SunAge reviews


Small Budget, Big Game – Sarcastic Gamer


» SunAge … features 2D graphics, an incredibly small development team (only 3 people and later 9), cool Sci-Fi setting and three unique races. I know what your thinking, "2D? WTH?!" Trust me when I say that 2D is definitely not a negative for this low-budget rebel. «

»… I was blown away. 2D or not, the game looks gorgeous; from Earths barren deserts to its Dome Cities to the jungles of Elysium, what Vertex 4 has done with 2D is beautiful. «

»… three races; the Federals, Raak-Zun and the Sentinels are not only a blast to play, but also amazingly unique. They don´t have a special unit for every single situation, rather each race gets a good dozen race specific units that have very different strengths and weaknesses that require actual strategy and forethought to use effectively. … Rather than race X having a heavy tank which has an equivalent race Y heavy tank to match it, SunAge´s design means that your chosen race may match that tank with a small party of smaller units rather than the standard tit-for-tat we see in all the newer, big money RTS titles today. «

»… you actually need to think (a word unknown to pop culture, cookie cutter developers everywhere) and use your chosen races specific strengths to combat situations where the match up is not ideal. «

»… On the large scale the races are incredibly balanced, they just require much more forethought when it comes to attacking and countering your opponent. «

»… you also have the dual functionality of every unit in the game. Every unit gets a secondary weapon or ability that you can unlock that can totally change your path to victory. «

»… The base building in the game is setup upon a grid, and requires careful planning of your power lines. Buildings must be connected to power in order to function, meaning that you need to connect every building to your core power source, be they far flung outposts or resource locations. OMG! A valid reason for raid tactics! I think I´m in heaven! If you have not guessed already, this game is a challenge. … rather in an addictive "I know I can beat them THIS time" kind of way.«

»… Anyone who has ACTUALLY played this game knows that it is awesome, and subsequent patches have fixed damn near all of the glitches. Vertex 4 shows no sign of stopping their tweaking of this ten year in the making labor of love. «


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