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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Strategy/3D Real-Time Strategy
RELEASE DATE
30/SEP/99
ESRB RATING
EVERYONE, Animated Violence
DEVELOPER
PUBLISHER
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http://www.gamerdna.com/game/homeworld-ibm-pc-compatible-1, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/homeworld-ibm-pc-compatible-1-2
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DESCRIPTION
Homeworld is a real-time strategy game set in deep space, played in a truly 3D environment. Fleets of individual ships can be sent to explore, harvest resources, and engage enemies in all directions — up or down, backward or forward, and to either side. An innovative camera system that focuses on objects instead of places offers easy control over the perspective, allowing the player to follow these units that move freely in open space. Like the main play view, a cube-shaped mini-map can be zoomed in or out and rotated on all three axes, to let the player view the vast, surrounding area from any angle.
The Mothership — an enormous structure representing the combined efforts of a planet's entire population over many years — serves as the base of operations. Here, resources are processed, technologies are researched, and new ships are built to serve a variety of purposes. While the action in Homeworld plays out in real time, the game can be paused when the player sets research goals or places build orders. Fleets and individual units can be given orders while the single-player game is paused as well, permitting the orchestration of elaborate, effective tactical maneuvers.
The main storyline of Homeworld's single-player game follows the Kushan, a doomed race living on an unforgiving planet called Kharak. In the ancient ruins of the planet's earliest city, scientists discover a piece of an amazing relic, which hints at the Kushan's forgotten history. Though much is learned from this discovery, including the technology required for interstellar travel, much of the past and future remain unknown.
Realizing that Kharak will support them for only a few generations more, and inspired by evidence of what may be their true home planet, the Kushan come together as one, devoting all their energy and resources to a single, great project. The enormous, space-worthy Mothership is built and hundreds of Kushan are chosen to travel aboard it into the unknown, placed in a state of suspended animation and packed together as the most precious cargo. The fate of an entire people now depends on the strange and dangerous journey ahead. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“What do you say; a classic of it's genre. Beautiful soundtrack; the choral version of Barber's Adagio for strings as the home planet is destroyed sets the mood for the game well. It does take time to adjust to the 3-d environment. Not that many...”
“What do you say; a classic of it's genre. Beautiful soundtrack; the choral version of Barber's Adagio for strings as the home planet is destroyed sets the mood for the game well. It does take time to adjust to the 3-d environment. Not that many games use the z-axis as part of game play
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created 23/APR/2010
“My favorite video game of all. This game has everything, great storyline, great game play accompanied with a beautiful soundtrack, great voice acting and very creative and beautifuly designed ships and maps. Each piece alone is great. All of...”
“My favorite video game of all. This game has everything, great storyline, great game play accompanied with a beautiful soundtrack, great voice acting and very creative and beautifuly designed ships and maps. Each piece alone is great. All of them together makes for the best game I have ever played.”
created 04/DEC/2009
“An awesome and innovative 3D space RTS game. The fact that you could actually move your ships in three dimensions and they somehow managed to create a control scheme for the game which actually madeit somewaht easy to do this was a true innovation...”
“An awesome and innovative 3D space RTS game. The fact that you could actually move your ships in three dimensions and they somehow managed to create a control scheme for the game which actually madeit somewaht easy to do this was a true innovation for the industry. Its sad that so few developers go to these efforts to create something new and unique. This industry NEEDS more games like this.”
created 24/OCT/2009
“The original Homeworld & Dune 2:The Building Of A Dynasty are to me the greatest RTS games ever made”
created 03/SEP/2009
“Space RTS is invented in this game. I loved the different canera views and all the beautiful space scenarios. ”
“Space RTS is invented in this game. I loved the different canera views and all the beautiful space scenarios. ”
created 24/JUL/2009
“Great game revolutionary still by today standards, just too damn difficult, much better than Homeworld II.”
“Great game revolutionary still by today standards, just too damn difficult, much better than Homeworld II.”
created 04/JUL/2009
“This was a truly revolutionary game at the time... Full-blown fleet combat, in 3D space. It was a little rough though... Fairly complex and unintuitive controls. Steep learning curve. Brutal difficulty. I never did finish it.”
“This was a truly revolutionary game at the time... Full-blown fleet combat, in 3D space. It was a little rough though... Fairly complex and unintuitive controls. Steep learning curve. Brutal difficulty. I never did finish it.”
created 24/JUN/2009
“One of the first games I ever played. I believe it was the first RTS. Anyway, good game. Fully 3D environment for space combat.”
“One of the first games I ever played. I believe it was the first RTS. Anyway, good game. Fully 3D environment for space combat.”
created 18/JUN/2009
“I feel sad. :<”
created 06/MAY/2009
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“This game is 10 years old but still one of the most polished games you'll ever play.”
created 02/MAY/2009
“One of my all time favorite RTS games. Beautiful graphics, great story, excellent AI and absolutely epic space battles. Even SoaSE, while a great game, can't reproduce the same epic space battles feel I got in Homeworld.”
“One of my all time favorite RTS games. Beautiful graphics, great story, excellent AI and absolutely epic space battles. Even SoaSE, while a great game, can't reproduce the same epic space battles feel I got in Homeworld.”
created 08/JUL/2009
“Wow. 3D.”
created 07/APR/2009
Doctorzongo was the last to comment - over 4 years ago...
“The original Homeworld. Definitely a must for any gamer.”
“The original Homeworld. Definitely a must for any gamer.”
created 03/APR/2009
“Absolutely beautiful, the soundtrack is enthralling, and the backstory and storyline are just enchanting. Overall a unique experience.”
“Absolutely beautiful, the soundtrack is enthralling, and the backstory and storyline are just enchanting. Overall a unique experience.”
created 02/APR/2009
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