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Sid Meier's Starships

January 01, 1970

Sid Meier's Starships is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It was released on March 12, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and iOS.[1] The game is a stand-alone title but shares the same universe as Civilization: Beyond Earth, putting the player in control of a fleet of space-faring craft. The player will use the fleet to explore the galaxy, meeting other human and alien forces, and dealing with problems through a combination of military, diplomatic, and other strategic options.[2] Spacecraft in the fleet can be highly customized for meeting certain goals. The game features cross-connectivity features with Beyond Earth for those that own both titles.[2]

Sid Meier's Starships
Developer(s)Firaxis Games
Publisher(s)2K
SeriesCivilization
Platform(s)
ReleaseMarch 12, 2015
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy

Starships was based on Sid Meier's idea of extending the Beyond Earth setting, in which the player guides the development of one of several human colonies on an alien world, and he considers it a further narrative of that game, exploring the universe and encountering other human colonies and threats it may hold. In his concept, Meier wanted to focus on starship creation, including highly configurable ships, and space combat, while providing the player with "a universe filled with interstellar adventure, diplomacy, and exploration".[2] The game was developed by Meier and a small team at Firaxis.[2]

Reception edit

The iOS version received "generally favorable reviews", while the PC version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3][4] IGN said of the same PC version, "Sid Meier's Starships produces a few good tactical battles before its AI loses steam and its strategy gets frustrating."[9]

The Escapist gave the PC version a score of four stars out of five, saying that it "lacks the strategic depth of Civilization, but the added tactical layer, and shorter game times make it a fair substitute, especially if you're looking for bite-sized strategy."[17] National Post gave it a similar score of eight out of ten, saying that the game "may lack the complexity and nuance of other strategy games, and it feels a bit rough around the edges in places, but its accessibility, terrific turn-based combat, and bite-sized duration combine to create a tempting alternative to a multi-evening marathon campaign."[18] Metro gave it a score of seven out of ten, saying, "Fast-paced and accessible are not words commonly used to describe turn-based strategy games, but Sid Meier's latest is a fun, breezy strategic time killer."[19] GameSpot gave the PC version four stars out of ten, saying "it's a strategy game without strategy, enabling you to sleepwalk your way to triumph."[20]

References edit

  1. ^ Nunneley-Jackson, Stephany (February 24, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships given a March release date". VG247. Gamer Network. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Makuch, Eddie (January 19, 2015). "Firaxis Reveals New Interstellar Strategy Game, Sid Meier's Starships". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Sid Meier's Starships for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom.
  4. ^ a b "Sid Meier's Starships for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  5. ^ Tack, Daniel (March 13, 2015). "[Sid Meier's] Starships Review (PC)". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Tan, Nicholas (March 12, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships Review (PC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Capozzoli, Nick (March 30, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships Review (PC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  8. ^ Squires, Jim (March 12, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships Review: Rule the Galaxy (iOS)". Gamezebo. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Stapleton, Dan (March 13, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships Review (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Griliopoulos, Dan (March 16, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships review". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  11. ^ Purslow, Matt (March 11, 2015). "Sir Meier's Starships PC review". PCGamesN. Network N. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  12. ^ Willington, Peter (March 12, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Hall, Charlie (April 17, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships review: space oddity". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  14. ^ Wong, Steven (March 11, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships Review: Fire All Guns (PC)". Shacknews. Gamerhub. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  15. ^ Dredge, Stuart (March 13, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships review – deep-space exploration with a nod to the past (PC)". The Guardian. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  16. ^ Musgrave, Shaun (March 23, 2015). "'Sid Meier's Starships' Review – Boss In Space". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  17. ^ a b Vanderwall, Joshua (March 19, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships Review - Touch the Sky (PC)". The Escapist. Gamurs. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  18. ^ a b Sapieha, Chad (March 12, 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships review: Firaxis compresses epic, galaxy-conquering strategy into single-session experience (PC)". National Post. Postmedia Network. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  19. ^ "Sid Meier's Starships review - warp speed strategy (PC)". Metro. DMG Media. March 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  20. ^ Capozzoli, Nick (30 March 2015). "Sid Meier's Starships Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

External links edit

  • Sid Meier's video interview with French newspaper Le Point, about Starships and other games, in English after the 20-seconds intro (February 25, 2015). (in French)
  • Sid Meier's Starships at MobyGames

January 01, 1970
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Sid Meier s Starships is a turn based strategy video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K It was released on March 12 2015 for Microsoft Windows OS X and iOS 1 The game is a stand alone title but shares the same universe as Civilization Beyond Earth putting the player in control of a fleet of space faring craft The player will use the fleet to explore the galaxy meeting other human and alien forces and dealing with problems through a combination of military diplomatic and other strategic options 2 Spacecraft in the fleet can be highly customized for meeting certain goals The game features cross connectivity features with Beyond Earth for those that own both titles 2 Sid Meier s StarshipsDeveloper s Firaxis GamesPublisher s 2KSeriesCivilizationPlatform s Microsoft WindowsmacOSiOSReleaseMarch 12 2015Genre s Turn based strategy Starships was based on Sid Meier s idea of extending the Beyond Earth setting in which the player guides the development of one of several human colonies on an alien world and he considers it a further narrative of that game exploring the universe and encountering other human colonies and threats it may hold In his concept Meier wanted to focus on starship creation including highly configurable ships and space combat while providing the player with a universe filled with interstellar adventure diplomacy and exploration 2 The game was developed by Meier and a small team at Firaxis 2 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreiOSPCMetacritic75 100 3 64 100 4 Review scoresPublicationScoreiOSPCGame InformerN A7 10 5 GameRevolutionN A7 10 6 GameSpotN A4 10 7 Gamezebo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 N AIGNN A6 5 10 9 PC Gamer UK N A54 10 PCGamesNN A7 10 11 Pocket Gamer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 N APolygon6 10 13 6 5 10 13 ShacknewsN A7 10 14 The GuardianN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 TouchArcade nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 N AThe EscapistN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 National PostN A8 10 18 The iOS version received generally favorable reviews while the PC version received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 3 4 IGN said of the same PC version Sid Meier s Starships produces a few good tactical battles before its AI loses steam and its strategy gets frustrating 9 The Escapist gave the PC version a score of four stars out of five saying that it lacks the strategic depth of Civilization but the added tactical layer and shorter game times make it a fair substitute especially if you re looking for bite sized strategy 17 National Post gave it a similar score of eight out of ten saying that the game may lack the complexity and nuance of other strategy games and it feels a bit rough around the edges in places but its accessibility terrific turn based combat and bite sized duration combine to create a tempting alternative to a multi evening marathon campaign 18 Metro gave it a score of seven out of ten saying Fast paced and accessible are not words commonly used to describe turn based strategy games but Sid Meier s latest is a fun breezy strategic time killer 19 GameSpot gave the PC version four stars out of ten saying it s a strategy game without strategy enabling you to sleepwalk your way to triumph 20 References edit Nunneley Jackson Stephany February 24 2015 Sid Meier s Starships given a March release date VG247 Gamer Network Retrieved October 16 2022 a b c d Makuch Eddie January 19 2015 Firaxis Reveals New Interstellar Strategy Game Sid Meier s Starships GameSpot Fandom Retrieved January 19 2015 a b Sid Meier s Starships for iPhone iPad Reviews Metacritic Fandom a b Sid Meier s Starships for PC Reviews Metacritic Fandom Retrieved April 18 2015 Tack Daniel March 13 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Review PC Game Informer GameStop Retrieved October 16 2022 Tan Nicholas March 12 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Review PC GameRevolution CraveOnline Retrieved October 16 2022 Capozzoli Nick March 30 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Review PC GameSpot Fandom Retrieved October 16 2022 Squires Jim March 12 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Review Rule the Galaxy iOS Gamezebo Retrieved October 16 2022 a b Stapleton Dan March 13 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Review PC IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved October 16 2022 Griliopoulos Dan March 16 2015 Sid Meier s Starships review PC Gamer Future plc Retrieved October 16 2022 Purslow Matt March 11 2015 Sir Meier s Starships PC review PCGamesN Network N Retrieved October 16 2022 Willington Peter March 12 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Pocket Gamer Steel Media Ltd Retrieved October 16 2022 a b Hall Charlie April 17 2015 Sid Meier s Starships review space oddity Polygon Vox Media Retrieved October 16 2022 Wong Steven March 11 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Review Fire All Guns PC Shacknews Gamerhub Retrieved October 16 2022 Dredge Stuart March 13 2015 Sid Meier s Starships review deep space exploration with a nod to the past PC The Guardian Retrieved October 16 2022 Musgrave Shaun March 23 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Review Boss In Space TouchArcade TouchArcade com LLC Retrieved October 16 2022 a b Vanderwall Joshua March 19 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Review Touch the Sky PC The Escapist Gamurs Retrieved October 16 2022 a b Sapieha Chad March 12 2015 Sid Meier s Starships review Firaxis compresses epic galaxy conquering strategy into single session experience PC National Post Postmedia Network Retrieved October 16 2022 Sid Meier s Starships review warp speed strategy PC Metro DMG Media March 16 2015 Retrieved October 16 2022 Capozzoli Nick 30 March 2015 Sid Meier s Starships Review GameSpot Retrieved 23 July 2023 External links editSid Meier s video interview with French newspaper Le Point about Starships and other games in English after the 20 seconds intro February 25 2015 in French Sid Meier s Starships at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sid Meier 27s Starships amp oldid 1186308844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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