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Audio and Graphics
Voiceacting is the first thing that hits you while you are defining your match and picking your species, the tones of Michael Dorn narrating the descriptions. In game each race has their own famous voice actor such as Mark Hamill, John de Lancie, John Kassir, it’s a who’s who of the geek universe, I love it. It’s a shame that the rest of the audio falls so flat in comparison.
Everything looks great, with planets showing everything that has been built directly on them. Everything that could squeeze in a few frames of animation has been, even selected fleets turn to face your mouse, it’s a nice touch. The UI benefits from it’s modern facelift and increased resolutions over the original, everything is easy to find and most screens present all information.