

I say that Imperium Galactica fails because I have played the likes of the original Master of Orion and Star Control 2, and I know that to follow in those footsteps and succeed would require something to match the awesome depth of those titles while at the same time retaining their simplicity of play. But in the process, it deserves some accolades and perhaps the attention of the true diehards in the take-over-the-known-universe crowd. No wonder Imperium Galactica ultimately fails. Then consider how many games in just one of those genres come up short.


Consider the undertaking, though: a real-time strategy game coupled with a Civilization-style mission and scope. Alas, it takes a good deal more to really make a game in this genre. If that alone were enough, then I'd say run out and buy Imperium Galactica. Although its graphics are a bit old-fashioned, it provides you with a playing experience that is deeper and more complex than that of the majority of current strategy games.At last! A distant-future strategy game with a halfway believable premise. Open Imperium Galactica is a real time 4X strategy game. You will play a one player campaign in Open Imperium Galactica, where you will control your civilization while facing off against other species and civilizations that you will find in all corners of the galaxy. Everything from the small details of your different intergalactic colonies to command of your army is in your hands. The game has dozens of different menus that you need to navigate to manage the different aspects of your empire. Keeping track of all the elements at play in Open Imperium Galactica is hard work. Like in all games of its genre, your objective in Open Imperium Galactica is to expand your civilization, exploit all resources within reach, explore the universe, and of course exterminate enemies of your civilization. The project automatically downloads all of the files that it needs to run, which means that you don't have to have the original game in order to play this one. Open Imperium Galactica (Open-IG) is an open source reimplementation of the classic Digital Reality game Imperium Galactica, one of the most popular 4X strategy games of the 90s.
