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The editors liked
Customizable ships
Largescale battles
Neato torpedoes
The editors didn't like
Confusing strategy layer
Balance troubles
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Published: 2015-03-16, Author: Dan , review by: in.ign.com
Sid Meier's Starships' battles held my attention for a handful of games, after which point the tactical AI's behavior became exploitable and the strategic layer became too muddled and unpredictable. So I say so long to Starships after a brief time, but I'...
Abstract: Sid Meier's Starships shares one crucial theme with Civilization: Beyond Earth, the game whose story it loosely continues. Both titles hinge on a very simple idea, powerfully stated: the worst thing you're ever likely to find floating around out in space ...
Abstract: Sid Meier's Starships from developer Firaxis Games follows last year's release of Civilization: Beyond Earth as a standalone title in the same universe with the major difference being its setting in space. Instead of expanding a civilization on a single p...
Published: 2015-03-30, Author: Nick , review by: gamespot.com
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There's no tangibility to the race towards victory conditions, just impenetrable numbers, Diplomacy system is stilted and awkward, Combat exploits make the whole thing a cakewalk
Published: 2015-03-12, Author: Sean , review by: cheatcc.com
Abstract: For a game that has you exploring the cosmos, populating new planets, and upgrading starships, Sid Meier's Starships portrays itself as a relic of the past. It looks to a simpler time of turn-based strategy, far removed from the complexity of the modern C...
Published: 2015-03-11, Author: Nicholas , review by: gamecrate.com
Abstract: The announcement of Sid Meier's Starships so soon after the release of Civilization: Beyond Earth came as something of a surprise. Following the normal patterns of both Firaxis and the gaming industry at large, we would have expected Beyond Earth DLC to b...
A taste of Sid Meier strategy gaming without the Civilization time commitment, Highly approachable, but plenty of room for advanced tactics
UI is poorly designed, Some AI quirks, especially when assessing win/loss probability
Starships condenses Sid Meier's knack for turn-based strategy into a short, two-to-five hour burst of board game-esque tactics that's as satisfying as it is approachable....
