Regardless of what others say, this game is a deep and masterful game. The problem with all these negative reviews as they are posted by purists, people who played the first 2 and were upset that this game wasn't MOO1 and MOO2. This was my first MOO game, and after playing this I could not go to the older, clunkier, uglier versions. Perhaps I am spoiled by newer generation graphics and UI design, but this game is far superior in my eyes.