O.R.B.

O.R.B. Review

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THiS GAME IS FREAKIN' AWsOME!!!!! WOOT!!!

This game is like homeworld x 3123. It is more realistic, for example, to get RU's (resource units) this is what happens:

Homeworld: You build a ship called "Harvester" and it shoots a beam at asteroids.

ORB: You create a resource base and a recon ship. You scan an asteroid with the recon ship for any useful metals, etc. You then send in the resource base to create a refinery on the asteroid, and you send freighters in and out to collect it.

it sounds more complicated in ORB, but its not. just a few clicks really. One problem... nobody is online :( i cant find any1 to fight online so if u buy this for ONLY the multiplayer dont get it, but what kind of NOOB does that?

BUY THIS IT IS AWSOME AS I SAID BEFORE!!!

O.R.B. Feature

• In this stunning 3D real-time strategy game, you must pick one of two races who survived the aftermath of a brutal intergalactic war. They are now empires in their own right, and battle for control of the known universe.
• Your goal is the creation, defense and conquest of the various O.R.B.'s (Offworld Resource Base) dotting the solar system -- from here you'll advance on the enemy
• Experience incredibly realistic interplanetary physics with moons, orbits, asteroid belts, debris fields and more
• Develop complete strategic campaigns with everything -- unique units, massive spacecraft, and cinematic space battles between worlds
• Interact with massive space objects and use the extensive ordering system

O.R.B. is a 3-D, real-time strategy game that pits the forces of two planets against each other in an epic struggle for control of the vast asteroid belt that circles their planets. Within the concentric rings of the belt are the precious resources that both planets desperately need to thrive. Millennia ago, an empire spanning the galaxy collapsed after a long and brutal war. In the Aldus system, two orphaned races slowly evolved on two separate planets. Both races believed that they were unique and alone in the universe. They were soon to find out that they were wrong.

Enter the fray as one of two fully developed races with unique campaigns and strategies. Immerse yourself in O.R.B.'s environment--a living solar system with planets and a vast asteroid field where danger and opportunity lurk. Shape the world and the fate of your race by building secret bases inside them. Engage in epic fleet combat with a wide variety of vessels and specialized units, including orbital shock troops, mine layers, fighters, jamming units, probes, and massive capital ships. Enjoy a unique downloadable campaign editor and tools, complete with the ability to script your own cutscenes. Launch explosive battles with up to eight players in cooperative and head-to-head multiplayer mode. O.R.B. takes you an ancient grudge match between two competing alien empires -- you must lead one of them to victory! The deep-space action gets even hotter in explosive eight-player multiplayer battles Engage the enemy in epic fleet combat for control of the O.R.B.'s!

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Customer Reviews

this game is really bad - Gvaz The First - USA
I didn't like anything about this game, and I got it for cheap.

Well okay the graphics were nice, but even for a 4x game it was pretty lacking. Mostly the issue I had was that you'd constantly be swarmed with enemies very fast and easily, with almost nothing you can do to prevent this. Maybe it was a bug? Not sure, but it was extremely frustrating since I don't usually have this issue with 4x games.

not worth it - F. Subealdea -
difficult controls, bad camera movement, and mediocre graphics are just some of the things that plagued this game. among other things were horrible AI, lack of originality, and its very...very... unintuitive. I probably wont play it again.


Jul 15, 2010 02:52:06