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zipnar posted 03-09-99 03:10 AM ET
Check out the PCVelocity Alpha Centauri Review at:
http://www.pcvelocity.com/gaming/reviews/alphacentauri/a1.shtml
thanks!
yin26 posted 03-09-99 03:24 AM ET
To your advice:
"If you do, by some chance, get better than the computer, you can always battle it out with human-controlled factions by firing the game up multiplayer."
* I did become better than the computer--and fast. You know how? I played the game a second time. You might try that too before you give the game a 92% rating.
* Running a multiplayer TBS game is just about as exciting as watching my terraformers spin in circles, which, I'm not sure if you caught this or not, I can do without an Internet connection.
Glad you liked the game, but come back after a few days of really playing it, of really doing the multiplayer thing, and I dare you to stick to the 92% rating.
StargazerBC posted 03-14-99 01:36 PM ET
As much as Yin's a pain, he is right. Multiplayer is much more grueling in SMAC than say. . MOO2 or MOM. The funny thing is. . .maps no larger than avg size, time caps, maybe even # of cities, might change that. The time cap and small maps certainly worked for my Multiplayer games .
jsorense posted 03-16-99 11:41 AM ET
The Gamers Net
Review by Gino Costa
4 1/2 stars out to 5
The Gamers Net Achievement Award
http://www.thegamers.net/articlearchives/article_archives.html
"Civ in Space is a very nice Place"
Freddz posted 03-16-99 12:34 PM ET

Wow, according to Gino Costa one of the big pros were great colorful graphics. I don't care much for them, but I guess it must have raised the game a full mark to the 4,5 grade.
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Author	Topic: Alpha Centauri Review
zipnar	posted 03-09-99 03:10 AM ET Check out the PCVelocity Alpha Centauri Review at: http://www.pcvelocity.com/gaming/reviews/alphacentauri/a1.shtml thanks!
yin26	posted 03-09-99 03:24 AM ET To your advice: "If you do, by some chance, get better than the computer, you can always battle it out with human-controlled factions by firing the game up multiplayer." * I did become better than the computer--and fast. You know how? I played the game a second time. You might try that too before you give the game a 92% rating. * Running a multiplayer TBS game is just about as exciting as watching my terraformers spin in circles, which, I'm not sure if you caught this or not, I can do without an Internet connection. Glad you liked the game, but come back after a few days of really playing it, of really doing the multiplayer thing, and I dare you to stick to the 92% rating.
StargazerBC	posted 03-14-99 01:36 PM ET As much as Yin's a pain, he is right. Multiplayer is much more grueling in SMAC than say. . MOO2 or MOM. The funny thing is. . .maps no larger than avg size, time caps, maybe even # of cities, might change that. The time cap and small maps certainly worked for my Multiplayer games .
jsorense	posted 03-16-99 11:41 AM ET The Gamers Net Review by Gino Costa 4 1/2 stars out to 5 The Gamers Net Achievement Award http://www.thegamers.net/articlearchives/article_archives.html "Civ in Space is a very nice Place"
Freddz	posted 03-16-99 12:34 PM ET Wow, according to Gino Costa one of the big pros were great colorful graphics. I don't care much for them, but I guess it must have raised the game a full mark to the 4,5 grade.