Imperium Galactica 2: Alliances
by Atari
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Product Summary
Brand: AtariFormat: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2000-04-26
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Model: 04-19831
Publisher: Atari
Product features:
- Set in the distant future, Imperium Galactica 2 allows you to play as one of three races, each of which has its own campaign, goals, strengths and weaknesses.
- The human-based Solarians are on the lookout for a long-lost artifact that promises to unleash the secret of immortality
- The Kra'hen, a ruthless band of alien warriors, want nothing more than to expand their empire as far as possible.
- The Shinari are the true capitalists of the game, an empire built upon trade, merchant ships and occasional piracy.
Video Game Reviews of Imperium Galactica 2: Alliances
Customer Review: Well done, but very difficult
Summary: 4 Stars
The idea on the game is very cool - command a planetary empire, and not as though it were a bunch of spreadsheets with a lousy GUI (ahem...Master of Orion 3).
The game has three major screens:
* Planetside - in which you build structures, manage power allocation, and fight in tank combat.
* Interstellar - in which you manage your vast fleets.
* Space combat - which can take place between ships or in orbit around one of your or your opponent's planets.
As much as it can be called "realistic" the space combat is just that. Attackers must overcome space fleets and planetary-based defenses before landing their attack ships on-planet.
The difficult part of this game is the economy - resources are gathered slowly, buildings are built slowly, and there is a maddening amount of time spent awaiting for these vital generators to do what you need them to do. Resource allocation is different than in the C&C series - it is quite frequent to run out of money, energy, or both, and you can do very little when either of these tickers hits zero.
In short, a fully entertaining and immersive game, just very very difficult.
Description of Imperium Galactica 2: Alliances
You can think of Imperium Galactica II as Master of Orion to the tenth power. Everything you remember from the greatest space conquest game in existence is in IG2, and there's much, much more. This variable speed real-time strategy game combines and blends more genres than any other game I can recall. It's a space strategy conquest game, it's a ground-based RTS, a space-based RTS, it's an RPG, it's a city building sim... There's just so much here that it's easy to see why it took four years to put the finishing touches on the game. While the ground-based and space-based combat might not live up to the likes of Red Alert or Homeworld, the combination of the individual elements make for one of the most detailed, in-depth, far reaching space conquest games ever. IG2 follows the same philosophy of most other conquest games: more people = more money = greater availability to advanced technologies and equipment. Even so, the game isn't just about hoarding the most resources. The game really does do a great job of balancing micro-management with a series of puzzle-like decisions that affect the way the game unfolds. For example, one of your colonies may be in danger of being destroyed by a wayward meteor and you have to figure out a way to save your citizenry before the ill-fated colony is flattened. You may also pick up a fed-up scientist or general from an enemy empire who will help you research faster or strengthen your military forces. These random side-quests really add a lot to the game in terms of creating atmosphere, and are accompanied by some of the best CGI videos I've seen in a game...plus the voice-overs for the videos are actually well acted, something I'm not used to in games.Imperium Galactica 2: Alliances is epic empire-building action. Conquer space and reign supreme with the most massive real-time strategy game ever. Imperium Galactica 2: Alliances features four full discs worth of intergalactic imperial warfare and three unique playable races, providing hundreds of hours of interstellar game play.
Imperium Galactica 2: Alliances gives you total control over a huge and incredibly detailed galaxy. Discover new planets and colonize them--or conquer them. Govern your people on stunningly detailed 3-D planet surfaces. Open diplomatic channels with several weird alien races, or order your spies to infiltrate the alien governments and steal their secret technology.
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