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Barely worth the time it takes to install

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 34 / 51
Date: November 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well, where to begin? I had great hopes for this game when I heard about it. I have always liked strategy games, and space-based games were always fun. I thought Hegemonia would be the next evolutionary step for the space strategy game genre. I should have just stuck with Homeworld.

Basically, this game is worthless on virtually all fronts. I'll start off with the good parts, then the bad parts.

The Good:
1. Cool introduction movies.
2. The box is pretty.

The Bad:
Everything else.

Specifically, this piece of detriol doesn't have any of the following that you would expect from a space-based strategy game released in 2002.
a) Not true 3D. Everything more or less revolves around the plane of orbits in the various star systems.
b) No option for ship customization. You just get hull type, and weapon type. And there does not seem to be much difference what weapon type you pick.
c) Squads are set, you cannot modify them in any way. You cannot add or remove ships from them. If say 2 of your ships get destroyed and you want 2 replacements, the other two have to sit around the planet making them and can't do anything until the replacements are done.
d) There are no tactics involved in the game. You build ships, and you move them around. The only options you have is whether to be aggressive or normal, whether to target hull or weapons. But squad control is so difficult and the combat is so quick, you cannot change tactics in any remotely sizable battle. And you want squad formations? Hahahahaha... well, yes, you can have any formation you want, as long as it is square or diamond [depending on what angle you're looking at the squads].
e) The story is ridiculous, and completely linear. And the voice acting makes the home movies my cousins and I did as adolescents look like Spielberg caliber material.
f) The interface is atrocious. You have to press all kinds of mouse and keyboard commands to get anything right. And if you think the manual can help you out, you're in for a surprise.

All in all, I can't recommend this game if someone paid you to play it (well, I suppose it depends on how much they paid you). I know a lot of people involved in the game spent a good portion of their lives to make this game, and I do not want to detract from their talents. But honestly, please let us put good talent to better use in the future.

I would give this game a negative rating if possible, but Amazon forces you to pick at least one star.

Homeworld Lovers Beware....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 16
Date: November 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Hegemonia is a great game for some, but in my humble opinion it's "okay", I found the controls to be too awkward for my taste. Of course, being a bit biased, I kept comparing it to Homeworld and HW Cataclysm.

So don't expect Hegemonia to play like Homeworld. Instead expect the game interface to be quite different. Maybe only then you can appreciate the difference. The majority of my friends, Homeworld players, simply hated the game...so you are warned.

If you can't wait for Homeworld 2 to come out and got the itch go grab yourself a copy of the other 3D space game called O.R.B.

Homeworld Lovers Beware....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Hegemonia is a great game for some, but in my humble opinion it's "okay", I found the controls to be too awkward for my taste. Of course, being a bit biased, I kept comparing it to Homeworld and HW Cataclysm.

So don't expect Hegemonia to play like Homeworld. Instead expect the game interface to be quite different. Maybe only then you can appreciate the difference. The majority of my friends, Homeworld players, simply hated the game...so you are warned.

If you can't wait for Homeworld 2 to come out and got the itch go grab yourself a copy of the other 3D space game called O.R.B.

This is what I have been waiting for!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 21
Date: December 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I don't agree with the negative remarks about the game.

It works fine on a P3-550, GF3-64mb, 256mb ram -and- works fine
on a Duron-1.2, GF3-64mb, 128mb ram.

Here's what you have in the game: You can build BIG ships with great looking movie-like texture graphics. That's right: "movie-like". The detail/effects during contruction and actual use of the ships is the best I have seen to date. It is -not- the same as the "colorful" lego-like ships of Homeworld. You can research technologies, and build on the planets you colonize. Reminds me of the old days of "Masters of Orion". The graphics on the planets, asteroids, gas clouds are all very nice. The universe here is vast enough.

Gameplay isn't bad at all. The interface took me about 15 min to figure out.

If you like space games like Homeworld, then check it out for yourself.

Rating on it's own merits....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: December 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have read reviews from users here and at other sites, and I am amazed how many people are trashing this game because it's not HomeWorld. Forget Homeworld and judge it on its own merits. I have downloaded the demo and I think it's a great game. I've never played Homeworld, so I am not colored in my opinion. I agree the interface and the controls take a little getting used to, but that's part of the learning experience. I'm going to get the full game as soon as I get a chance.

A Solid Masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: December 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I want to compliment this game in many ways. The main point of the game that will hit one first are the graphics(produced by the Walker Engine) high polygon counts, exceptional lighting effects, marvelous attention to detail, and no glitches are all welcomed effects. The gameplay is solid and very attractive, I find the control scheme smooth but others have said it is tricky to use; The only problem (in the entire game)is the camera movement and this is easy to deal with it it just takes a little time. The story is very engrossing and well thought out the cutscenes are simply breathtaking; though at some points in time even the game had me thinking I was in a movie....I highly recommend this game over O.R.B., Homeworld (highly outdated), and Star Trek 3...this game IS in full 3D.

Haegemonia - a new game from Digital Reality

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: December 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The name of the developers is already a guarantee for an outstanding space-simulation, and they show their skills as animators too. If you like space, war, and to use your brain, you should buy this!

Takes too long

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: December 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Too slow to develop, you can only play two pre-structured campaigns with no options in the single player mode to start a new campaign. Graphics could make you car sick, it did me. To move from one campaign level to the next you have to complete selected goals. In the 4th level I could not get out, just kept flying around with everything destroyed. Game will not let you out. Manual is minimal, you need to keep going to the system help screen to get information to play the game.

This game is truly awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: January 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've only played the demo but I intend to buy it because the graphics are right out of the hubble space telescope and the engine is awe inspiring. I love the zoom feature even though it took a while to get used to. However once I learned how to play I was addicted to the space combat. I love the tactics, the way you can hide behind planets with an armada and strike down innocent traders who go to earth. This is a must buy and beats most other space rts games hands down.

Don't waste your money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 16
Date: January 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Buggy!
Terrible:
UI
Voice acting
Story line

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