Master of Orion 3 Released

Kintaro writes "The long awaited Master of Orion 3 is now in stores. The reviews so far have been unusually mixed, but rest assured the game is still complex - in fact that seems to be a recurring complaint among those that don't like it. And as an added bonus, the game actually runs on Linux right out of the box."

Comments

Bah!

[delta407]

And as an added bonus, the game actually runs on Linux right out of the box.

...under WineX, of course.

That statement is rather misleading -- there is no native binary version available.

Re:The new trend in gaming

[SuiteSisterMary]

The Moo3 manual is 161+ pages. A good third of that is backstory.

The strat guide was a DISAPPOINTMENT, compared to classics such as MOO1, or Master of Magic.

Don't get your hopes up

[Anonymous Coward]

I was 'fortunate' enough to be a beta tester for this game, and I was extremely disappointed with the game. Simply put, there are fundamental issues here.

I highly recommend that people read the review at http://www.quartertothree.com

From this tester's perspective, that review is the clearest picture of what I feel is wrong with MOO3.

Re:"actually runs on linux"

[Feyr]

actually is doesn't run on linux "out-of-the-box". if you read the thread, it needs wineX

too bad

Online costs (lowest & highest) per Froogle

[TastyWords]

Least expensive: CompuExpert has it for $39.90 and BuyPCSoft has it for $39.85. Most expensive: Chumbo.com for $52.99 It looks like standard retail is $49.99

Doesn't work for me

[yamla]

Note: Moo3 does not currently work for me with the latest version of WineX. Early on in the game, it seems to forget that I have a keyboard attached and also stops registering mouse clicks, though I can still move the mouse cursor around. I strongly suspect this will be an easy fix but at the moment, Master of Orion 3 does not work in Linux for me.