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Worthless

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 14
Date: October 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was looking forward to this game, then I read the system requirements.

This game requires you to have or buy a specific video card, I just upgraded to a 64 meg evil kyro and it won't even play the demo. If you have to buy a new video card every time a new game comes out to play the game then you will end up spending $150 each title instead of $50. Most people don't have the money or the knowhow to buy and install new hardware for the software they want to use. If these games keep tryint to push people to upgrade their computer then they are going to loose customers, like me. Until they put out a patch that allows this game to be played on the majority of the v-cards out there I will not be buying this game as it is worthless on my computer. I wonder how many other customers they will loose because of their idiocy?

Ken

Worst of the series. Too Difficult.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: December 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The first 2 Homeworld games are my favorite all time games. This was unplayable for me. Even on the Easy setting I could barely get past the first couple of missions. The other games were much more relaxing and enjoyable. I found this game a complete frustration because of its difficulty. There are many other features I did not like such as the way one is just taken from 1 mission to the next without the chance to regroup.

Too hard for a newcomer

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: November 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game today and played it tonight.

First, about me: I'm 35. I'm not new to computer games - I'd list computer games as one of my top, if not the, top hobbies.

I don't consider myself stupid: I have both a helicopter and plane licence.

I enjoy RTS and first person shooter games. I have owned an N64 and Dreamcast, and I now own an XBox and a high-end (gaming) PC.

I saw this game and thought I'd give it a try. I like RTS and this was labelled as RTS.

An earlier reviewer said 'Trying to fight off the constant barrage of enemies whilst also trying to get at the resources whilst also complete your objectives' (my words paraphrasing). It's true - I too just want to relax and play, not be driven out of my mind and frustrated at this game.

This game will be returned tomorrow.

If you're a Homeworld fan, then perhaps you're used to it, if you're a newcomer, you'll probably be tearing your hair out at this game - I am.

Oh, one more thing: the tutorial is *NOT* comprehensive enough. It teaches only the basics, and you're left to fathom out the rest in game (whilst constantly being barraged by enemies, etc, etc, etc).

Is it just me?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: October 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Is it just me or am I the only one not happy with this game? I liked the first Homeworld and I also liked Cataclysm as well which is odd because I'm not a big strategy gamer to be honest. In Homeworld and Cataclysm the missions started out rather easy as they should be and start to get progressively harder and harder till near the end they become nearly impossible which is fine for me,but with Homeworld 2 the first 3 missions are a breeze beyond a breeze actually they are in fact so easy to beat that I was beginning to wonder when things would pick up---they did when I hit mission 4. The difficulty from mission 3 to mission 4 is much like this: So we have a group of adventurers who just turned level 4,so what do we send them against---oh I know how about a great wyrm red dragon the size of 3 city blocks ya that's a good idea! There is such a huge leap in the difficulty that to be quite honest---I've not been able to beat it yet. I also don't like the automatic gather all resources in the area and the end of the map missions,I often used the time it took to gather up all the resources in the area to built up or restore my fleet in safety,but now I can't do that. Over all I'm no where near impressed with this game,in fact quite the total opposite,and from what little I could see of the story so far I consider it very weak as well---it's just not Homeworld to be honest.

Do not buy this game under any circumstances.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 27
Date: November 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have now purchased this game twice and been completely unable to get it to run properly off of CD or fully installed. I have a top-of-the-line gaming system.

First disc was actually flawed and would not install at all - second purchase installed and then would not start.

Even the patch download was flawed and had to be installed twice - it still does not play - and i will now return 2 full copies without ever playing the game.

Support for this game is non-existent and you will receive no help at all from the company website. The do give you your money back, but save time and just don't buy it - and read up on any of their products before trusting Vivendi.

Total waste of money and time.

If only this stupid game would work...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 13
Date: October 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think the video card in my PC won't let me play this game - I wish it had said something on the Amazon site to tell me that. I can't get the game to play. I may just wait until this Winter when I get a new PC.... Very disappointed - liked both the other Homeworlds a lot...

Way too difficult to enjoy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: October 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A game is supposed to be fun but this one is an absolute torture. Like everyone said that this game is such a frustration you will get more enjoyment from reading a phone book instead. Try an older sleeper game - Conquest: Frontier Wars. The graphics is just as good and a much more superior game.

Too small, lack of control, and boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: September 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I felt like I'm controlling an ant farm. Very bad perspective. All the ships and everything are really small. Also, if you notice most ships just do their own thing, there is no real feeling of control of the game at all - it's like point ship at other ship, watch battle. Zzz .. boring. If you want a game where you can control your ship and how everything that occurs, I recommend Starscape (do a google search). The space genre just isn't fitting for an RTS - especially with a game like Homeworld 2 where everything looks like the size of an ant and is barely controllable.

Homeworld2 Demo does not live up to the past!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: September 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

After playing the demo I notice that Homeworld2 Sucks in comparison to Cataclysm or the original Homeworld. They changed the controls for the worst. The AI sucks it seems they removed what made the original so unique in the fact that Tactics were very important. This game has become a C&C Copy. To win all you do is build up a massive fleet and in one big group you crush the other player the question is who builds and collects money the fastest. So unless Relic fixes the AI issue I would wait on this title till you see some real reviews. I could not believe how much they ruined the game! I was just Amazed at the incompetents of Relic or who ever actually created the game.

They should have done more testing with actual gamers!

BEWARE! High system requirements!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: September 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I wanted to play and waited to play homeworld 2 for quite some time, only to find that my computer was not up to par, even though its less than a year old. I went and bought it anyway and it didn't work :( Be shure you meen ALL the system requirements so you don't end up like me:(

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