Master of Orion 3: The Ultimate Space Strategy Game: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

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Customer Reviews:

no reason to buy it now [Posted on 2003-02-26]
it is Feb 25th and the game is out
no reason to buy this guide to whet your appetite
no reason to preview the game
get better information online
...await the patch, maybe, but
consider the only favorable review is from Texas
--enough said.

Don't waste your $$$$ [Posted on 2003-03-22]
this "guide" is practically worthless! it does NOT explain ANYTHING that is not explained in the manual, even with as much as there was that was left unexplained by that dicument. there are not really any "strategies" in this "strategy guide". i know that it is not possible to write a walkthrough for a game of this type, but i was hoping for a guide to explain the many things that the manual did not, like specific measures to combat unrest, etc. this book does not do that. the only things i found useful in this book are explanations in game terms of what each Orion Senate proposal does and explanations for what tone of voice, so to speak, to use in diplomatic offers to the different races. it also rates each race in terms of "playability" that is marginally useful. if i had it to do over again i would NOT buy this book.

not a strategy guide [Posted on 2003-04-07]
its more like a manual spin-off than a strategy guide. It doesn't tell you how to do anything. It has lame tutorials for all the races and it only gives you some *hints* (all of which you can find out online). The whole book basically leaves it up to you figure everything out.

It could have been so many times better. Its almost like the person who wrote it never played it and just read the manual and interviewed the staff to get some details.

Instead of giving you strategies and tips on how to play more effeciently or giving you different styles of play, it just goes through all the screens one at a time and repeats most of whats in the manual.

The name of book is false advertisment. It should be named:
Master of Orion 3: The Ultimate Space Strategy Game: Prima's Official Redundant Manual

book and game pretty worthless [Posted on 2003-04-14]
Got MOO3 and the guide for my birthday. Both are pretty wortheless, but the guide especially so since it is no guide. If you loved Alpha Cnetauri or the Civ games, you'll be severly disappointed with MOO3 and the strategy guide.

See other reviews for details. Don't waste your money on this...

A good strategy guide if you don't know the game [Posted on 2005-01-21]
Seriously, this guide is pretty good.
It may not have things it promised (*cough*mp*cough*),
but it is a pretty useful game guide when it gets down to it. If you were having
trouble with the game,
this is a must.

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