Master of Orion
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
Diehard fans of the first games will be ecstatic to know that this revival is being built under the watchful eyes of members from the original development team, in conjunction with NGD Studios in Buenos Aires!
Discover Master of Orion as it was always meant to be: A fully orchestrated score, interstellar warfare and exploration against the backdrop of beautifully animated far flung galaxies. Confront hostile civilizations, negotiate with mysterious aliens, share knowledge with allies and uncover this newly imagined universe.
Just a sampling of the features you will find:
- All 10 original Master of Orion races, brought to life through compelling AI and award-winning voice acting talent
- Over 75 researchable technological advancements
- Vast galaxies featuring up to a 100 different solar systems, each composed of myriad planets and stars
- Customizable ships with diverse styles for each race
- Multiple ways to win – including conquest, technological, diplomatic, and more
- Enthralling gameplay that will have you saying “just one more turn” again and again
Master of Orion Review
I love this game, I love all of the 4X games I own and Master of Orion is actually my favourite of the long list I have. You get to choose from very distinctive races and you can alter the starting conditions for the map, including the AI player count, and victory types and pirates, anomalies and a few other things along the way.
The game does not play like traditional 4X games where you can build whatever you want and build as big of an army that you need whenever you want to. You need to make choices as to whether you want to focus on production, research or food on the majority of your planets and this makes you plan your expansion carefully, picking the right planets so as to improve your chances of outmanoeuvring your opponent in the late game.
Of all the other 4X games I have played the late game gets a little boring because you have built everything and you have researched far, far ahead of the enemy and you control most of the map. For example, in Civilisation 5 (I still love it), I build every building in every city so every city is a carbon copy of the others (minus the wonders and special buildings). As a result of this, I am left as being the only leader in the Modern age and the others are still in the Medieval or Renaissance ages. The late game always degrades into a bloodbath with the technologically advanced Babylonians, Vikings or Egyptians destroying the British, American or German leaders in approximately 5 turns each. Not so in Master of Orion wherein every single game I have played, I have either won by the skin of my teeth in a quick gamble or lost it all to a misstep in my plan.
Overall, the game is actually really fun if you like planning your moves out in advance (like in chess) and thinking about the long-term ramifications of your actions and politics.
I honestly do not understand the negative reviews for Master of Orion. In my personal opinion, I think this is the best in the Master of Orion games list due to its originality and the general style in the game. I know the vast majority of people will disagree with me and that is fine, but let me explain.
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