Universal Combat Review
This wildly ambitious simulation is torpedoed by an almost incomprehensible interface, the absence of a tutorial, numerous bugs, and many fit and finish issues, including dated production values.
This wildly ambitious simulation is torpedoed by an almost incomprehensible interface, the absence of a tutorial, numerous bugs, and many fit and finish issues, including dated production values.
This stand-alone expansion to 2004's Universal Combat adds a few new features, but it can't make up for dated production values and some dubious gameplay.
There are many questions that plague us in life. Why do we exist? Is there something more fulfilling than the drudgery of the nine to five office job? Can we make the world a better, more fruitful place for our children?... Read Full Review
5 of 5 users found the following review helpfulThis game does have its ups and downs, but is well worth the price. When I first got this game I died every time I restarted. Eventually you get the hang of how things work. The Graphics are really great. The sound fx's ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulI bought universal combat out of impulse, I won't lie, the game is not pretty, it doesn't function well, it takes a mammoth book to read, just to play the friggen game. Universal Combat is a unique experience, whet... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulI found this game on the shelf of my local Best Buy for $20, getting my only preview by the Back of the Box description. The idea behind this game seemed too good to be true (a great cliche for UC). I took it home, loade... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpfulI got this from the coverdisc of a magazine I subscribe to and on the cover it's got all the usual latest'N'greatest... Where Universal Combat (the current "Freebie") is featured... FREE GAME! (Written in pointing ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulOk this might have been a good game because it say's on the back of the box more than 21.000 areas of interest we'll with all the reviews i guess they were lying.I played it for about 3 hours and could not figure it out ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulI remember reading U.C.'s description and thinking, "What a cool game...I can fly around the skies, bomb actual players below me, and command an outpost above the atmosphere all at the same time!" But NO, it... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulTo any one that reads this, sorry about my spelling. it sucks, i know. Hell, i have never seen a game like this one. It has HORRIBLE graphics for the time it was released. Gameplay is nearly impossible to completly un... Read Full Review
5 of 7 users found the following review helpfulGranted.. perhaps the graphics are a tad out-dated I will degree, but name one game that's been released that hasn't the complexity or addiction that UC has.. can't find one? What? X3? Don't make me laugh.. UC AWA add... Read Full Review
1 of 8 users found the following review helpfulAvoid this game like an ex-girlfriend... After she's taken your money, she'll make you mad, frustrated, and disappointed all at the same time. The largest problem with this game is that it could have been so good! After ... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulThe Control interface is next to impossible to use you'd almost need an extra pair of arms or an extra two pairs of arms to manage the awkwardness of the controls. The Manual is practically a poorly written novel that u... Read Full Review
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