mdshare Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Description: Guide your race from its first interstellar journeys, until it becomes a mighty galactic empire. Along the way, you’ll explore the galaxy, conduct research, diplomacy and trade, found new colonies, maneuver mighty star fleets, and fight epic battles. Although the game is complex, and the possible strategies endless, powerful help and advisor features, help you get up to speed quickly. Unlike many games in this genre, Armada 2526 focuses on providing a game that can be finished in a reasonable time, and emphasizes battle and strategy over economic micro-management. The game captures the essential elements of the 4x experience and shifts smoothly between turn-based empire management and real time battles. The pattern should be familiar to any 4x aficionado. You begin with one single planet and a handful of ships under your control. From these humble beginnings, you’re meant to explore the galaxy, expand your territory, exploit the resources under your control, and exterminate any rivals whose concerns conflict with your own. With no scripted conflict and multiple paths to victory, each game develops according to the players’ interactions with each other. It makes for a complex game design but one that is also endlessly compelling when done correctly. Features: The game system encourages you to specialize in particular areas of tech, so as you expand and meet new players, you will find that they have radically different capabilities Epic space battles In Armada 2526 you can negotiate offensive and defensive alliance, non aggression pacts and trade agreements. Trade money, technology, colonies, ships and information Turn Based Strategy Map - The strategy map shows the portion of the galaxy where the game takes place Epic Space Battles - Battles can be epic affairs with more than a hundred ships on each side Supports Large Universes and Many Players - Space is big, really big, and conceivably contains many sentient races and nations Diplomacy - Campaign Map 2With so many players, you need a full featured diplomatic system Technology - Campaign Map 2There are many different technology items to research Streamlined Economic System - Colony ManagementManaging your empire is an important part of any strategy game, but can become a chore if too much micro-management is involved Strategy and Intelligence - Virus AttackPeaceful coexistence is a good thing, but makes for a pretty dull game, so the game-play emphasis is on military strategy and intelligence Powerful AI - The artificial intelligence routines have been created by an expert in the field, to provide AI players that are both worthy adversaries, and opponents that are fun to play against Game-Play Driven Development - Pirate CutlasAlthough Armada 2526 has glorious sound and graphics that inspire and immerse the player, the main focus is providing a great game play experiences Links: Official - Wiki - IGN - Gamespot Ratings: IGN: N/A | Gamespot: N/A Publisher: Matrix Games Genre: Fantasy Action Adventure Age Classification: ESRB: Everyone 10+ | PEGI: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toppy Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Great find mdshare! Thanks for this post! I'm excited to try this game out. I played Armada 2525 back in the early 90's. I love 4x style games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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