66
Good visuals don't make up for mediocre gameplay and horrible controls.
40
Graphics aside, the final nail in O.R.B.'s coffin is its pace. Ships crawl across the screen, and even at triple speed (as fast as it gets), it seems to take an eternity for anything to navigate the map. [Mar 2003, p.86]
60
Even with the weak campaign, O.R.B.'s compelling and interestingly paced skirmish mode more than make up for it.
O.R.B.: Off-World Resource Base
Released On:
Nov 4, 2002
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No major breakthrough, but it is an exceptional outing suited to longtime RTS fans and newcomers alike.
75
The vast majority of the single player campaign feels anti-climatic. It is still good don't get me wrong, but at times gameplay begins to drag. Thankfully there is an excellent multiplayer component.
74
While I had my issues with the movement controls, it was really the lack of creativity and focus in the objectives that got me.
70
While the mechanics are solid, the single-player campaign often feels as soulless and hollow as the vacuum in which it takes place.
66
Good visuals don't make up for mediocre gameplay and horrible controls.
58
The end result is a jigsaw puzzle where many of the pieces don’t fit with the others, and a substantial chunk of the picture seems to be missing.
40
Graphics aside, the final nail in O.R.B.'s coffin is its pace. Ships crawl across the screen, and even at triple speed (as fast as it gets), it seems to take an eternity for anything to navigate the map. [Mar 2003, p.86]
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SummaryA visually stunning 3D real time strategy game that pits the forces of two planets against each other in an epic struggle for control of the vast asteroid belt that circles their planets. Within the concentric rings of the belt are the precious resources that both planets desperately need to thrive. Millennia Ago, an empire spanning the ... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
