Posts Tagged ‘Master of Orion’

Beyond Beyaan: Indie 4X Space Strategy Game Inspired by Master of Orion By Adam Solo on September 1st, 2011 at 2:38 am Beyond Beyaan is an indie 4x space strategy game currently being developed by Brent Patterson. It is heavily inspired by the 4x classic Master of Orion series. Category: Game First Impressions, Game Previews, Games Under Development 6 comments

Starbase Orion: Teaser Trailer and Ship Combat First Look By Adam Solo on July 26th, 2011 at 3:28 pm Starbase Orion is a 4X turn-based space strategy game being developed by Chimera Software for the iOS device family (iPad, IPhone, iPod Touch). Category: News & Announcements, Videos 0 comments

FreeOrion 0.3.16 Released By Adam Solo on July 20th, 2011 at 5:24 pm FreeOrion is an open-source project with the goal to build a turn-based 4x space strategy game that although inspired in the Master of Orion series. Category: News & Announcements 6 comments

Sword of the Stars Complete Collection – Review By Zachary Cryer on May 31st, 2011 at 11:13 pm Sword of the Stars is a solid 4X game that I recommend to fans of simpler games, or perhaps newcomers. For people who want more control over their empire, there are better options. SotS is like MoO1, so if you preferred the MoO2 you may want to pass this one by. Category: Game Reviews 13 comments

Distant Star: The First 4X Space Game Built Specifically for iOS By Adam Solo on April 29th, 2011 at 8:58 pm I’m pleasantly surprised to see so many 4x space games already available, or currently under development, for the iOS (iPhone, iPad and iPod… Read the rest Category: News & Announcements 0 comments

Starbase Orion: Master of Orion 2 with Better Multiplayer for iOS By Adam Solo on April 19th, 2011 at 7:38 pm According to Chimera's Vision statement, Starbase Orion will "retain the classic turn-based gameplay of Master of Orion 2 while embracing the simplicity and multiplayer experience of Warcraft III". Category: Game Previews, News & Announcements 22 comments

Interview with Lee Dotson, President of ZarkSoft Games By Adam Solo on January 26th, 2011 at 3:37 pm In order to find out more about Empire of the Eclipse I contacted Lee Dotson for an interview. Here is what he had to say about his game. Category: Interviews 2 comments

Armada 2526 – New 4x space strategy game – First Impressions By Adam Solo on December 24th, 2009 at 1:41 am Armada 2526 is successful on delivering the goods to be recognized as a respectable member of the 4x space strategy games genre. If it can overshadow the Master of Orion and Galactic Civilizations legacy it's still a bit early to tell. Category: Game First Impressions, Game Previews 9 comments

What makes a good 4x space game economy model? By Adam Solo on November 29th, 2009 at 9:03 pm Some may say that the key is in the complexity, others will defend that simpler is better others may even argue that realism is in important factor. So what is the right balance? What makes a good 4x space game economic model? And ultimately is that such a big deal? Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 3 comments

FreeOrion: A Free Open Source 4x Space Strategy Game By Adam Solo on July 31st, 2009 at 5:31 am While doing some research on the latest news about space strategy games under development I came across with the FreeOrion project. FreeOrion is an open-source project which goal is to build a turn based 4x space strategy game. The entire project is community-centered were people that share the common motivation are invited to contribute to build the game in many ways, some as programmers, others as conceptual designers, others as opinion makers. As stated in the project vision the game is inspired in the Master of Orion series and it will be a turn-based strategy game built in the classic 4x model style. Category: Games Under Development 8 comments