance the game. At this point, I am losing interest with yet another battle sequence-wish there was more strategy to go along with the action. Classic real time strategy game This is one of the great all
time R/T Strategy games. P.C. Gamer gave it it's "Game of the Year"
award in 1999. It was games like Homeworld and Half-Life that really
ignited my passion for gaming. It's story-line (which today's games
rarely have) is compelling and it's game play is addictive.
It has some faults (remember it's 10 years old). The controls and graphics are dated and the resource gathering can be exhaustive. But, if you want a great classic game on the cheap (it really plays on XP), I recommend this game highly.