1 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 Homeworld 2 a major jaw-dropper, 2003-08-31
You know, alot of people usually say a sequal, whether for a game or a movie or something else, is rarely as good as the first.Well my friends, I think we're gonna prove that wrong.The first Homeworld was a beautiful spectacle, taking imagination,masterful graphics, and a complete immersion into the Homeworld Universe.On level 3,As you play out the level, seeing that first cryo tray full of over 100,000 people on board be murdered, I almost cried.Then, with burning hatred and revenge, See the kushan people chase after the fleet that massecred their home and their people, I cheered for them. If Homeworld 2 can take us as deep into the video game as the original,watchout people, we got Homeworld zombies on the loose!
 Hopefull, 2003-08-30
Homeworld was "Amazing". Cataclysm was "Good". This trend better not continue or I would have to give Sierra the "Confederacy of Dunces" award. I really loved Homeworld and what was done with that game....If you dont understand what Im saying here then I hope to God you dont work for Sierras dev. team. Your probably "management".
Home World 2 should be Great Fun, 2003-08-30
Home World 2 is going to be a great game. I'm desperately waiting for its release in Hong Kong, although I have not played Homeworld 1. The graphics look great on the magazines, and the RTS Style fully 3 dimensional should be spectacular. Space is the setting of the game, and should catch your attention very well. If you are going to get only one game this coming month, get Home World 2. I promise that it is going to be a fun filled September for you. On the other hand, Sierra always churns out nice games.
Homeworld returns, 2003-08-29
In 1977 Star Wars set the pace for science fiction films up to the present day. In 1999 Homeworld had a similar effect, carving a niche for itself and creating a dedicated following of fans. Still after 3 years, epic space battles are played by people of all ages, both new to the game and veterans.
When I first sat down to play Homeworld in 1999 I was totally blown away, so much so I have not bought a new game since. The multiplayer element of the game means that there are almost limitless possibilites, I still get an adrenaline rush each time I play the game on line. This is why for me Homeworld 2 is so eagerly awaited. At 34 I am like that small boy waiting to see Star Wars again.
Without doubt, this game is what computers were designed for.
5 of 7 customers found the following review helpful:
One Game to Change Them All, 2003-08-26
The First Homeworld was given a special life I've not seen in games before. The Manual was filled with a race's history, their culture, their people. It read like a novel by one of the great Science Fiction authors. Mission 3 truly brought out everything I had learned about the Higaarans from the Manual..and burned it before my eyes. The background music (Adagio For Strings, Samuel Barber's piece, but done with vocals), the sight of the burning world...not being able to save the first Cryo-Pod before the Taidaan Frigates destroyed the 100,000 lives sleeping within..The knowledge that a beautifully made culture was gone...
It did what no other game, movie, or story could do, and hasn't ever since. It made me cry. The 'expansion' if it could be called that, Cataclysm, did not have the same effect...no, instead, it did something different, something else again. Yes, I've been surprised, yes, I've been startled. Yes, thanks to Dark Forces I'm deathly afraid of venturing into water for fear of dianogas. It made me cringe. The screams of your crews as they died a horrible, painful death. A single snip of conversation embodies that game for me: "Wow...look at these organic circuts..we could learn so much from this!" "...Just keep in mind that those were once your Kith-Brothers and Sisters." And now Homeworld 2 comes. It has plenty to live up to, but I can guarantee it'll meet the challenge and immerse you in a universe thats whole, something which many, many stories could come from.
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