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This is what I have been waiting for!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 21
Date: December 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I don't agree with the negative remarks about the game.

It works fine on a P3-550, GF3-64mb, 256mb ram -and- works fine
on a Duron-1.2, GF3-64mb, 128mb ram.

Here's what you have in the game: You can build BIG ships with great looking movie-like texture graphics. That's right: "movie-like". The detail/effects during contruction and actual use of the ships is the best I have seen to date. It is -not- the same as the "colorful" lego-like ships of Homeworld. You can research technologies, and build on the planets you colonize. Reminds me of the old days of "Masters of Orion". The graphics on the planets, asteroids, gas clouds are all very nice. The universe here is vast enough.

Gameplay isn't bad at all. The interface took me about 15 min to figure out.

If you like space games like Homeworld, then check it out for yourself.

Best Tactical Spae Sim EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: September 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I havn't played Homeworld 2 - but -

This game is quite simply the most beutfuil, well ballanced, well designd peice of software i have ever had the forutne to play - its one of the few games that i want to play from both wsides, and replay again and again!

Theres a wide vairety of ways to accomplish each mission - but the standard- build the most/biggest/best ships rule does apply frequently - but tactics and placement of units is very important too.

You feel like you are taking part in a movie on a epic scale more than playing a game - becuase the grpahics are just so out of this world.

This game is far too quickly overlooked by many people - and the demo doesnt do it justice.

The Story is brilliant too, and the technology trees are excellentley set up.

For 10 bucks - u should buy two - one for u and one for ur friend!

A Solid Masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: December 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I want to compliment this game in many ways. The main point of the game that will hit one first are the graphics(produced by the Walker Engine) high polygon counts, exceptional lighting effects, marvelous attention to detail, and no glitches are all welcomed effects. The gameplay is solid and very attractive, I find the control scheme smooth but others have said it is tricky to use; The only problem (in the entire game)is the camera movement and this is easy to deal with it it just takes a little time. The story is very engrossing and well thought out the cutscenes are simply breathtaking; though at some points in time even the game had me thinking I was in a movie....I highly recommend this game over O.R.B., Homeworld (highly outdated), and Star Trek 3...this game IS in full 3D.

Get Patch 1.07 or Later for XP and Nvidia

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Bought the game March 15, 2003. Out of the box it was patch level 1.05. Appeared at first to run fine on Windows XP Home Edition on high end machine with nVidia graphics card. But I could not move the ships nor do much of anything else, at least not very often and not very consistently. It appeared to be an expensive screen saver.

Thought the problem was me. But after six hours of pure frustration I finally realized the game simply was not working properly and decided to look for help. Discovered there is a patch 1.07 that seems to have cured my problems. This is a large patch, 17.9 MB download. The descriptor for this patch at the Hegemonia web site says that installation of patch 1.07 will allow both mouse buttons to work, and my experience with the game out of the box was that the right mouse button was simply not doing anything at all most of the time. If running the game on Windows XP, the Hegemonia web site support info says that an alternative fix might be to try running it in an emulation mode for Windows 98 or ME. I note that DreamCatcher does not list Hegemonia in its list of XP compatible games. Caveat emptor.

Five stars for graphics alone. One reviewer said it did not have a starmap, but it does! Just hit the spacebar to toggle it on and off. This is a complex game and you will discover the manual is not in there just to make the box weigh more. You will need to know what the keyboard commands do to make it work. While on the Hegemonia web site pick up a copy of the campaign walkthru, a .pdf file that has printing locked out, so you will have to download the walkthru .pdf file for offline consultation, which you will feel the need of sooner rather than later.

This game has gotten excellent reviews from the professional reviewers at the major gaming web sites.

A Feast for the Eyes

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. It's a wonderful real-time strategy game, which is what it claims to be. Hegemonia is not an empire-builder, and it never claims to be.

The interface is not very intuitive. That is to say, it does not work like other games in the same genre, or 3d games in general. If you look at the manual, though, where they explain moving the camera, it suddenly makes sense. I can move my fleets or my camera wherever I would like, effortlessly.

Visually, the game is absolutely stunning. Watching the battles are like watching Babylon 5, in real-time, on your PC. Wonderful particle effects, location-specific damage, and the most beautiful explosions you've seen on your PC to date make it really difficult to decide whether to watch a battle up-close and personal or back up to see the whole panoramic view. Each is equally impressive.

The camera is always smooth, zooming and panning to your destination. The only time there is a hard cut is when you switch solar systems.

Their system of multiple solar systems divided by static jump points is a great way of providing different fronts for your battles, and being able to decide what planets to colonize and what static and mobile defenses to build.

What I think is best of all is that this game is simple. There isn't a huge involvement in learning to play the game, and it's not so simple that, once you know how to move your ships around, you can just jump in a start playing. Everything fits together to make the game not only a fun real-time strat, but a full multimedia experience. I've had a remarkable time playing the game in the first two weeks I've owned it, and I look forward to a long time replaying it at higher skill levels.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was very good in many respects. Whats cool about this game that you cant do in a game like homeworld is colonize and terraform planets and moons, that was awesome, also, whats cool about this game is you get to research 100s of new technologies, its really cool, also the strategy aspect of it is cool as well. It does kind of have to grow on you though, but once you get into it its definately worth it. I'd reccomend this game to anybody who loves space games and isnt the pickiest person around. This game did have its flaws but its highpoints definately overshadow this

Awesome game, this is!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Writer's profile: 15 years old, love sci-fi stuff, not very paitent.

Hmm... Where do I start to praise this game? Oh yes:

1: The graphics of this game are great! The battles are incredibly life-like, and the planets look really cool! Oh, and the weapons are cool as well. Pretty amazing that this game works on Windows 2000 and I think 98 & 95.

2: The tech tree is great! Lots of different researches allow many different kinds of fleets. Plus, you can alter planets through terraforming.

3: There are a few different levels of each kind of ship(Cruiser, Battleship, etc.), as well as different kinds of each ship (e.g. Missile, Quantum, and others).

4: Multiple star systems allows for lots of hiding places.

5: Multi-system battles make this game all the more cool.

Downsides: Not many, except for the fact that the AI is really hard to beat sometimes, and that the enemy spies are REALLY ANNOYING.

Recomendations: get this game if you love sci-fi, especially if you liked Homeworld 1,Homeworld 2, or Homeworld: Cataclysm.

I'm writing this article because this is a really good game and i think it is definatly worth getting, and also to argue with whats-his-face who wrote the Nov. 2002 article insulting Hegemonia. I WILL GET HIM!!!

thank you, and goodnight

This game is truly awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: January 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've only played the demo but I intend to buy it because the graphics are right out of the hubble space telescope and the engine is awe inspiring. I love the zoom feature even though it took a while to get used to. However once I learned how to play I was addicted to the space combat. I love the tactics, the way you can hide behind planets with an armada and strike down innocent traders who go to earth. This is a must buy and beats most other space rts games hands down.

Space strategy at its best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I got this game on a whim because I needed a fix.
I was happy with the box and description so I decided "what the heck."
I have more than upset the wife due to max game play time (ie anywhere from 2-9 hours a sitting.)
Graphics are top-notch with the upclose battle scenes. The strategy allows you to decide what direction you want to go in research and politics. While it did not recieve Game of the Year from others, it did from me!

Haegemonia - a new game from Digital Reality

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: December 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The name of the developers is already a guarantee for an outstanding space-simulation, and they show their skills as animators too. If you like space, war, and to use your brain, you should buy this!

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