Hegemonia: Legions Of Iron

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $10.32

Features:

• Play as 4 different races in full 3D, as you pilot 40 different battleships
• It's 2104, and mankind is engaged in a fratricidal civil war between Earth and Mars. But when the deadly alien invaders come, the races will have to put their differences aside and unite to face a common threat
• Non-linear gameplay lets you explore the universe in thrilling scenarios
• Use your strategic skills to make technology your greatest asset -- work with over 200 new inventions, a spying system, and full management system
• Two unique single-player campaigns with different goals as you fight in massive battles that span solar systems

Accessories:

PC Gamer (1-year)

Customer Reviews:

Great Game [Posted on 2005-11-04]
This game was very good in many respects. Whats cool about this game that you cant do in a game like homeworld is colonize and terraform planets and moons, that was awesome, also, whats cool about this game is you get to research 100s of new technologies, its really cool, also the strategy aspect of it is cool as well. It does kind of have to grow on you though, but once you get into it its definately worth it. I'd reccomend this game to anybody who loves space games and isnt the pickiest person around. This game did have its flaws but its highpoints definately overshadow this

Awesome game, this is! [Posted on 2006-04-19]
Writer's profile: 15 years old, love sci-fi stuff, not very paitent.

Hmm... Where do I start to praise this game? Oh yes:

1: The graphics of this game are great! The battles are incredibly life-like, and the planets look really cool! Oh, and the weapons are cool as well. Pretty amazing that this game works on Windows 2000 and I think 98 & 95.

2: The tech tree is great! Lots of different researches allow many different kinds of fleets. Plus, you can alter planets through terraforming.

3: There are a few different levels of each kind of ship(Cruiser, Battleship, etc.), as well as different kinds of each ship (e.g. Missile, Quantum, and others).

4: Multiple star systems allows for lots of hiding places.

5: Multi-system battles make this game all the more cool.


Downsides: Not many, except for the fact that the AI is really hard to beat sometimes, and that the enemy spies are REALLY ANNOYING.

Recomendations: get this game if you love sci-fi, especially if you liked Homeworld 1,Homeworld 2, or Homeworld: Cataclysm.

I'm writing this article because this is a really good game and i think it is definatly worth getting, and also to argue with whats-his-face who wrote the Nov. 2002 article insulting Hegemonia. I WILL GET HIM!!!

thank you, and goodnight

Fun for a while [Posted on 2007-02-12]
I'm a big fan of really any kind of strategy game, and Hegemonia is one of them. Its fun for a few days, and then it gets old again for me, sits on the shelf for 8 months, and then I play it again. Theres no online community for it, so dont bother with online play. FYI theres a security vulnerability in the game that becomes exposed in the latest patch, if you look around with google, you'll find info on it, its all gibberish to me.

I like it, but I think I'm the exception. I wish I could have a couple hundred units flying around instead of something like 10

Oldie, but Fun [Posted on 2007-12-12]
The game could be compared to either of the Homecoming games, but I find it favorible for the simple reason that it is simpler.
Yes, I will admit the number of units the player can pick from in LOI is very limited, but I think the game more than makes up for it in how they are used. Like in any traditional game (ie, chess, checkers, etc) the player is limited to the number of pieces given, and no more. The way the player utilizes those units determines gameplay. Anybody can simply overwhelm an opponent with superior numbers, but correct and efficient strategies with limited numbers on both sides seperate the rank amateur from the worthy foe.
LOI is an older game and shows it in the UI, most especialy the tech tree. That said, the tech tree is long and you have to make tough choices to advance against an AI that is bloodthirsty and an enemy that is at almost every stage more advanced than your own units. The SP storyline is really very good if you can overlook the dialogue (it's a hungarian company, what do you expect? it wasnt made for english in the first place). I wont comment on the multiplayer as I'm not interested in the multiplayer aspect, but the scenarios are very challenging and creative, though no new scenarios have been developed since (I think)the company was bought out. Where the game realy excells are in the areas of music and graphics. The music is second to none, and I still think the graphics are better than many games to come out even int the past few years. (Side note, I bought Star Wars Empires at War in the hope that LucasArts would be abble to provide an improved version of LOI, but I was sadly mistaken, the game pales becide LOI in every single way despite being years newer). The graphics even hold up to standards set by games made today.
Bottom line is, I have played a lot of newer games in the Space RTS genre, but I grew quickly disgusted and went back to LOI.

Very cool, just takes some learning to get into [Posted on 2008-05-23]
I really like this game. The concept is cool, the graphics are bloody good for a game of its age, and the atmosphere - while not as theatrical as Homeworld - is compelling and immersive.

What holds me back on this game is the interface. It is, admittedly, a bit clumsy. Others have noted that there is not a true 3D interface - the geometry of the game is built around a 2-D plane with a Z-axis, but you can't really get away from that plane. That's fine. I think we'd all get a bit lost in real 3-space, unless you're a fighter pilot.

I don't think "steep learning curve" is an accurate term here - just takes a little getting used to. Otherwise, a fun fun game.

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