Shattered Suns
by Clear Crown Studios
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Product Summary
Brand: Clear Crown StudiosFormat: DVD-ROM
Release Date: 2008-08-11
Platform: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Model: 181424000033
Publisher: Clear Crown Studios
Product features:
- A new system of 'distributed economics' which offers the player even greater challenges
- Truly epic storyline, including non-linear story arcs, realistic characters and intriguing plot twists
- The ability to design and customize spaceships and space stations
- Flexibility in creating your ultimate galactic fleet
- Three-dimensional battles in space, allowing for maximum maneuverability and tactical planning
Video Game Reviews of Shattered Suns
Customer Review: Give it a chance...
Summary: 4 Stars
I guess I'm going to be going against the grain here, but I really liked this game. I think that it's getting fairly negative reviews because a lot of people are just turned off by the graphics, and I suspect that others just don't get the controls. It takes a bit of getting used to, but after some learning how to deal with objects that are constantly moving I find that the game has a lot to offer.
I really like the huge range of customization that the ships in the game afford the player. Rather than the standard one or two different versions of a unit that most other games in the genre have, this game really lets you customize a ship to a great degree. There are literally hundreds of different combinations you can make to a ship, and that customization is accurately represented on the ship model in the game. It's pretty impressive how many different units you can have flying around, all with a specialized ability or task that they are equipped to handle.
the use of moving planets is a cool part of the game, and it really makes this different from most RTSes that give you a standard playing field to wander about in. Depending on if you're a run-and-gun type of player, or a careful "turtle" who holes up to build your forces before attacking, you face a vastly different battlefield due to other planets rotating into close range. Since I'm a turtle, it kind of keeps me on my toes because I never know if I'm safe or not.
Most people out there aren't going to go crazy over the graphics, but I'm not one of those people that really cares too much about these things. I think a lot of people like to claim that "it's not about the graphics", but I think that if this game had a bunch of whiz-bang effects they would have rated it higher (I'm not just talking about here on Amazon, but on the gaming sites as well). The graphics were fine to me, but my computer isn't a tricked-out rig so I don't really go for the graphics-heavy titles anyway.
All-in-all I really like the risks that this game took, and I think that it offered a good path away from the same-old stuff like other games in the genre. It seems that a lot of people aren't willing to give it a chance, but if you're into an RTS with a deep customization scheme and a lot of different offensive tactics, you should give it a try.
Description of Shattered Suns
Cushioned between two giant nebulae there lies a fertile region of space known as the 'Cradle of Life,' from which all known life emerged on seven distinct worlds. Each world developed in isolation until one species on each planet developed the intelligence and technology to explore beyond its terrestrial boundaries. After thousands of years of space travel, all seven intelligent species developed a long history of trade, immigration and cultural exchange. But all this changed with the development of space gateway technology, which allowed ships to travel vast distances instantaneously. As the second Imperial War comes to a close, the known universe is carved up between two great empires. The last free sector falls to the overwhelming might of empire and a rebellion is born. Fleeing from the conquering occupation forces, one brave captain finds the means to hide and survive until the time is right to fight again. You are that captain, Captain Max, and with the help of the underground resistance, the black market and countless brave citizens longing for the return of their freedoms, you begin to build a new fleet of freedom fighters. Your hopes are that his minor rebellion will grow into a massive uprising, but that hope is far from certain. Unknown to you is that new undiscovered technologies may lay hidden that will play a part for good or ill in the uprising and that eventually, betrayal may have just as significant a part to play.Shattered Suns is a sci-fi adventure that redefines the real-time strategy (RTS) genre. In it players take on the role of Captain Max, a rebel leader caught on the wrong side of an imperial interstellar land grab and wage a campaign of guerilla warfare in space against the superior firepower and numbers of an ever-expanding empire. This is done by utilizing the game's unprecedented levels of mechanical customization. To succeed ships, space stations, outposts and armadas not only can be, but must be customized for specific and changing tactical situations. In addition, because the game's battles take place over the vast distances of space and utilize orbiting heavenly bodies and man-made satellites as staging areas, players must master the art of spatial orientation and deep space tactics or risk being isolated in the void, face to face with a mortal enemey and with no chance of rapid reinforcement.
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Cushioned between two giant nebulae there lies a fertile region of space known as the 'Cradle of Life,' from which all known life emerged on seven distinct worlds. Each world developed in isolation until one species on each planet developed the intelligence and technology to explore beyond its terrestrial boundaries. After thousands of years of space travel, all seven intelligent species developed a long history of trade, immigration and cultural exchange. But all this changed with the development of space gateway technology, which allowed ships to travel vast distances instantaneously. Thanks to gateways each species was able to unite nearby star systems into groups called sectors. Gradually, eight distinct sectors emerged, settling more than twenty different star systems. Later as gateways advanced, entire sectors were united through inter-sector gateways. Before long, all eight sectors could be easily reached. As inter-sector travel became possible, so did the temptation for conquest. Weaker star systems once protected by the vast distances of space suddenly found themselves within easy reach of powerful tyrants hungry for ever more territory. Because of this, some say that the Imperial Wars were inevitable and thus also the saga of Shattered Suns.
The Present: The Rise of Empire and Captain MaxAs the second Imperial War comes to a close, the known universe is carved up between two great empires. The last free sector falls to the overwhelming might of empire and a rebellion is born. Fleeing from the conquering occupation forces, one brave captain finds the means to hide and survive until the time is right to fight again. You are that captain, Captain Max, and with the help of the underground resistance, the black market and countless brave citizens longing for the return of their freedoms, you begin to build a new fleet of freedom fighters. Your hopes are that his minor rebellion will grow into a massive uprising, but that hope is far from certain. Unknown to you is that new undiscovered technologies may lay hidden that will play a part for good or ill in the uprising and that eventually betrayal may yet have just as significant a part to play.
Game Features
- Truly epic storyline, including non-linear story arcs, realistic characters and intriguing plot twists
- The ability to design spaceships and space stations
- Flexibility in creating your ultimate galactic fleet
- Three-dimensional battles in space, allowing for maximum maneuverability and tactical planning
- A new system of 'distributed economics' which offers the player even greater challenges
| Minimum Specifications: | Recommended Specifications: | |
| OS: | Windows 2000/XP with SP2/Vista with SP1 | |
| Processor: | 1 GHz processor | 2 GHz |
| RAM: | 512 MB | 1+ GB |
| Hard Drive Space: | 2 GB of Free Space | |
| Video RAM: | 128 MB video RAM | 256 MB video RAM |
| DVD-ROM: | Quad-speed (4x) or faster DVD-ROM drive | |
| Other: | Pixel Shader 2.0 support DirectX 9.0c compatible video and audio Keyboard and mouse required | |
