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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: NeoHunter on May 25, 2002, 11:40:52 am

Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: NeoHunter on May 25, 2002, 11:40:52 am
Hi guys. I need you opinion about a certain game called Star Trek Armada. Is it a good game? How would you rated it? What are the bad points of it?

Because I'm thinking of buying it to play. I know its an old game.
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: Zeronet on May 25, 2002, 11:47:12 am
Its a crap game simply, 2d, poor graphics. A cheap cash in.
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: StratComm on May 25, 2002, 11:54:37 am
And I never could get the sound to work correctly.  If you see it for $5 or so, it's a cheap diversion, but otherwise don't buy it.  You may look into Armada 2, it is supposed to fix a lot of the bugs in the first game, but I don't know how well that succeeded.
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: Fineus on May 25, 2002, 12:12:27 pm
Try the demo, the best way to investigate this game. The full version is more of the same.
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: NeoHunter on May 25, 2002, 12:40:38 pm
Is the Armada 2 game out yet?
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: Fineus on May 25, 2002, 12:54:38 pm
Yep.
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: Thorn on May 25, 2002, 01:14:48 pm
2D? Zeronet, you're blind...
I have both of em. Its a good game, its just buggy as hell...
Second one is better.
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: NeoHunter on May 26, 2002, 05:55:16 am
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Originally posted by Thunder
Yep.


I just downloaded and watched the trailer for it. Looks good and exciting!!! To the people who have it, is it ver hard to play?
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: Blitz_Lightning on May 26, 2002, 06:16:24 am
If you are talking about Armada II, i've played it. Although the graphics are great, there is way too much micromanagement in it. It is more like busy work. And the game doesn't seem much star-trekky. The single player is kinda dull if you ask me...
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: Thorn on May 26, 2002, 09:21:05 am
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Originally posted by NeoHunter


I just downloaded and watched the trailer for it. Looks good and exciting!!! To the people who have it, is it ver hard to play?

Its easier than Homeworld, harder than Starcraft if that tells you anything...
Though not much harder than Starcraft..
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: NeoHunter on May 26, 2002, 11:58:05 am
I've never played Homeworld but I have played Homeworld Catalysm. I kind of liked the fact that you are fighting in a 3D space environment. There is up and down, left and right. It creates a lot of possibilities for attack and defense.

Starcraft wasn't that hard. Except the Protoss campaigns where I couldn't build Protoss Carriers and Protoss Arbiters. Other than that, it was a piece of cake.:)

So, how does the game play like? I mean, can you build your whole fleet consisting of only Soverign-class ships? Is there a limit to how many ships you can have in any mission?
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: Thorn on May 26, 2002, 12:31:03 pm
You have Officers (nodes for the Borg, Pilots for 8472), each ship/station requires a specific number of officers. The Soverign requires the most.. 12.. and yes, you can have a fleet of one type of ship. Thats how you win :p
There isnt much strategy to the game, build a huge fleet, and hope its bigger than your enemy's fleet...
Title: Need an opinion...
Post by: NeoHunter on May 27, 2002, 01:37:43 am
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Originally posted by Thorn
There isnt much strategy to the game, build a huge fleet, and hope its bigger than your enemy's fleet...


Isn't that the same conocept as in any RTS game?:D Command & Conquer games, Starcraft, Warcraft 2 etc etc etc...:D