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4.6 / 5
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4.7
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Written by The Shadowsythe England
THE GOOD:
A huge improvement on everything that was good in the first game, better graphics for a start, a more diverse selection of ships and strategies - rather than sticking with the classic Homeworld solution of building one type of ship and sticking to it. The optiona have been immensly widened over the original, both in multiplayer and single player.

THE BAD:
The bad, hmmm - my main problem with this game is the option of a dificulty level, the originals sheer toughness and high learning curve (or if you didnt know what you where doing - wall) made it a classic, with this game, most noobs would choose "very easy" and blast through it in less than 6 hours, leaving out most of what made this game great.

SUMMARY:
Despite my main issue with the dificulty settings, this overall is a great game, it has the depth and strategic options too make you come back and consider another angle too get around the same problem, and the multiplayer online...

Written by Azack
THE GOOD:
The slick graphics, the amazing missions, and the loads of things you can do with a unit make this game one of the best real-time strategy games there is.

THE BAD:
Its freaking addictive. Seriously, I can think nothing bad about this game.

SUMMARY:
The game is a major improvement to the original Homeworld. You take control of a mining vessel, later turned into a warship, and face a wretched creatur...but I'm spoiling all the fun, aren't I? You must definitely get this, it'll make you want to play the campaign over and over again. And who knows, the next Homeworld game may be even better!

Written by Master
THE GOOD:
good graghics (once you tinker with the settings), good spacecraft fighting etc. nice to get a fighter in veiw and send it into battle with others...really neat lookin

THE BAD:
camera control is annoying...you can only look around while 'watching' a unit

SUMMARY:
very cool.a nice space-craft game.
space...the finale place to blow crap up! its kinda like a movie. worth getting imo

Written by BinkSayres USA
Homeworld was one of the best RTS's ever made. With it's rich story and background. Cataclysm is the next chapter to this ever evolving story. With two totally different races more or less. It's inovative user interface makes doesn't get in the way, is easy to use, and brings great efficiency to fleet management. It's too few lvls and the bitter aftertaste for more keep this game from getting a full 5
Written by Anti-Crash274 USA
THE GOOD:
Extremely good game suited for all those strtegy players out there

THE BAD:
If strategy is NOT your thing then this game might not be for you

SUMMARY:
This game is amazing nuff said. No really take my word for it. ohhh and if you thought the first one was good then you ain't played homeworld til you have played this.And for those of you new to homeworld and like strategy games like C&C etc YOU WILL LOVE THIS!!
A unique strategy game like no other. A must for any PC owners game collection. And best thing is its not new so you can get it really cheap. SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR GO AND BUY IT!!!!!!!

Written by Homeworld lover USA
I didn't put anything in the good and the bad because there is too much to put!
Homeworld: Cataclysm is the best strategy game that I have ever played! It (literally) adds a new dimention to the awesome gameplay. Once you get used to it, the up-down addition to the gameplay adds a huge "Je-Ne -Sais-Quoi" to the game And this the first game to add actuasl gun-moving time. Most strategy games will have units spin around in an instant to point guns at you and shoot. In Cataclysm, If you attack a unit from behind, it has to spin around to return fire.
Written by Piotr USA
THE GOOD:
Everything the original had plus a new story line and new units. Improved controls.

THE BAD:
Some units are exact copies of those in the original.

SUMMARY:
The original homeworld had it all: Great story line, real time strategy, an RPG-like attribute of taking what you earned in one level to the next level. It even had a great 3D engine that almost feels like a flight sim when you follow a single fighter around.
Cataclysm was able to retain all of these great aspects of the original while making improvements that make single and multiplayer games even more sensational. Using the same great engine, Sierra has created a new duo of fleets that is very balanced while having extremely diverse abilities. Added to this, an inovative new story line goes beyond anything I've seen in RTS games to date. This is a must have.

Written by HF MASTER USA
THE GOOD:
JESUS CHRIST this game kicks major ASS! Man the story line is great with awesome cut-scenes and great actual game play. When i first played it I almost cryed this game is great! A must buy!

THE BAD:
The controls can be a little hard to master for newbies to 3-D RTS.

SUMMARY:
I wish that there will be a homeworld 2. The designers for this game are pure genuses.

Written by Allan Jones USA
THE GOOD:
Cataclysm is a brilliant game with a excellent story plot starting from a mere salvage operation to a full blown war.

THE BAD:
If the game had a first person mode where you could control a ship any way you wanted to I would,without fail,give this game a 5.

SUMMARY:
Cataclysm starts a few years after the first homeworld ended by playing as the 'Somtaaw' fleet awnsering a distress call from 'Higaara'(the homeworld) and you hyperspacing to help them. Later in the game you have to rescue a damaged destroyer from pirate attacks while you salvage an unknown but very important artefact drifting in space. The controls are the basicly the same with a few improvemants.
In all you should get this game if your in to strategy.

Written by Dolby109 US
THE GOOD:
Awesome graphics. Great story line. Good multiplayer value.

THE BAD:
Sort of addictive...
Takes a pretty good system to run it, esp when you get a lot of units on the screen.

SUMMARY:
Well, for you stratagy gamers, this is a must have.
Its got all the great graphics of Homeworld, yet better gameplay. There are still only two playable races, but they differ greatly in units, and strategy. It is sort of like Warcraft compared to Starcraft.
This game was defanantly worth the money.

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