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Colony Wars
Clearly the best space shooter ever.
Despite a few imperfections, a work of art. And like the best that Psygnosis has brought us, it is a title that every PlayStation owner should acquire and cherish.
93
The game has an incredible sense of scale and space, so that you really feel like you're out there, right in the middle of a series of incredible battles... Brilliant. Awesome. Spectacular. Trouser-creamingly good... Best PlayStation action game yet.
3
Giann96
Gráficamente notable, a nivel jugable monótono.
10
tagginondawal
This was my Favorite PS 1 game. Looking back, I've played an emulator, and decided to get out my PS 2 and the this game to play. Controls did well for the time. One button to switch between primary weapons' and another to select munitions' (missiles, torpedoes etc), with the other two to shoot them. Graphics were good for the time. The story was the typical "down with the tyrant empire" but put it in with Earth being evil. I really liked how the story had multiple branches. If you failed a mission, all was not lost. However, fail multiple missions in an Act, and you would be branched into the "the worst case" branch. However, winning the following Act could balance it out, depending on where you fail. AI is where the game was alright. Not the brightest, but not the dumbest. Sometimes while dogfighting, the enemy would just stay there while attempting to turn. It was somewhat funny. In spite of that, it still was my favorite game on PS, because I'm a Sci fi nerd, and this is a hidden gem.
10
Laurus
I may be looking through rose tinted glasses when I watch footage of this game today, but I don't think so. It has to be the most underrated game, if not of the PS1 era, of all time. It hardly gets a look in, completely glossed over in most "top 10" lists and the like. I think that's part of it's charm though, being a relatively obscure, fantasticly made game with hands down the best music I have ever heard in a game, and really, a James Earl Jones sound-a-like narrator is the cherry on top. Onto the game, while it's fair to say the graphics haven't exactly aged well over the past 21 years, the gameplay, music composition and story certainly haven't budged a bit. I can't really say more than that, all that's needed now is a remaster (I stress "remaster", no need to change a perfect formula otherwise, oh, and get back CoLD SToRAGE for the compostion) *cough*.

Colony Wars

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Nov 4, 1997
Metascore
91
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
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92% Positive
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8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Gaming Age
The sense of actually taking part in the various missions is second to none and is what truly separates Colony Wars from the rest of the so-called competition... It's easily the best shooting game available on the PlayStation so far.
100
Games Domain
You simply won't find a better space-shooter/sim on the market. This game's got it all: great plot, great missions, great sound and great fun! Psygnosis has got my vote for best PSX developer for 1997!
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Generally Favorable
68% Positive
19 Ratings
21% Mixed
6 Ratings
11% Negative
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Jul 20, 2020
10
tagginondawal
This was my Favorite PS 1 game. Looking back, I've played an emulator, and decided to get out my PS 2 and the this game to play. Controls did well for the time. One button to switch between primary weapons' and another to select munitions' (missiles, torpedoes etc), with the other two to shoot them. Graphics were good for the time. The story was the typical "down with the tyrant empire" but put it in with Earth being evil. I really liked how the story had multiple branches. If you failed a mission, all was not lost. However, fail multiple missions in an Act, and you would be branched into the "the worst case" branch. However, winning the following Act could balance it out, depending on where you fail. AI is where the game was alright. Not the brightest, but not the dumbest. Sometimes while dogfighting, the enemy would just stay there while attempting to turn. It was somewhat funny. In spite of that, it still was my favorite game on PS, because I'm a Sci fi nerd, and this is a hidden gem.
May 4, 2018
10
Laurus
I may be looking through rose tinted glasses when I watch footage of this game today, but I don't think so. It has to be the most underrated game, if not of the PS1 era, of all time. It hardly gets a look in, completely glossed over in most "top 10" lists and the like. I think that's part of it's charm though, being a relatively obscure, fantasticly made game with hands down the best music I have ever heard in a game, and really, a James Earl Jones sound-a-like narrator is the cherry on top. Onto the game, while it's fair to say the graphics haven't exactly aged well over the past 21 years, the gameplay, music composition and story certainly haven't budged a bit. I can't really say more than that, all that's needed now is a remaster (I stress "remaster", no need to change a perfect formula otherwise, oh, and get back CoLD SToRAGE for the compostion) *cough*.
96
PSX Nation
Clearly the best space shooter ever.
93
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Only Psygnosis could bring a sci-fi flight sim to the consoles and make it fun. [Jan 2004, p.188]
93
IGN
The game has an incredible sense of scale and space, so that you really feel like you're out there, right in the middle of a series of incredible battles... Brilliant. Awesome. Spectacular. Trouser-creamingly good... Best PlayStation action game yet.
80
All Game Guide
Graphically speaking, this game is an excellent bit of "eye-candy"... The only real problem with the game is that it is occasionally hard to understand what is required to complete some missions.
72
GameSpot
Plotline aside, Colony Wars delivers the real experience with its spectacular cinematic graphics.
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Oct 4, 2023
3
Giann96
Gráficamente notable, a nivel jugable monótono.
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SummaryDelivers the real experience with its spectacular cinematic graphics.
  • PlayStation
Nov 4, 1997
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