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Universal Combat
Released On: Feb 5, 2004
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
54
13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
56% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
31% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
There are still a ton of controls in the newest version of the Battlecruiser series … but 3000 AD has done a good job in making them a little more accessible for things that you will do most often during the game.
Remains really the only game of it’s kind, and sadly, if no other developer takes this genera seriously, Universal Combat is the best we’ve to hope for.
I would rather have explored a single, dynamic system or three, rather than piles of basically static ones that felt like they hadn't existed the moment before I arrived.
There's something wrong with the game, though, which comes down to two fundamental problems: interface and gameplay. Smart has called it "idiot proof," but the truth is that the game is still way too cryptic.
I can tell you right now that only those willing to devote a big chunk of their life to this game will reap any significant rewards from it. And by the looks of the few people online I would say that there's not too many gamers willing to devote massive amounts of time to such an experience.
The box may say this is "the biggest combat simulator of all time," but for me it was the biggest frustration simulator of all time.
I hate this game. It’s the worst PC game I’ve played in months, which, I can assure you, is saying something. I hate it even more because of how much unrealized potential this series has.
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Overwhelming Dislike
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Summary Fight anything anywhere anyhow... and by any means necessary! Universal Combat takes you into a seamless universe full of epic space battles, massive ground skirmishes, fierce naval engagements and even tense dogfights above the planet's surface. In solo mode or in multiplayer, in first- or third-person view, play as a marine, a star shi...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Feb 5, 2004
Developer:
- 3000AD, Inc.
Publisher: DreamCatcher Interactive
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