Not sure this is kosher but......

[Jason2]

I was wondering if anyone from this community had tried the game "Starships Unlimited" found at www.apezone.com (http://www.apezone.com) ?

It received a high review in Computer Games.

I hope this isn't offensive to post this here - SEIV clearly rocks and is a game that will be on my hard drive forever... I was just curious as the game 'style' looks very different between these two games (SEIV is much larger in scale, SU looks much more streamlined...) and thought I would ask if anyone had an opinion/review yet?

Jason2

[raynor]

While reading the review of that game, I stumbled upon this link to a new Version of OS/2 game Galactic Civilizations. Wow. That brings back memories...

http://www.euniversegames.com/index.cfm?package_type=5&package_id=6546&area=52&p_id=65 55 (http://www.euniversegames.com/index.cfm?package_type=5&package_id=6546&area=52&p_id=6555)

BTW, this article mentions that the new Gal Civ may emulate the ministers feature found in Space Empires IV. I missed that bit the first time I read the review. It's extremely cool to see the far-reaching influence Space Empires IV is having on the genre.

[This message has been edited by raynor (edited 09 May 2001).]

[CaptSpoogy]

The galatic civilizations screen shots remind me a lot of Space Empires IV - perhaps there is more than just ministers being emulated?

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[raynor]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by capt_spoogy:
The galatic civilizations screen shots remind me a lot of Space Empires IV - perhaps there is more than just ministers being emulated?
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GalCiv predates SEIV so this is unlikely. Indeed, it seems possible that SEIV is actually emulating many features of this much older game--possibly even including the ministers. http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Noble713]

I've played Starships Unlimited and enjoyed it. I don't like the small scale of the game, however, as you rarely have more than 5 ships, and I can't conceive of the headaches one would have trying to control 10. The combat system is interesting, and I like how you can configure your ships, but I found the scale to be far too small for my tastes. It takes forever to get colony tech (took me a while to figure out that you can't research and build at the same time), and managing colonies can be a pain too. Still, it's worth trying.