YAGOG's detailed review is "spot on" as the Brits say. He summarizes gameplay mechanics well and the campaign's mission-ramping issue, too. And if you read YAGOG's review closely, you will also get the sense that for MOST of the game, even at his astute sensibilities, THIS GAME IS A BLAST. If the end-game was a bit less off-the-charts in terms of spiraling entropy-building "plate-spinning" craziness, this would be near the top of my all-time favorite games. It is not just lots of detail-laden micro-mechanics to keep you jumping for the sake of complexity. The animations and "micro-mechanics" of the gameplay ooze character and context. This game -- its characters and story -- come alive in a fun way that many games similar to it do not. Given that this is the updated HD version, and offered in a bundle with the two best Stronghold games all in updated HD DRM-free format, I can only recommend that you pick this one up by itself or in the great bundle. See for yourself what a FUNNY, FUN, hybrid (city builder, TD, RPG, etc.) game classic Space Colony truly is... a real and deservedly classic gem.
