Sins Game Review Thread

One thread to hold them all!

February 3, 2008 6:31 PM from

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Ok , after the 20 or so preview threads that were all over the darn place, I am making a single location where we can post all the reviews of the game for easy reference.

So once you find a review, post it in the following format:

I hope this will be made sticky by someone from SD. :CONGRAT:

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PC GAMER

91%

Editor's Choice

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GameSpot

WWW Link

9/10

Editor's Choice

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Games for Windows

A-

Editor's Choice

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G4 X-Play

WWW Link

4/5

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IGN

WWW Link

8.9/10

Editors' Choice

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1up.com

WWW Link

8.5/10 Good

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Gamespy

WWW Link

4.5/5 GREAT!

Multiplayer Factor - Great!

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Game Informer Magazine

WWW Link

9/10

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Gamer 2.0

WWW Link

9/10

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Game Shark

WWW Link

A- Great

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Game Squad

WWW Link

9/10 GREAT!

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Resonance Gaming

WWW Link

9/10 GREAT!

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Game Tap

WWW Link

9/10 Get It!

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Out of Eight

WWW Link

8/8 GREAT!

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Game Daily

WWW Link

8.0 GOOD

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Shack News

WWW Link

Good:
# Patience-demanding strategy
# Endless possibility of scenarios
# Pew-pew lasers

Bad:
# No single-player campaign
# Steep learning curve

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UGO

WWW Link

A

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Game Almighty

WWW Link

9.0

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GamesRadar

WWW Link

9/10

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Gaming Steve

WWW Link

9/10

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ArchGamer

WWW Link

8.5/10 Good

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Sarcastic Gamer

WWW Link

9/10 Great

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Dual Analog

WWW Link

9/10 Great

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PALGN

WWW Link

9/10

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Game Valor

WWW Link

9/10

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SyndicateX Gaming Portal

WWW Link

9.3/10

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Cheat Code Central

WWW Link

4.8/5.0

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ArsGeek

WWW Link

9.25/10

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EuroGamer

WWW Link

9/10

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Sci Fi

WWW Link

A+

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Firing Squad

WWW Link

91%

Editor's Choice

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Gaming Nexus

WWW Link

9.2/10

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Computer Games

WWW Link

85/100

Silver Award

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Gamepyre

WWW Link

95%

Gamers Choice Gold Award

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TGR

WWW Link

8/10

Editor's Choice Award

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StratergyCore

WWW Link

8/10

///// UPDATED LIST as of 7/14/08

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Reply #1 February 4, 2008 12:23 PM from

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bump...

Reply #2 February 4, 2008 1:05 PM from

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My review is that I is not available at either GameStop or BestBuy. Both stores looked it up in their computers and said it comes out on 2/5/2008, not Today 2/4/2008! It's not on their shelves and their release date is different. :SNIFF!:

Snacko

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Reply #3 February 4, 2008 1:08 PM from

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http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/935993.asp

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/sinsofasolarempire

Reply #4 February 4, 2008 1:08 PM from

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It usually takes a day after the release for the stores to get it too, so either tmrw or the next day.

Reply #5 February 4, 2008 1:15 PM from

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Yes, it actually ships today, and comes in tomorrow
the local Best Buy said around 2 P.M. tomorrow

Reply #6 February 4, 2008 1:16 PM from

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http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/935993.asp

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/sinsofasolarempire

Not sure why you posted these links? Both say what I said, it's release date is today: 2/4/2008.

It usually takes a day after the release for the stores to get it too, so either tmrw or the next day.

Probably True SnallTrippin. But I have gone to both stores on the release date of a new game before and they did have it. The salesguy at BestBuy said that most games come out on Tuesdays as far as he knows. Oh well, tomorrow then, or I'll check Wal-mart and the other stores/sites today..

Reply #7 February 4, 2008 1:16 PM from

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Snacko

I've been led to believe that 2/4/2008 is the day it's shipped from the publisher and not the release date.

Reply #8 February 4, 2008 8:11 PM from

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Yeah, sometimes the release date is actually the date that the game is shipped to the stores and pre-orders are mailed. Luckily a game store is within walking distance from my work.

Reply #9 February 4, 2008 8:48 PM from

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Don't the reviewers get the game before the release date? Shouldn't the reviews be out by now? I need to see if this game lives up to the hype!!!!

Reply #10 February 4, 2008 9:28 PM from

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http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/935993.asp

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/sinsofasolarempire

I'm surprised to see that neither of these site have a review yet. I'm so curious to know!

Reply #11 February 4, 2008 9:33 PM from

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Can't wait to get the game tomorrow...our school teachers are on strike so I have all day and then some :CONGRAT:

Reply #12 February 4, 2008 9:40 PM from

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bro i kno man, i went to eb games , to best buy and to walmart and they all said the same thing, the game came out today but they dnt get it till 2mowow i was like wat!!!!!!! another day =(

Reply #13 February 4, 2008 10:14 PM from

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In the US, just about all new games, DVDs and even books are released on a Tuesday. I don't know how this came to be, but it is now a tradition in the world of publishing.

Reply #14 February 4, 2008 11:43 PM from

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its because no one ever game in the stores on a Tuesday, so they made game and movie releases TUESDAY!

Reply #15 February 5, 2008 10:40 AM from

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Yeah, Sins only shipped on Monday. Not sure how the Tuesday thing got started either, but we've been told the same thing by our distributor...

Reply #16 February 5, 2008 11:02 AM from

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Hmm, so if its tuesday for the Americans, that means up here in snowy Canada I have at least half a week more to wait...
Well, hopefully some reviews will start popping up, at least I'll know what I'm getting into.

Reply #17 February 5, 2008 2:34 PM from

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And here's the first:

GameDaily

URL: Linky!

Score: 8

-HM

Reply #18 February 5, 2008 4:53 PM from

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Ok first review I've seen :

http://www.gamedaily.com/games/sins-of-a-solar-empire/pc/game-reviews/review/5553/1948/

8.0 - Good. Reading through the review now.

Edit: Oops, didn't see previous post.

Reply #19 February 5, 2008 8:09 PM from

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I have to say that the GameDaily review is riddled with inaccuracies. :(

Reply #20 February 5, 2008 8:53 PM from

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They probably didn't play it that much before they reviewed it. That sort of thing happens a lot.

Reply #21 February 5, 2008 11:52 PM from

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everyone check out the user reviews at gamespot. that one guy that calls it boring, changed his intro and made his review longer to try and sound more sincere after he was called a troll in the forum. his original review was a sentence long and it said "simply put, this game is boring".

go back to halo, troll.

this is one of the greatest RTS games ever.

Reply #22 February 5, 2008 11:58 PM from

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I have to say that the GameDaily review is riddled with inaccuracies.

i put a vote as NO on that review. to call this game "good" is absurd.

Reply #23 February 6, 2008 12:43 AM from

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Eight? That's all this game is getting? At most an 8.7?

Sins of a Solar Empire is game of the year material! Granted, I say this only two months into the new year, but I still believe that Sins should be granted some sort of award. Ironclad has created a masterpiece which will be enjoyed for many months and hopefully years to come.

I miss the days when the gaming industry was about innovation and not recreation. Thank you, Ironclad, and Stardock, for contributing to the former and not the latter.

Reply #24 February 6, 2008 12:47 AM from

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I have to say that the GameDaily review is riddled with inaccuracies.

What was wrong (so I can be sure to note it for future reviews)?

Reply #25 February 6, 2008 2:07 AM from

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agreed. watching "space week tuesday" on HISTHD and SCIHD while playing this game.....PRICELESS.

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