I really enjoy this one. At current stage I find it really good. Not too many mechanics and I think even those who have not played Master of Orion games before will quickly pick it up. It's quite simple which is refreshing if your burned out with grand strategy games with many mechanics. Turns go quickly and this game doesn't really punish for expanding as fast as possible. Can't talk about multiplayer game, but if you want a good simple strategy game this is great. There's still enough options and races & interface looks really good. You also get relevant information quickly. Some negatives I found are that you need to renew trade treaties too often and pollution system is little too simple. Also colony bases like in MoO 2 would be great (ability to colonize other planets in system without building a colony ship. Bottom line: Solid game and as a MoO 2 veteran I'm really glad it's here. Definetely worth a try to any turn based strategy fan.
