{"id":80462,"date":"2015-04-09T17:43:49","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T16:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8ce250469d.nxcli.io\/?p=80462"},"modified":"2020-08-23T00:25:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T23:25:02","slug":"stardrive-2-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment-focus.com\/2015\/04\/09\/stardrive-2-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"StarDrive 2 preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
Two years ago Zero Sum Games released a real time 4X space-strategy game called StarDrive. The sequel is simply called StarDrive 2 and while it brings more of the same the developer has been working hard to evolve the game. Although we\u2019re new to the series we were keen to play after hearing it\u2019s based on the 1996 classic Master of Orion II.<\/p>\n
For those who don\u2019t know the 4X genre is a type of strategy game based around empire building. 4X games feature four main concepts which are eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate. In StarDrive 2 the aim is to dominate the galaxy.<\/p>\n
Real time 4X games can be quite overwhelming so this time around the game features a new turn-based mechanic. Your opponents make their decisions at the same time as you do but the game is essentially on auto-pause. This gives you time to make your decisions and choose when to advance the turns.<\/p>\n