Wow, all these negative reviews seem not to focus on the game itself but the comparison to its predecessors. I played those old MOO versions and they were good for their time but we have to understand that this is a new age and this game should rather be compared to Galatic Civilizations and Prax, etc. This version of MOO certainly gives a nice feel to it. I only played it once but I am eager to try another race... The economy is working well unlike GC2 where you constantly have to search for anomalies to keep your empire afloat. The empire is manageable, unlike Prax. You don't need a tutorial as it is very straight forward and simple to manage. You can even control your space battles TTW in space and if you do you can shift the balance a great deal. Your evolution and galaxy is manageable even if you don't set everything on auto. Yes, the descriptions are not all that explanatory but 80% fairly understandable. I don't spend much on games but EUR 17 is an acceptable price for a few weekends of joy.
The game starts out quite well. But once you start upgrading your vessel you notice that all the enemy ships are suddenly also stronger. You upgrade again and they upgrade exactly at the same time what a coincidence? No just rubbish programming. Another unfinished blib is that the graphics of the space ships are on a black square. This square is on top of a round border and you can often see the poor craftsmanship. Don't waist your time on this one!
If you search on-line for: Why is my mouse is floaty and unresponsive? The developer says: I’m looking into it, but in the meantime usually a driver update (possibly check for Beta drivers if you’re using Windows 8) fixes it for most people. Thanks! That doesn't help me at all!
