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off world resource base

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

ok game with limited margins for victory. hard to navigate in 3d mode 2d works better for me

Fun in the stars

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: September 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is very entertaining, more so in multiplayer mode. Otherwise the variety of ships and intriguing technology tree should keep most RTS players satisfied.

This game is awsome!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

THiS GAME IS FREAKIN' AWsOME!!!!! WOOT!!!

This game is like homeworld x 3123. It is more realistic, for example, to get RU's (resource units) this is what happens:

Homeworld: You build a ship called "Harvester" and it shoots a beam at asteroids.

ORB: You create a resource base and a recon ship. You scan an asteroid with the recon ship for any useful metals, etc. You then send in the resource base to create a refinery on the asteroid, and you send freighters in and out to collect it.

it sounds more complicated in ORB, but its not. just a few clicks really. One problem... nobody is online :( i cant find any1 to fight online so if u buy this for ONLY the multiplayer dont get it, but what kind of NOOB does that?

BUY THIS IT IS AWSOME AS I SAID BEFORE!!!

not worth it

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

difficult controls, bad camera movement, and mediocre graphics are just some of the things that plagued this game. among other things were horrible AI, lack of originality, and its very...very... unintuitive. I probably wont play it again.

ONE OF MY TOP 10 GAMES

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 23
Date: March 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I WAS LOOING FOR A PRACTICAL STRATEGY GAME AT A LOCAL BESTBUY WHEN I CAME ACROSS A REALLY COOL LOOKING GAME. I TOOK A LONG LOOK AT IT AND AFTER A WHILE I STARTED TO THINK THIS WOULD END UP BEING AN INCREDIBLE GAME. IT DID LOOK COMPLICATED, NOT THAT IT ISNT. WARNING: THIS GAME IS NOT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ADORE INSTANT GRADIFICATION. ANY WAY T I THOUGHT I'D GIVE IT A SHOT. AND I WAS SOOO HAPPY WITH MY CHOICE I THOUGHT I SHOULD TELL ALL OF MY FRIENDS ABOUT THIS GREAT UNKNOWN GAME.... SO THATS WHERE I CAME TO WRTING MY REVIEW. FOR SPACE BATTLETIME LVERS ITS A "MUST HAVE" ALSO ITS VERY COMPLICATED TOO. GOTA REMEMBER ALOT OF STUFF. ON THE GAME, THERE ARE TWO SPECIES YOU CAN PICK FROM: MALUS:ALYSSIANS.: THEY ARE BOTH VERY DIFFERANT BUT THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THEM IS THAT MALUS ARE GREAT IN FORCE AND ALYSSIANS ARE GREAT AT MOVEMENT AND ACURACY. OVER ALL A "MUST HAVE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bad game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 15
Date: November 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I ran this game under Windows XP. It crashed quite often. The game controls are poor. The game moves very slowly. Screen perspective is unrealistic -- far away objects are too large, compared to near objects. Battle action is not visually appealing. I would not recommend this game for anyone who has played Homeworld.

O.R.B. An OK HomeWorld Clone (until HW2 comes out)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Yes, we've all been waiting for Homeworld 2 to be released for over a year now. If you're like me and can't wait, O.R.B. is an ok HW substitute to keep you occupied until the spring (which, hopefully, will mean HW2!!). The graphics in O.R.B. are quite good (indeed, even better than HW in many respects), but it takes forever to load up the game (unlike HW), and you can't switch between the game and other applications easily (which is a necessity when your wife is around ;-). Also, the music is nowhere near as good as HW, and the alien races speak in gibberish, which, frankly, is very silly. Still, the game feels and operates a lot like HW, so it is rather easy to play for the "experienced," but for you newcomers, it is going to take you a LONG, LONG time to figure out how the game works. In all events, Sierra Studios has nothing to worry about with this HW knock-off (unless, of course, Sierra continues to delay HW2!).

O.R.B.; Not worth your dollars

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 13
Date: December 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

O.R.B., as the marketing hype says, has visually stunning graphics. The problem is where is game? Both races have basically the same technologies with different labels. The ships are fixed and limited to the point that both sides are again the same. Playing the game you will very quickly research all the technologies then build maximum number of the most powerful ships then fight. Every game is the same. The campaign editor is terrible, crashes when you enter a wrong value. The editor is extremely limited; most of scenarios that can be built will play the same as those already built.

A great game -definitely worth looking at

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: December 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Most importantly -they have created a patch,that can be downloaded in minutes, so that Windows XP users will no longer have the problems playing ORB reported earlier...

I am a great fan of RTS (Real Time Strategy) games. I believe they're the modern-day equivalent of the classic games, like Go, Chess, Checkers and Backgammon. These are games that can be played and enjoyed by ANYONE who takes the time to try them but also enjoyed by the devoted, die-hard fans.

I believe ORB is the game that I have been waiting for. I played Homeworld and while I loved the concept, I found the interface rather cumbersome. Homeworld: Cataclysm was a great improvement but it was still lacking a certain depth. In my humble opinion, ORB is the next step in this genre.

For the beginner, ORB is much easier to play. Anyone can point and click -which is all a beginner needs to start playing. There's no awkward 'both hands required' ship commands. Speaking of commands, the crew of these ships aren't stupid automatons -they can be set to think independently and allow the player to focus on the joy of these games -strategy. Additionally, ORB is a beautiful game to watch, if it seems boring or slow, take a break and watch the ships fly -this game looks as real as any television special effects. The marines commandeering an enemy ship will amaze you!

For the advanced player, there are alternative strategies to consider -will I attack with a large fleet of fighters? Will I postpone sending my fleet so that I can arm it with anti-matter torpedoes? Or will I send a fleet of large, lethal capital ships? Maybe a combination would work best..? Also there are the complexities to consider of a moving map. This would be a great place to harvest -except it will be in enemy territory in a few minutes!

The only flaw with this game is in the multi-player. It can be somewhat difficult to find and stay in a game. Somewhat difficult but not impossible. Fortunately the developers seem genuinely committed to supporting this game and I am fairly confident that they'll fix the minor problems and fully realize the potential of this great game.

If you buy ORB, I really think you or the lucky recipient will enjoy it.

A must have for any TRUE RTS fan.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: December 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

O.R.B has too often been compared to Homeworld. Although the interface is somewhat similar, it far better. The graphics are awesome. The scale is perfect. Fighters look like flys next to capital ships, and there are huge maps for MP. Some of the ship designs are not as pretty as some would like, but they fit to the story line. Some complain that there isn't enough ship classes, I believe this also. But the developers have promised to add new ships and features. I will admit the story in SP is a little boring. But after the 5th Malus mission it gets a whole lot more interesting. Most people that rewiew the game never get that far. This game involves STRATEGY.

There are all these Homeworld and Hegemonia fanboys giving bad reviews to a superior game. Now I loved and still play Homeworld. It is truely what started its genure. If your looking for a Homeworld clone, don't buy O.R.B.

Hegemonia shouldn't even be compared to O.R.B. In my opinion it is Conquest: Frontier Wars redone. Sure it has pretty explosions. The graphics are too cartoonish for my taste. The scale is awful. I would only recommend this game if you like the C&C series. So you can use one type of unit to destroy everything.

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