Master of Orion

Description

Master of Orion overlaps with Civilization insofar as you are the leader of one of several races. Technological advance, realm expansion and combat are all key elements. Where it differs is in being set in space.

The planet Orion itself is a lush, fertile planet with vast mineral resources. It is guarded by the Guardian - a powerful vessel which you have to defeat in order to plunder Orion's riches.

As you attempt to expand your empire, you will have to trade and steal technologies form rivals, again much like Civ. Your ships can be improved over the game, in terms of engine power, shields, cloaking devices and weapons, and different combinations of these can be integrated. Resource management is largely set using sliders, which reduces the amount of time spent on micro-management.

Alternate Titles

• "MOO" -- Informal abbreviation

Part of the Following Groups

• 4X games
• Master of Orion series

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User Reviews

The pinnacle of 4x gaming, infinitely playable even today, and one of the only empire games that eats formulaic players for breakfast	DOS	J. P. Gray (51)
Fantastic	DOS	Cyric (50)
A great game.	DOS	Wolfang (143)
Most addicting turn based strategy ever	DOS	Darryl White (9)
A great classic by all standards.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4499)
An addictive and epic game	DOS	Jonathon Howard (106)
Quite simply, the best TBS ever!	DOS	Jeffrey Graw (56)
Total Classic	DOS	William Shawn McDonie (1172)
Strategy players looking for a challenge will love it.	DOS	Yeah Right (61)
Space Conquest just got much better	DOS	MaiZure (113)

The Press Says

Top Secret	DOS	Jan, 1994		90
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Nov, 1993	78 out of 100	78
Svenska Hemdatornytt	DOS	Mar, 1994		67

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