MoonBase Commander

List Price: $39.99 Discount Price: $0.69

Features:

• Brain-bending aritificial intelligence will challenge evryone from novice to pro.
• Easy to learn gameplay is perfect for instant fun.
• Team or solo play, multiplayer, single player skirmish or challenge modes provide something for everyone.
• Easy to use terrain editor and four beautifully rendered factions!
• PC: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

Customer Reviews:

Simple but challenging logic game [Posted on 2005-07-23]
Don't be fooled into thinking this is some kind of strategic war or economic game. It's strategy in about the same sense that chess is, but with a certain amount of hand-to-eye coordination thrown in. This is really about trying to build up a moonbase on step at a time, while at the same time blocking the other guy's...and preventing him from blocking yours. Each turn, you pick something you want to build, and then "fling" it in the appropriate direction. You might fling something toward an energy pool to build up your energy, or you might fling out a shield to keep the other guy from attack your base.

But again, this is not like, for instance, Outpost, if you're familiar with that game. This is really just a fairly simple logic game. Simple in the sense that there is only a very limited range of things you can do. But the game can be quite challenging. The computer is very sneaky and will send in stuff to blow up your base and defeat you unless you keep a very sharp eye on him.

I bought this used at a low price, and it was definitely a good value. I've played it maybe three or four hours, which makes it already worth the price.

Keep in mind that the game requires a surprisingly huge amount of disk space to install, considering how simple it is. I don't remember offhand, but I think it was around 200 MB.

An under-appreciated classic [Posted on 2007-01-10]
Moonbase is a turn-based strategy game in which you build a city out of a network of moon-pods in an attempt to wrestle control of a planet away from opponents with identical capabilities. The network is a directed tree; destruction of pods higher up the tree (i.e. closer to your home base) causes you to lose pods that were launched from the destroyed pod. The game features a very clever assortment of weapons and tools that lead to some subtle strategy interactions. There's a small scorched-earth element in that pods are deployed using a virtual-golf-style power meter and are affected by wind as they arc over the planet's surface to settle into their new position. The game also has online multiplayer; it's a great game to play with three of your friends.

Overall, this game is well worth the experience, especially at these prices. If you've never played it, do yourself a favor and try it out.

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