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SunAge reviews
The Best Christmas Present - 90%
– Honest Gamers
» My copy of SunAge arrived in the mail on the 21st of last month. It is quite possibly the best Christmas present I received this year.«
»… SunAge is far from the cutting edge of graphics, but with that said, it is visually one of the most impressive games I have ever seen. Each sprite, each tile, every environment and unit in SunAge is magnificent; everything from the barren deserts of Earth to the struggling Dome cities to the lush jungles of Elysium boasts is wonderful to look at, with a level of detail you don´t often see even with 3D graphics.«
»… I like being forced to improvise and compromise, instead of just building a Super Rock to counter my opponent´s masses of Doom Scissors. I also like that every single one of these units has an alternate weapon mode unlocked through research. Confed infantry can switch their MGs into sniper rifles, or rocket launchers for grenade launchers, Centurion walkers swap their gatling guns for plasma cannons, and Cougar tanks trade in their dual guns for vastly improved radar range. And the best part is, they can all be toggled on the fly and in the heat of battle, adding considerable tactical depth to any engagement. Even the BMR, the basic construction unit, can act as a temporary power transmitter in emergencies.«
»… I like it when a game tries something different, and I like it even more when it gets it right. SunAge´s singleplayer is challenging, in a way I haven´t been challenged by an RTS since I first played StarCraft. Speaking of StarCraft, SunAge too has its share of bugs and glitches upon release, but a look at the official forums tells me that the developers are still coding away at patches and fixes - one of the most active threads is one that asks players what the biggest … bugs are so that they can be fixed ASAP, and as of v1.06 nearly all of them have been. This makes Will a happy gamer, because if there´s one thing that makes or breaks a game it´s post-retail customer support.«
Read the complete Honest Gamers review at:
http://www.honestgamers.com/systems/content.php?review_id=6674&platform=PC&abr=PC&gametitle=SunAge