To be bluntly honest this game was not at all fun. Even after digging out my original copy of this game that I purchased way back in September 2000, and applying the 2005 patch to, I still found that I actually hated this game. I wish that I could explain why but I simply just don't care enough about this game to write a review that spells it all out. Simply put its a great premis for a 4x game but horribly executed. The Gamespot review nailed this one to the core. While the updates do improve the game dramatically, they are not enough to save it. My advise to any one looking to buy this game would be to save your money and go buy Space Empires IV or V instead. Those two games are far superior to this one even if they lack eye candy.
If you must have this game, then by all means buy on sale at Amazon or bid on an old copy on ebay. You can still buy new in the box versions of this game from the matrix games site, but why? Buy a cheap version and download the 1.4 update.
The game earned a 5.0 by just being made and supported for 5 years, but more than that I just don't know. I hope the developers next 4x game in this franchise is better than this one.
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