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Lots o' fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I found the game to be enjoyable, though the interface, particularly vertical movement seemed unnecessarily difficult. I will warn the faint of heart, the game does not allow you a lot of room for error. Be careful. Essentially this game is a computerized version of rocks-paper-scissors. You just have to try and remember which rock goes with which scissors, which go with which paper. Good game!

Like a Sci-Fi Movie

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Basically, if you are a fan of Command and Conquer or any other big strategy games and you are a space/sci-fi geek, you're gonna love this game. Its more challenging than any other strategy game I've played. If you're using a MacBook, do yourself a favor and get a notebook mouse. You'll want it. Especially with the whole 3D attacking plane. The visuals are stunning and so is the sound. It really draws you into the game. Before you know it's 6am and you've only got 2 hours till that dreaded 8am class.

WARNING: Does NOT work on Intel-based iMacs!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I feel mislead both by Aspyr and Amazon for this purchase. I'm grossly disappointed with this software. This software will NOT work on Intel-based iMacs. No fix is available, and I've repeatedly emailed Aspyr asking for one. No response. The game looks great and presuming it worked on my brand new iMac, I'd have a much different opinion. If you're using any new Intel-based Apple computers, DO NOT ORDER THIS SOFTWARE!

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing this game for about 2 months now and it is one of the best space games I have ever played. The graphics are great and the battles look amazing. I have not had any problems playing it on my Dual 2.7ghz G5 There is also a very cool Battlestar Galactica mod for this game that is awesome.

Amazingly good, but not perfect (Works on Intel too!)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I must say, being a fan of Real-time strategy games, I was instantly interested in Homeworld when I found it here on Amazon. I caught myself thinking, however, what more Homeworld could offer me. Being that I had already played Age Of Empires, Star Wars: Empire at War, and dabbled in Command and Conquer and Civilization, I thought that Homeworld would not change much from the basic RTS system. However, convinced by some interesting YouTube videos featuring the gameplay, and by the fact there are very few Mac games out there, I bought the game, and I was very pleasantly surprised.
The gameplay is immensely fun and features far more actual strategy then RTSs such as Age of Empires. I'll list everything out plain and simple:
1. The graphics are amazingly good.
2. There are only 2 different civilizations from which to play, however, each has ENTIRELY different units and an entirely different structure for building and advancing them.
3. Strategy gameplay is enhanced by features such as capture ships, shielding ships, cloaking, minelaying, and especially surprise attacks Via Hyperspace jumps.
4. It is in full 3d- ships can move vertically as well as horizontally.
5. The ability for camera angles to follow certain units allows for stunning battle visuals.
6. A sensor overlay allows for quick map overviews in only a click.
7. The AI is quite good and all units act with intelligence.
8. Homeworld actually features a storyline and tactical missions with objectives far from simply "destroy the enemy." Players must keep track of rapidly changing objectives and quick skirmishes. It is also diffucult, and will take probably take 12-15 hours to complete.
While Homeworld is an incredibly good game, it does have it's problems. Here are a few of my complaints:
1. The camera sometimes seems to get stuck far below or far above your units, and vertical camera movement is difficult.
2. The controls are difficult and require some practice to master- although they allow for very unlimited movement.
3. The maps for the multiplayer and single player v. CPU do not very much, and maps have little in terms of background details, realistic to space but not as fun.

Overall, the gameplay of Homeworld 2 is amazing. Even better, it works flawlessly on Intel Macs, and is much better then similar games such as SWEAW. I would wholeheartedly suggest it over Empire at War. (Its cheaper too!). I cannot attest to online gameplay, but the singleplayer is absorbing enough to buy it solely for that purpose. I give HW 4 stars of 5, because of its downsides listed above, but it is an amazingly beautiful game.

If you've got time to learn it.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 14
Date: August 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game if you have time to kill and don't mind learning the convoluted controls.

a wonderful challenge, amazing sound!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: July 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game presents a tough challenge, but highly enjoyable.
The sound in this game is amazing! be sure you've got a good sub on your sound system, because it'll make teeth-rattling use of it!

definitely a good buy!

Good Port Solid Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I would first like to commend ASPYR for their awsome port over to Mac, with some of their games I find they didn't do a good jo or left things out, not in this case. The graphics are top notch and the enviroments are absolutly gourgeous. As for the story it could do better and the gameplay does get a little repetetive but the way the engine works is absolutley awsome. Another problem with the gameplay is(and I know making a 3D universe for a RTS is difficult) I found the camera angles to sometimes get a bit annoying and often made me use the sensors to play the game (sensors are kinda like the mega map). Overall though it's a top notch title and a top notch port.

Plot is Weak, But Gameplay Is Unique

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm an RTS (Real-Time-Strategy) fan, and am quickly getting bored of the same old games being rehashed as either a StarCraft or Age of Empires clone. But to my delight I found Homeworld 2 a very unique gaming experience: 3-D! I downloaded the anemic demo, and was surprised to find that the game is more extensive, although not extremely hard. The hot-key and mouse (my best purchase for my Mac was a two key mouse--you should get one anyway!) input has a high learning curve, but once you get it, you'll find it was worth the wait.
The disadvantage is that there are few HW2 games posted on GameRanger...I hope to see that change once the word gets out that Homeworld 2 is a refreshing game in a genre that is full of "copycats."

Does not work on Mac OS X 10.4

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: May 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Great game! Unfortunately it does not work on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and there are no patches available from Aspyr yet (as of May 2005). I had to set up a second partition on which I installed Mac OS X 10.3 just to play this game. However, HW2 is totally worth it. I played the original Homeworld back in 1999 and also Homeworld Catalyst. Homeworld 2 boasts a new in-game menu interface which does not look as nice as I would have expected from Relic but is easier to use and more effective than the menus in the original Homeworld. Missions are more difficult now. This can be frustrating at times but also makes sure you play the game for a long time.

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