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Fantastic!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 59 / 59
Date: March 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Nexus:TJI combines the very best aspects of role playing, RTS, and strategy gaming into a uniquely wonderful gaming experience.

Probably the best way to describe Nexus:TJI is 'Babylon 5' meets computer gaming. A mix of Homeworld and Star Fleet Command is another apt analogy. You command anywhere from a single vessel to a sizable fleet in an amazing amalgamation of RTS and tactical gaming. The gameplay, cinematics, and world are similar to the look and feel of `Babylon 5' including the Newtonian-based space combat. Yet it also combines the best aspects of space combat in `Battlestar Galactica' (the new series), `Star Wars', and `Star Trek'. Anyone with an interest in space combat will be very pleased with this game.

The graphics in the game are outstanding. The ship models are very well done but the 'space terrain' you fight in is even better. Asteroids, planets, sun flares and more are marvelously rendered with great lighting and shading. Sound is also well done. The story is solid and interesting and offers more depth if you care to read the diary entries and character bios. Voice acting throughout ranges from good to excellent.

Gameplay starts with bits of the story and a mission briefing. You are then left at the Starmap to outfit your ships, check on crew, read diary entries (more story plot), and generally get yourself ready for action. As an indicator of the overall quality of the game this section is almost a great game in its own right. The Starmap lets you literally explore the Universe like an astronomer. You can browse around solar systems and look at planets and moons. The game begins in our own solar system so you'll have some familiar surroundings from which to start.

Once you leave the Starmap and start your mission the main game begins. The game plays out in real-time but you can pause the game to give orders at any moment. What is so unique is that the game blends three levels of detail into an amazing and seamless whole. At the highest level it is similar to a regular RTS game (without the resource gathering) where you can just command your units as you would in Homeworld. But there is also another deeper level where you can exert direct control of certain units and do things such as launch fighters, assign specific target points, dictate posture, etc. Yet there is a third level to the game where you can dig one step deeper and take very detailed control of certain units and assign energy distribution, repair systems, control detailed movement orders, and much more. Best of all is that you can play the game successfully at the level YOU enjoy most. On occasion you'll need to dig down (or with the larger battles back up) but mostly you can play at the level of detail and control you enjoy. These multiple levels really set the game apart from previous space combat games. You are not stuck at one level but can move up and down in detail as appropriate.

All of the various ship types (fighters, capital ships, alien ships) and actions (boarding actions, energy management, and more) you would expect (and want) in this type of game are present. The ability to pause the real-time action makes Nexus:TJI a great tactical combat game that rewards sound tactics and understanding of your units' strengths and weaknesses and not just an exercise in how fast you can click. The AI is quite good and certainly doesn't do anything overtly foolish. The game's first couple of missions ease you into play and provide tutorial tips along the way. This is almost enough to play the game but you'll be best served spending some time with the well done manual as you it details some wonderful features not discussed in the in-game tips.

The game interface is a study in elegance and efficiency. Most of it is immediately intuitive and the rest easily digested after a read through the manual. There is an incredible amount of information displayed in a clean, useful fashion that greatly adds to the enjoyment and atmosphere of the game. You can easily command your ships, see ship status, and information on enemy ships. Many of your actions can be assigned directly with the interface without the need to hunt around for particular ships in the 3D display.

So far the game has been very stable and runs just fine at high resolution with full effects.

If all of that wasn't enough Nexus: The Jupiter Incident also includes Mod Tools that lets you create not only new missions but whole new ships and solar systems! I have little doubt we will see many player-created missions available on the Web. This feature gives Nexus:TJI incredible play life. Considering the quality and depth of play I suspect we will see some of the best experiences come from Mod created missions. With luck the designers will produce not only expansions but mission and/or world packs as well.

If you have any interest in sci-fi combat games or the space action in movies/series such as `Babylon 5,' `Battlestar Galactica,' `Star Wars,' or `Star Trek' you simply can't miss this game!

No crashes here

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Being a space gamer since the early DOS days I can only say that this is the game I have been waiting for all this time.

HIGH POINTS: If you like B5 battle scenes, Galactica (new) battle scenes, or watching any kind of space combat, after participating in this, those other will seem amatuer imitations! The fleet battles in this take your breath away.

LOW POINTS: I have found at times that my ship is not appropriatly equipped for a certain mission, or that I need to do things in a specific order, though no hints are provided. For example, to go through the wormhole, I had to scan it first, but I was not told this on that first mission to Pluto....or the base with the leaky generator....you must destroy fighter tender first or the generator wont blow when you destroy it.

MULTIPLAYER: It is rare that I don't find a multiplayer game available, and everyone has been very friendly on games, even when I had no idea what I was doing!

NEEDED: An expansion with another campaign!

The new king of Space RTS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I had the chance to play with the American version of Nexus: The Jupiter Incident and the truth is, that this game redefines almost every aspect of the space RTS/simulation genre.

Mind blowing, foretimed graphics and stunning weapon effects. Voluptous adrenaline rush fills your body every time a plasma battery or a tacnuke rocket crashes into enemy starships, ripping the hull apart.

Stunning story with lots of twists, great presentation, perfect roundoff and acme.

As you become more and more experienced you can outfit all your ships with bigger, meaner and better battery, missile, torpedo, laser, etc. emplacements.

Absolutely awesome general effect!

You will love this game.

The best Space RTS game out there!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've played a lot of space RTS's in my time. HomeWorld 1 & 2, Orb, Heg. Legions of Iron etc. but this game is far superior and here's why.

1. Graphics are like everyone else says below, down right amazing! You'll feel your really there! Space that is.

2. Gameplay, can any one say there is no resource gathering here yah!

3. Interface is simple and for the most part user-friendly. I like.

4. Story is great even better than that of Star Wars!

5. Lastly, this is a great game. I know it is not perfect as some say but what game is except HL 2? This game is better than any other Space RTS on the market in the past or now.

I have not finnished the game but I am about half way through. I love it.

If you buy this game try downloading the Skrimisher Mod! You can choose your fleet and all of the weapons/equipment and even your starting location anywhere in the game's universe. Wheither near a green looking planet or blazing comet, it will take you there. You can download it from any major gaming site on the web. It's called "Nexus Skrimisher." In fact I like creating my own missions more than playing the actual game! It more fun that way!

Anyway, this is one great game! Try it and you'll see what I mean if your into this sort of genre. Trust an old Space RTS player.

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is an extremely good game.

Graphics-1000/10--The grpahics are just phenominal. its unlike anyhting i have ever seen. i make 3D and i dont know how ANYONE could make this. you can also watch your ships fly through the air which is extremely cool.

Sound-9/10--There could have been more game music, but besides for that I would have given it a 10/10.

Gameplay-7/10--Overall the gameplay is hard at first. After playing it a few times it gets easier, but its still hard

Overall-9/10--This is an extremely good game, but I suggest just playing around with it for an hour before trying to doing any real playing

Great game, Sierra outdid themselves from previous games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Honestly, even being biased towards Sierra games, they seriously outdid themselves with this title, surpassing all their previous games. The gameplay is wonderful, (Well, once you kind of get past the annoying beginning phases - Which lack any sort of good commands, since it's sort of teaching you.) the graphics are splendid for such a large game, (Not the best per se, but by far not the worst!) and the sound overall is nicely done. Voice overs, music score. Lip synching is good in game, since that the actual mission briefings lack animation of character avatars.
Another nice perk of the game is actually being able to zoom out and view the whole galaxy and the solar systems you've visited. (I personally like the zooming effects they used)
The strategy, once you are able to actually control all aspects of your vessel, is wonderful. Granted, the AI decides to take better judgement and control most of the ships functions on it's own.. Which I find annoying, so I personally select which systems I want to use and which ones I don't manually. Ship placing and defense and offense strategies are frequent, from scouting missions to full on war, it needs to be used. Fighters are common for defense, as much as offense, (And they HAVE to be used, sometimes.) and are quite handy to have. Love them and keep them close.
Overall, since I do believe I've rambled enough;it's a great game to have if you like formations of different strategies, use of them on the spot and in the future, it never really fails to produce. A must have for strategy fans, sci-fi fans, and people that generally want a good time without a whole lot of fuss. (Not saying there isn't any fuss, 'cause there is. Just not a whole lot.)

Good game if you give it a chance

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I first picked up this game and tried to play it, the intro scene interested me. I go to play the game, and the interface is really really wierd. After a couple hours of trying to get down the interface the game gets very interesting. The story is amazing in it and the gameplay is awesome once you get used to it, but when one first picks up this game it seems a bit overwhelming. Awesome game if you love games that are a little experimental.

Sweet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First off, to REALLY enjoy the game you need a big surrond sound system and a big monitor, but hey, what game dont you have to have thoes things? But anyway, this game is awsome. Pretty much, the game says you have to do X things each mission and then sets you free. You decide which weapons to equip your ships with, and more importanly, WHERE to equip them. This game is played in 3 dimentions, so weapons mounted on the bottom of your ship cant fire at targets above unless the ship rolls over or flips around (it does it automatically). It also has some funny dialogue (like commander Sweetwater calling your AI a "cyber pet" and "anal-retentive ignoramous"). The graphics are spectacular, they really took advantage of the space setting to give wonderfully detailed objects and backgrounds.

There are some cons tho, namely there is NO ending! You complete your final objective, you see a little cutscene that ends with your AI saying that shes going to kill gods, and it ends. You never know what happened to most of your friends or anything...guess they all end up killed.Guess this really cane be called a con, but for a while your under the command of Rear/Vice-Admiral someguy, who puts you down every chance he gets, even after you save his life...TWICE! And he does other things that make life much harder for you for a while, but that just adds an interesting part.

DOnt be intimidated by the commands and everything, once you get used to them its aight, and once you get over the lack of sleep from staying up all night and playing this, its aight too.

This is the game I've always wanted

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you enjoy science fiction, space operas, huge battles in space with massive ships tricked out with outrageous weapons, buy this game. But don't stop there, if you want a game with a great story, wide open options to customize and manage your fleet, and top-notch voice acting, again, buy this piece of software magic. It is a steal. Why this game has not won tons of awards is a mystery. If you have been tempted to buy more expensive space combat games with the words trek in them, you'll have far more fun with Nexus.

Very realistic and well done!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you are fond of good graphics and a bit of a challenge, then this game is for you. I played the demo version and I can say I enjoyed it despite the sophistication in graphics, ambiguity in space and multitude of commands and functions. I had to play it many times to fully understand what was going on.
I really suggest playing the demo version first to get yourself comfy with the sophisticated graphics of the game because this game enables you to view battlefields and manipulate spaceships from any direction in the mutlidimensional space and you soon realize how different this game is from any terrestrial strategy game.
Enjoy!!!

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