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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: April 06, 2004
- Total Downloads: 267,547
- Downloads last week: 74
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 25 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This empire-building game follows the standard simulation model, but you may find yourself lost in space. Solar Wars installs quickly and smoothly. Understanding how the program operates takes some doing. All you see when you start the game is a solar galaxy window with planets and space fleets turning around the sun. The interface looks less like a functional game and more like a planetarium. Throughout the game you see phrases such as The fleet of X is attacking the fleet of Y, then a line representing the number of spaceships destroyed runs across the screen. After that, the planets go back to circling until the next abstract battle. You can play the program online, although you have to be willing to spend hours trying to figure out the details. At least the program is free.Publisher's description
From John Entwistle :Solar Wars is a turn-based space strategy game based in a distant solar system with up to 30 orbiting planets. Start with your home world, then build up your ships and strategy. Scout out nearby worlds and send fleets of ships to attack, or send annihilation bombs. Destroy opponents by setting hidden proximity bombs or pulse bombs. You can play in single-player mode with computer opponents or in multiplayer mode over the Internet and LAN networks. Plan well and you'll be able to take over the universe.
Version 1.4 features many user-interface improvements and gameplay enhancements, including six new computer opponents and many new game options. Please note that Solar Wars only runs in screen resolutions of 1024x768 or higher.
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- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 25 votes
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Solar Wars 1.40.0144
Pros: You have to be on your feet at all times to tackle difficult situations.
strategy is important in your having a upper hand in the game.
Cons: no cons as far as my expectation is concerned
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Version: Solar Wars 1.40.0144
Pros: Good laughs
Cons: Talk about a cheating program. At the hardest level each player receives 5 bombs. Strangely enough the computer gets MORE than 5 bombs and blows up the high production planets EVERY TIME!
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Solar Wars 1.40.0144
Pros: this game requires you to think, im playing om maximum difficulty and its hard as hell but not impossible
Cons: a dumb person will have trouble with the game
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Version: Solar Wars 1.40.0144
Cons: something about an active x control not working
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Solar Wars 1.40.0144
Summary: This game is fun, very addicting, and easy to learn...Tough to master, but once you do, you get addicted...Slow on older computers so it's a drag to play, but faster computers make this game awesome...No spyware, absolutely free...You can never have... read more >>
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