Sins Game Review Thread

One thread to hold them all!

Published on February 3, 2008 By lordkosc In Sins of a Solar Empire

Ok , after the 20 or so preview threads that were all over the darn place, I am making a single location where we can post all the reviews of the game for easy reference.

So once you find a review, post it in the following format:

I hope this will be made sticky by someone from SD.

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PC GAMER

91%

Editor's Choice

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GameSpot

WWW Link

9/10

Editor's Choice

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Games for Windows

A-

Editor's Choice

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G4 X-Play

WWW Link

4/5

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IGN

WWW Link

8.9/10

Editors' Choice

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1up.com

WWW Link

8.5/10 Good

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Gamespy

WWW Link

4.5/5 GREAT!

Multiplayer Factor - Great!

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Game Informer Magazine

WWW Link

9/10

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Gamer 2.0

WWW Link

9/10

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Game Shark

WWW Link

A- Great

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Game Squad

WWW Link

9/10 GREAT!

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Resonance Gaming

WWW Link

9/10 GREAT!

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Game Tap

WWW Link

9/10 Get It!

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Out of Eight

WWW Link

8/8 GREAT!

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Game Daily

WWW Link

8.0 GOOD

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Shack News

WWW Link

Good:
# Patience-demanding strategy
# Endless possibility of scenarios
# Pew-pew lasers

Bad:
# No single-player campaign
# Steep learning curve

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UGO

WWW Link

A

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Game Almighty

WWW Link

9.0

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GamesRadar

WWW Link

9/10

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Gaming Steve

WWW Link

9/10

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ArchGamer

WWW Link

8.5/10 Good

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Sarcastic Gamer

WWW Link

9/10 Great

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Dual Analog

WWW Link

9/10 Great

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PALGN

WWW Link

9/10

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Game Valor

WWW Link

9/10

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SyndicateX Gaming Portal

WWW Link

9.3/10

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Cheat Code Central

WWW Link

4.8/5.0

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ArsGeek

WWW Link

9.25/10

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EuroGamer

WWW Link

9/10

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Sci Fi

WWW Link

A+

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Firing Squad

WWW Link

91%

Editor's Choice

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Gaming Nexus

WWW Link

9.2/10

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Computer Games

WWW Link

85/100

Silver Award

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Gamepyre

WWW Link

95%

Gamers Choice Gold Award

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TGR

WWW Link

8/10

Editor's Choice Award

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StratergyCore

WWW Link

8/10

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Comments (Page 14)

196

heflys

on Mar 03, 2008

How can a linear campaign, that has the chance of being weakly designed and beaten in less than a week, make the game considerably better?\

Anyway: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=93758

Eurogamer 9/10

197

heflys

on Mar 03, 2008

I like this quote:

"Reservations? The main one is the complete absence of a campaign mode - despite the ripe background material inherent in the game world, it's not actually presented to you in a string of scenarios. This isn't a problem for me, personally, but others will want a structured way into the game's intricacies. As it is, the extra effort Ironclad has put into the skirmish mode, including the random maps, makes it clear that its peers are more the Civilizations and GalCivs of this world than Company of Heroes. Hell, if you're playing on one of the huge maps, I've played RTS campaigns that could be over before a single map is fought to victory, at least before you get the hang of it."

198

Rega128

on Mar 03, 2008

Got another one
Eurogamer
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=93758
9/10

199

heflys

on Mar 03, 2008

too late.

200

arsgeek

on Mar 03, 2008

I thought I'd stop by and add my review in as well.

ArsGeek

Sins received a 9.25 out of 10.

I love this game!

201

Yarlen

on Mar 03, 2008

Thanks, arsgeek.

202

Kayden3

on Mar 06, 2008

Here are a few more reviews to add up there!

Sins of a Solar Empire - CrispyGamer - Buy it
http://www.crispygamer.com/_GeneratedPages/GameReviews/Review109.aspx

Sins of a Solar Empire - Gaming Nexus - 9.2/10
http://www.gamingnexus.com/Default.aspx?Section=Article&I=1776

203

Orabu

on Mar 06, 2008

I found another review at SciFi.com

They gave it an A+

http://www.scifi.com/sfw/games/sfw18413.html

204

Basho Matsuo

on Mar 08, 2008

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www.outsidecontext.com

Single Player Review: 8.5/10

Multiplayer Review: 9/10

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Singleplayer Review Snippet:

Fantastic game, been playing it since launch. If you like RTS, then this is one to get for sure.

I have played, in total now, 30 hours of Sins. I know this because after every game you get an exhaustive report. This stats-based ending is always gratifying if you have done well and mind blowing if you see how far off the mark you actually were. Yes, the AI in Sins is of a high standard. Not a single time that I left a homeworld undefended did it stand.

Full review is here: http://www.outsidecontext.com/2008/03/01/basho-reviews-sins-of-a-solar-empire/
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Multiplayer Review Snippet:

What is the best thing in life? The love of a good women? The smile of a child?

Mongol General: Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.

A few of those who read my original review of Sins Of A Solar Empire(Sins for short) have commented that they are still on the fence regarding this game's greatness.

Some have pointed to the dream of Homeworld III, which is wishful thinking really and at least a year off, others have said that the depth of Sins does not extend to the actual engagements themselves and claim that the stronger force (numerically speaking) will always win:

That is not true at all!
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205

james_bray

on Mar 09, 2008

Ironclad has created a masterpiece which will be enjoyed for many months and hopefully years to come.I miss the days when the gaming industry was about innovation and not recreation. Thank you, Ironclad, and Stardock, for contributing to the former and not the latter.

I'll second that....

206

Prezo

on Mar 12, 2008

wow it isnt even released in australia yet we are reveiwing it

PC Power Play gave it a 9/10 in the april issue

207

Warthog2k

on Mar 12, 2008

Hello everyone!

There is another review available, but only in German, sorry for that! You can find the review at our website www.jcm-gamers.de.
The direct link to the review: Review

We gave the game 9.0/10 for the gameplay, 8.0/10 for the graphics and 8.5/10 for the great sound.

A little bit info about us: we are non-profit oriented and write reviews in our free time. If there is any interest, we could try to translate the review...

And we hope Stardock will find a publisher for germany, so that everyone can play the game. Although we can order it via Stardock Central with credit card, most people prefer a boxed copy.

But keep up the good work! This game is surely one of the greatest hits fpr 2008!

208

Basho Matsuo

on Mar 20, 2008

My review is now on the first page of google (uk) for the terms "sins of a solar empire review" and number one for "sins of a solar empire multiplayer review".

Yay! \0/

209

Shadowhal

on Mar 21, 2008

I found a review at 4players - a german online mag that do generally very good reviews. they give the game 84% (which is pretty considering their averages) and mainly critise tacical combat, race similarity and multiplayer techncal stability. here is the link:

WWW Link

210

Ronald Wanders

on Mar 21, 2008

Sins of a Solar Review up at CVG magazine's website. Scored an 8.4 out of 10, which is very good.

CVG SSE Review

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