An overlooked game filled with great strategy.
*Interesting enough story
*GREAT depth, which is surprisingly hard to find in the modern strategy game
*Highly immersive
*Great dialog
*Custom races and ships add a lot
*Interesting random events that can just happen when flying around the galaxy
*Good diplomacy... though you can see where it derives from Civ's diplomacy
*Good graphics
The Bad
*Perhaps a bit TOO evidently derived from Civilization? Though, Dark Lords pulls it off with style.
Graphics: (7.5)
Gameplay: (8)
Sound: Great music. Not the kind of thing I would listen to on my mp3 player, but it flows well with the game. (8)
Story: (7.5)
Re-playability: (8.5)
Overall: (7.9)