did u play it? if yes then i would understand your remark but if no i would have to say judging a game based solely on graphics and a review is a bad call. iv seen similar comment before tes:daggerfall came out and it wasnt a bad game. not only that but its sequal (tes:morrowind turned out to be rpg of the year in im not mistaken…anyway “don’t judge a book by it’s cover.”

AI Wars is more like an RTS mixed in with your most favorite Tower Defense game. It has some 4x to it such as the massive amounts of units you can build and the tech up aspects.

You have to fight for resources.

All in all, I’d give this game an 8/10 just because it is AWESOME! And I like the intelligence and time put into it, you can really feel that the developer made this a labor of love.

I just wish the graphics were a bit better, albeit smoother. With better FX for the weapons fire and explosions. I like the 2d graphics though, it brings me back to the original C&C days.

What I’d like to see is a new release of the game using the same engine, but with better graphics and sound. Then, I think this game would be a perfect 10!

Btw, the co-op is really the meat and potatoes of this game. Nothing beats getting a group of guys together (up to and tackling the AI. It’s so fun! And it can be done either via a LAN or internet.

A number of players have remarked that AI War, while not nearly as pretty as Sins, is the game they had been wanting Sins to be based on the Sins marketing claims — basically, that AI War integrates 4X to a larger degree than Sins, etc. The only other “hard data” piece of comparison for Sins that I can give is that PC Gamer UK compared AI War and Sins directly in their November issue, and they gave AI War 86% over Sins’s 84%. Certainly opinions may vary, and Curtis clearly didn’t like it as well for instance, but it’s worth a go if you have an interest in an RTS/4X/grand strategy/tower defense hybrid.

The real difference lies in the graphical interfaces of the two games. Obviously, Sins of a Solar Empire looks better due to a larger budget. None the less, I highly encourage people to give AI War a try.

Believe me though, this game is not for everyone.

You can play with up to 7 of your friends against the AI. The game automatically scales with the addition of players, and makes it a much more dynamic game when you orchestrate a multi-front, multi-player assault on a planet.

Another thing was left out is the sheer number of difference ship types available in the game. In each game you start out with your basic military ships: fighter, bomber, cruiser. In addition, you also get one special unit. This special unit will have different strengths and weaknesses. Capturing advanced research stations will also give you an additional special unit. To use your fleet effectively you have to adapt your strategies to the special units you have access to.

Do you have raptors? (which are very fast cloaking ships with long range) Then maybe you should just slip by their tachyon defenses and take out their command stations and defend against the counter-attack. Do you have armored ships? (These have high health, good shields, and decimate turrets) Make sure you send these in first through a wormhole to soften up the turrets before sending in your main fleet.

The possibilities are really endless. Even on the same map, choosing a different starting special unit makes it almost a completely different game