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Sins Game Review Thread

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Sins Game Review Thread

One thread to hold them all!

February 3, 2008 6:31 PM from

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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

///// UPDATED LIST as of 7/14/08

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Reply #76 February 9, 2008 5:16 AM from

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My review is online http://www.geforce3d.net/index/sins?page=0%2C0.

Enjoy (hopefully).

It's a extension and a modified version of the preview i did a few months back, if people who may have read my preview before notice how similar they are. (except it's obviously been edited to reflect final game changes, plus more is added etc)

Reply #77 February 9, 2008 5:45 AM from

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Sirbaron, really like your review, I think it gives a very good overview of the gameplay, exactly what I would want

And some more links...

Game Radar Review (9/10) Here:
http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/sins-of-a-solar-empire/review/sins-of-a-solar-empire/a-2008020818615328052/g-20061212172317464060

Also, I dunno if you would want to link in the two sites that keep track of Ratings & other Game info, Metacritic & Gamerankings

Metacritic: http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/sinsofasolarempire

Gamerankings: http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/935993.asp

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Reply #78 February 9, 2008 6:10 AM from

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Another 9/10!

http://resonance-gaming.com/review.php?gameid=26

Reply #79 February 9, 2008 8:44 AM from

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wow awesome. congrats. if there would be a campaign you´d probably see perfect scores for this. for me, the lack of one just shows that you guys wanted to make a great game, not just trick us into giving you our money.

Reply #80 February 9, 2008 9:11 AM from

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Something Awful.com glowing review, in one sentence. Pretty much sums up how I feel.

One Sentence Reviews

10/10

Reply #81 February 9, 2008 9:22 AM from

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Great reviews. I'm finding it hard to believe that everyone really is so in love with this game. And I mean that in the sense that that rarely happens. Man oh man, this really has me stoked for the long future of Sins. Great job guys!

Reply #82 February 9, 2008 10:13 AM from

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Gameranikings pie chart.

WWW Link

Reply #83 February 9, 2008 6:05 PM from

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updated with gamesradar!

Reply #84 February 9, 2008 6:56 PM from

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Well, aside from Mr. Troll here, SSE appears to be very well received overal.

Don't forget to add the 4.5/5.0 from Gamespy LordKosc, with Editor's Choice too.

Sins seems to be growing into a box-office hit, awesome work IronClad.

Reply #85 February 9, 2008 7:17 PM from

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The troll's abusive posts have been deleted and the banstick leveled.

Reply #86 February 9, 2008 7:19 PM from

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You guys should report him to GS too, I'm sure they'll listen to you guys.

Reply #87 February 9, 2008 7:31 PM from

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Hmmm, can this imbecile still post in the stickies? I thought this guy received the guillotine?

Reply #88 February 9, 2008 7:59 PM from

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Not anymore.

Reply #89 February 9, 2008 8:02 PM from

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Just ban his IP

and if using proxies just put his IP on the forum so we can have a crack at him

(I know I know illegal but still fun:P)

Reply #90 February 10, 2008 2:36 AM from

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"This core difference is key to making Sins an approachable game, but it might leave adrenaline-dependent strategy gamers a little disappointed. While the game is real-time in nature, it is by no means an edge-of-your-seat experience."

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one of the most a55onine comments i've ever read. wow. i cannot remember how many times this week i was WIGGING OUT playing this game with my face literally 3 inches from the screen, trying to save my planets, etc...

Reply #91 February 10, 2008 5:05 AM from

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End of quote

Yup, nothing gets the blood going like a huge enemy fleet dropping into a system that's still reinforcing its defences and you having to scramble to try and get a fleet there to save it.

Reply #92 February 10, 2008 6:04 AM from

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Game Daily + Columbus Alive= Major phails!

" There's also some difficulty in setting up defensive turrets for a system, since incoming ships usually don't jump within range of them, making it possible to bypass fortified buffer zones and head straight for key planets. "

Do they get paid for babbling with their keyboards?

lol, I don't understand, truly a joke. The fact that the reviewer gave it a positive score by only playing like 1 game session shows how easy it is to begin to immerse yourself in SOASE even though it is supposed to be a "large-scale-game-for-the-few"! In my experience as a gamer your can do anything to sell, just as long as you do it right ^^! That includes selling bad games by playing the right strings, unfortunately

. Not to say to that this game could be improved, hehe. That is a 8 from me, which basicly is a 11 out of 10 in general game rating.

Edit: Whops! I thought that PJI's totally hindered enemy players to jump to any owned planet, but I learned that it isnt so in another thread. My fault.

Reply #93 February 11, 2008 1:35 AM from

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Hey all,

I wrote a review for Gamesquad.com, a website I help maintain:

Sins Review at Gamesquad.com: WWW Link

I gave it a 9.0, which makes it an Editor's Choice.

Reply #94 February 11, 2008 2:30 AM from

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Hey all,

I wrote a review for Gamesquad.com, a website I help maintain:

Sins Review at Gamesquad.com: WWW Link

I gave it a 9.0, which makes it an Editor's Choice.

End of quote

great review.

Reply #95 February 11, 2008 10:11 AM from

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Awesome, thanks.

Reply #96 February 11, 2008 10:22 AM from

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Bumb wooohaaaa

OWNAGE !!!

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Reply #97 February 11, 2008 10:55 AM from

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*sigh*

WWW Link

3 of 36 users agree with this review. lol.

Reply #98 February 11, 2008 12:10 PM from

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Hey all,

I wrote a review for Gamesquad.com, a website I help maintain:

Sins Review at Gamesquad.com: WWW Link

I gave it a 9.0, which makes it an Editor's Choice.

End of quote

Excellent review. Very well written and engaging. It also mirrors my thoughts in a lot of ways.

Reply #99 February 11, 2008 1:12 PM from

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Review for people which speak german:

http://zockertests.de/test.aspx?test_id=74

The reviewer gave it a 9/10, by the way.

Reply #100 February 11, 2008 3:29 PM from

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Out of Eight
WWW Link
8/8

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