A lot of fun to play either alone or multiplayer although multiplayer can be quite slow. Simple game play, not a lot of "wow" factor to be found, but solid. Each expansion added meaningful improvements to game play.

Technically, according to game lore, they have an inertialess *drive*, not inertialess ships. How? They use so-called "stutterwarp" (or "flickerwarp" for later in the tech tree) where they teleport a tiny, tiny distance, but do so many, many times per second.

This is the second best space 4X game i have ever played only beaten by Empire at War. You can have large or short games depending on how many stars you choose for your galaxy, the only problems i found with the single player was that once all the research was completed it took away from some of the...

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The next expansion for Kerberos Productions' 4X space strategy game Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows, adds never-before-seen weapons, ships and tactics, but also introducing a new race, The Morrigi.

I sprint through the rooms I have already explored, remembering how two crates of ammo locked up before my eyes despite my high skill level, and stumble into an area I have not yet cleared.

+ Roguelike structure; + Variety

- Lack of story; - Limited innovation

MUCH BETTER THAN ORIGINAL VERSION. AI IS UNREAL WITH NO LIMITATIONS. TECH TREE ALLOWS MORE CUSTOMIZED SHIP DESIGNS PLUS RACE SPECIFIC TECHS. THIS IS 100% INPROVEMENT. I HAVE TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL FOR EVERYTHING.

I'm not sure what it is about roguelikes that seizes my brain, but it is undeniable. I've logged more hours than I care to admit on nethack, Binding of Isaac, and Dungeons of Dredmor.

Been a while, Cosmos Gaming fans! This is BarGamer, your here-again, gone-again reviewer tonight. For your reviewing pleasure, I'll be tackling the Sword of the Stars series.

Seller was great arrived the next day no probs I didn't like the game it looked go but it was rubbish