Author: David Chapman
E-Mail: swinger@home.com
Link: http://www.sierra.com
Publisher: Sierra Studios
Developer: Barking Dog Studios
Pentium II® 233
32 MB RAM
100 MB HD Space (+50MB Permanent Swap File)
4x CD ROM, Drive
4MB PCI Video Card (16-bit color, DirectX® compatible)
16-bit DirectX® compatible Soundcard
Win-compatible mouse
Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium® II 350+
64 MB RAM
400 MB HD Space (For Full Installation)
4x CD ROM
12 MB+ 3D Accelerated Video Card
16-bit DirectX® compatible Soundcard
Win-compatible mouse with Mousewheel.
Genre: Real Time Strategy
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Da Introduction:
One and a half decades after the epic journey of the Hiigaran mothership, on it's way to seek out the once great Hiigaran Homeworld, the sleepers awoke to find a very different universe than the one they remember. Despite the glory of the mothership, it now sits in orbit around Hiigara serving as a shipyard for larger ships in the Hiigaran fleet. You are placed in command of one such ship, the Kuun-Lan, which is no more than a mining ship in service of the Kiith Somtaaw. Upon discovering an alien pod your ship unknowingly releases a life form, known as the Beast, upon the galaxy. The Beast is a life form that can infect both organic materials and machines, adding them to the collective. Sound familiar? Like many collective enemies, the beast spreads like wildfire throughout populated space absorbing both enemies and allies of the Hiigarans.
Da Graphics:
Like the original Homeworld, Cataclysm is a very cinematic game. One look at the graphics confirms this, and it has been this way since the first Homeworld was released. As a result the graphics have survived the jump to Cataclysm without any changes. That does not mean that the engine shows many signs of its age, but because of this there really isn't anything new to report about the Homeworld graphics engine.
Although they aren't quite as breathtaking as the in-engine cinematics, the cutscenes are quite interesting. They are all in black and white, and all cartoon drawn but still fairly appealing and interesting to watch.
Da Sound:
The sound effects in Cataclysm are pretty pedestrian for a fairly anticipated game. The unit activation sounds are all there, each with a different sounding voiceover. The voiceovers are pretty good, but sometimes the voice of the tactical officer can grate your nerves in tough missions. The music again is lacking flare but gets the job done. The use of ambient sounds that fade as you zoom out or pan around is, however, fairly well done.
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Description:
The sequel to Homeworld is here, with a new storyline, new missions and a new feature using time compression.
Platform:
PC
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