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Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Starship Troopers is one of those occasions. Quite simply, Starship Troopers does for real-time strategy games what Daikatana did for first-person shooters -need we say more? Well, we probably could leave it at that, and to be fair, you'd be better off without the gory details, but this is a reviews' magazine and it's our job to constructively criticise mournful interactive entertainment.
Therefore that is what we shall do The really disheartening thing about Starship Troopers is the fact that it begins quite well. The tutorial does a great job of showing you how to control your squad and it's not long before you find yourself leaping off the drop ship with 12 willing troopers under your able command.
It's at this point where everything falls apart. Despite its obvious leanings towards Ground Control no resource management, yet maximum action , ST still fails to get the adrenaline pumping. The graphics don't help.
Daniil 1 point. Did anyone succeeded in running it on Win10 or under Wine. I have no luck. On windows i see the background but there are no buttons. Trial 1 point. Gilanden 1 point. Kevdhall 2 points. One of the best games of any genre ever produced.
I would like to see a modern reboot. Regardless I'll be playing this one. Thumper 5 points. Share your gamer memories, help others to run the game or comment anything you'd like.
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With the patch, Ascendancy finally is not only playable, but is highly entertaining. Ascendancy is the first game by Logic Factory, a small developer founded by two ex-Origin employees. The game looks like another run-off-the-mill space strategy game, but it successfully manages to add new elements that set it apart from other galactic conquest games.
As in other "4X" games, you choose universe size, species, and even the general political climate. The choice of the species is interesting, because each species has a special ability you will discover only while playing.
The tutorial is one of the best I've ever seen in a game: it covers all the game's basics and interface in a fun interactive scenario. Another great feature is the Research Tree, which is remarkable not only in its innovative 3D presentation, but also in the highly creative alien technologies you can research. Inventions may lead to other discoveries, and sometimes only a combination of different technologies can unveil interdependencies between technologies.
You can rotate the Tree in all directions to explore the various topics. This is arguably the game's best feature, and one that should be emulated in later games. Unfortunately, the bucks stop here. Ascendancy 's charming individuality and attractive graphics can't hide the brain-dead AI that poses no challenge whatsoever.
The AI's incompetence is not so obvious in the first few turns, but after about 50 turns or so, it is glaringly obvious. While you amass your fleet to prepare for the invasion, the computer players will simply do nothing, oblivious to your moves and making no effort to defend themselves even when your fleet is knocking on the door!
You'll wonder if the game has any AI at all, or if the computer can only perform mechanical tasks. If you get bored of micro-management, you can select the self-management option for the planets of your choice, as well as research. This sounds good, until you realize that it's basically useless since the computer cannot even manage its own planets properly. In its original incarnation, Ascendancy is a resounding failure despite a lot of hype. The amazingly bad AI or lack thereof really kills the game, which is otherwise full of innovative ideas.
Fortunately, Logic Factory later released the AI patch that makes the computer a bit more intelligent although, naturally, too late to make the game a commercial success. When patched, Ascendancy ranks as one of the most original space strategy games ever made, although even with the patch, the AI is nowhere near as challenging as, say, Master of Orion -- it just makes less stupid mistakes.
Recommended, but only to beginners to the genre, or anyone who wants to try a unique space strategy game with a lot of individuality and not much of a challenge. Definitely worth a look at the company's website. Cynical Aspie 0 point.
Downloaded and used Ra7eN's installer.
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