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Interesting, complex, and fun game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I ordered this game after playing the demo, and I have to say it was well worth it. The storyline is interesting, the soundtrack is cool and has an egyptian/middle eastern feel to it. The graphics are excellent, so excellent that sometimes you'll find yourself just watching the war between massive fleets and storms of fighters. Also worth mentioning is the large number of cool mods out there for this game. Being a starship combat game, there are Star Wars mods (the best), Star Trek mods, and other custom mods. This game will give you plenty of hours of entertainment for its good price. It's one of the few extremely good 3-D space combat RTS games you're going to find, so if that's the experience you're looking for, you won't be dissappointed by this game.

Immersive and entertaining

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Okay, there's a lot of griefing in some of these reviews about Homeworld 2 being 2 hard. Wah wah wah.

I'm more of a RPG, turn based fan. I don't like Diablo style games, first person shooters and real time games are usually a little too fast twitch for my fingers. But I got Homeworld 2 anyway--I've got an older machine, so I cast around for games that will still run on it--and have enjoyed it immensely. It is hard, there's no doubt about that. You can't possibly hope to just zerg the computer into submission by building waves of ships to overwhelm the AI. You've got limited resources, first of all, and the AI puts up a good fight.

The graphics in this game still hold up even years after its release. Unlike most 2 dimensional space-based games (Starfleet Command, many of the Star Wars games) you've got to think in 3 dimensions. There's nothing so satisfying as sending a squadren of fighters swooping down (or up) on a fleet of unsuspecting frigates. Due to some of the limitations on firing arcs on ships, this does become an important strategy.

No level is unbeatable, but you'll sweat it out trying to get through them. I've had to take a step back and try a different approach a couple of times, but eventually I got through. You will spend hours on each mission, but whose in a rush to play through such an enjoyable game?

My only complaint is that my ships sometimes get minds of their own. I'll give them an order to engage a particular enemy, and sometimes they'll see something shiny rolling across the floor and get distracted. It's annoying, but if you stay on them, they'll do what they are supposed to eventually.

For others who might be put off by the hectic pace of a real time game, be advised there is a pause button that allows you to stop action, issue orders and continue when you are good and ready.

So grab yourself a copy of Homeword 2 and give it a whirl. It's well worth the price, which is considerably lower than the initial release. I think you'll enjoy it.

JCT
March 2008

Homeworld 2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Very good game at a very good price. Despite its age, Homeworld 2 still holds up graphically. While complex, the tutorial missions do a good job of keeping the learning curve reasonable. You should be able to understand most of the game's features in only a few hours, which is quite good given the complexity of the game. There also are not many recent space strategy games as detailed as Homeworld 2.

Great sequel

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Excellent upgrade for the best graphic game ever created. Homeworld has outstanding game play and Homeworld 2 made that even better with the added scrolling camera views. Gives you the real feeling of the vastness of space and the effects of not being limited to the basic 2D battlefields. Hope the developers expand and make it a triology. Greatly written storyline to keep up with the homeworld tradition.

Just a great game any way you spint it, don't miss this one.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Any real PC gamer has played or at least heard of the original Homeworld and what a fantastic RTS it is. Well Homeworld2 is basically the original Homeworld with better graphics, a new online gameplay and better AI. The story is basically identical to the original Homeworld so you will not really be getting much story wise assuming you have played the original. However the gameplay is so great that it can easily be overlooked, I highly recommend this game to anyone who is a PC game collector like myself or to anyone who is looking for a good RTS and loves space sim type games.

Great game and it's successor

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game, especially since it was released 5 years ago. It still holds it's own as one of the best space games ever. (By the way, I noticed a few reviews mentioning technical difficulties. Be sure to download the game software update from the Homeworld 2 website on the support page.) If you want a game centered around space based combat and commanding fleets of ships without a bunch of cartoonish junk, this is your game.

For those who already have this, or have been searching for a newer, more advanced and complex game of this type, check out EVE-Online. That game is so elaborate you could literally step into another life in a vast universe with everything from different professions, economies, wars, corporations, politics, commerce, governments, and a vast universe of over 5,000 systems, each with planets, space stations, and more to visit. It's the ultimate evolution of sci-fi space games.

Great Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is just as much fun as the first game. Better graphics, and the same great control system. There are areas of the campaign that will be way too hard for the casual gamer, but if you really liked the first game, you'll love this one too.

Didn't work on my system

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have Homeworld I, and it rocks. I had hoped Homeworld II would have been cool. WRONG! It loaded onto my machine, and played the opening storyline just fine. After that, it locked up. No matter what I did, nothing. Maybe I had a bad copy, I don't know. If you get this, you better be sure.

Thumbs up !

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I really like this game. The price was great. I do wish i had did a little more research i might have sprung for the Sins of a Solar Empire which is made by the same people but even more game play. Might want to check both out. I still like my choice and I will wait for the price of the new game to come down a bit. The mail was a little slow but i did get my package ok. Amazon is the way to buy with gas going up. P.S. Works with Vista 64 bit Ultimate OS. Recomend downloading patch (homeworld2_update_en_10_11).

Space-based strategy for lesser PC's

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The genre of space-based strategy simulation is one particular area that has not recently received much attention. The arrival of "Sins of a Solar Empire" for Windows Vista is rather recent, but pretty advanced for some computers. Homeworld 2 offers quite a lot of fun for an inexpensive package.

Despite Homeworld 2's limited application in single-player campaign gameplay, mods such as "Complex" add tons of breadth to the game and really flush out its characteristics. Although I have not played the original Homeworld, and therefore cannot judge the sequel based on its predecessor, I can say that there is rarely a dull moment in this game. The customizability of ship badges was a nice touch, as is the ability to adjust the color scheme of your fleet.

However much fun the game is, I cannot give it a full score due to its short single-player campaign and the limited amount of races playable. While these are the results of the storyline that was created for the game, I believe that it could have been expanded to three or even four races and made a much more competetive and open-ended game. Still, for such a low price, this game was a great bargain and it is sure to stay on my hard drive!

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