A unique game that was sadly looked over
The graphics are a mix. The mountains warp slightly and the ground is very pixelated but the HAWCs and structures look good and have some nice detailing. Although I will admit most of your focus will be on enemy HAWCs and buildings so it you may not pay much attention to the environment.
The controls could have been better, I had to remap a lot of the keys to find a control scheme I found comfortable. Once you find a comfortable control scheme however you will be piloting your HAWC like an expert
The four races each have their own unique environment and design style. While the races each have their own versions of many of the different structures each race has their own unique colors and architecture so they stand out.
The HAWCs all have different designs and like the structures are very unique and stand out well. The HAWCs all have their own strengths and weaknesses. Some have better shield and energy reserves while others have better speed and weapons. Each HAWC can carry four weapons although most do not carry four different weapons. You can steal HAWCs by ejecting and using one of your weapons to take a new one if yours is too damaged. You will have a display in your cockpit which will show your shield strength and which areas are damaged. Damaged parts show up on the HAWC as well which is a nice detail.
There are many missions and you will have many different objectives throughout the game. However many of these missions have long stretches where you are simply moving with no action on screen. While this is not necessarily a bad thing and it makes sense with the story, the long stints of no action may have turned off many.
The voice acting is good and the sound effects are nice. While many of the sounds are reused with the various weapons they all sound good and work well with the weapons used. The voice actors all do a good job and none of them phone it in and do a good job.
Overall while the game is enjoyable overall and is one of my favorites it is not without its flaws. I would love to see this game get remade and be done even better than before. It may never happen but I can always dream that this entertaining game can be made even better than it was before.