Armada 2526
Ntronium Games · 2011 · Strategy, Sci-fi, Space, 4X, Turn-Based
PC
Mixed56% · 3466Metacritic
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About Armada 2526
Guide one of 12 races on their first interstellar journey from a single planet, until it becomes a mighty pan-galactic empire. From the Star Map you must manage your empire, deploy your fleets and conduct research, diplomacy and trade. Plot your strategy. Explore the universe and found new colonies. Turn your planets into mighty bastions. Make pacts and alliances, make threats or ask for favours - and when the time is right, continue diplomacy by 'other means' and fight it out in a real-time 3D system that brings to life the beauty and visceral carnage of space combat. All with one purpose: to emerge victorious and conquer the galaxy. Although complex and deep, with possibly endless strategies, powerful help and advisor features help you get up to speed quickly. Unlike many games in this genre, Armada 2526 focuses on providing a game that can be finished in a reasonable time, and emphasizes battle and strategy over economic micromanagement.
Key features:
- Turn based star map for moving fleets, managing colonies, performing research, and conducting diplomacy.
- Customizable map size and number of players, allowing you to construct tight 2 player confrontations, or huge galaxies with 50 or more players, and thousands of stars. Map designer included.
- Twelve animated alien races to play and battle against.
- Full featured diplomacy system, with a highly intelligent AI and options to ask favors, make demands, and issue ultimatums.
- More than 100 technology items to research, including advances in ship construction, ground defenses, biological warfare, and psychic powers.
- 3D Real-time battle system for fighting huge battles with 100 or more ships per side.
- Ground combat is integrated into the combat system, allowing marines to be landed to battle ground defenses while ship combat rages overhead.
- More than a hundred beautifully crafted ship models, including mighty dreadnaughts, long range missile cruisers, fighters, carriers, and asteroids for bombarding planets.
- Tough A.I. opponents.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This isn't Master of Orion. This game has less micro management, and thus is faster paced. Combat is closer to MOO 3 without the broken AI. Graphics is closer to MOO 1 but without the charming pixels. The game is Master of Orion watered down and that's all the positive things I can say about it. If you have played any Master of Orion, you can continue playing them. If you haven't played any Master of Orion. I don't know your frame of reference but it's safer to get a Master of Orion game than this watered down version. If you can't get Master of Orion and crave Master of Orion, this game may still your hunger if you close your eyes really hard and let the Master of Orion soundtrack play through your head.7 found this helpful
Why would you buy the original game when there's armada 2526 gold (with the supernova addon)? Because it offers a darker and different experience. It's much harder to keep everything in balance and to get money in the original game as you can't establish the big commercial hubs you have with Supernova. Also pollution is a much bigger problem as you don't good tools and techs to keep it down. I think it's still worth it for different challenge and you have to think the building of your colonies differentely. It's also the game i started with before the addon was released. If you don't have the game yet, i recommend to start with Armada 2526 gold first as if offers a lot more features.7 found this helpful
best lager scale fleet battles ever4 found this helpful
This is a far far far far far far Better improvement from its predecesor 2525 for Dos including the Deluxe version. Oh yes. You can do much more than the original version, diplomacy, control battles, research new technologies including psychic and biological technologies. Also the graphics and music soundtrack is terrific. I'm very sad this isn't getting out more.4 found this helpful
After multiple attempts and following instructions on how to get the game working on Windows 10, I was not able to get this game to work. I gave up in frustration.1 found this helpful
I mean sure, if you like oldschool games then definitely go for this, but it's not competition for anything new. It's fun only for people who already/still play old games. Otherwise it's slow and simple. Is it like Armada 2525? Maybe! I can't remember.1 found this helpful
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