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Ascendancy

Description

Ascendancy is similar to, but nevertheless very different from, Master of Orion. You play one of many races, each with a special ability and special character traits, who set off to explore space, erect colonies (which can each have individual purposes, depending on their raw materials) and engage in battles when you clash with others who have the same goals. Weapons on the ships use power, which has to be supplied somehow.

This game introduces many original concepts, such as the Research Tree - a special scientific display in which discoveries are depicted as icons connected by lines to the "parent" technological breakthroughs and "child" ones, similar to the technology advances in Civilization, but presented in a much more visual way.

Alternate Titles

• "Ascendancy - Macht der Allmacht" -- German Title

Part of the Following Group

• 4X games

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User Reviews

Terribly addictive!	Icarus Lytton (11)
A good, addictive space sim	lucian (37)
Quirky, atmospheric, low-stress, a classic!	Ran Prieur (19)
Good ideas... but an idea is not enough.	Technocrat (176)	unrated
Both better and worse than MOO	somebody (6)	unrated
Not as bad as its detractors claim.	Afterburner (478)
A wonderful game, a classic	MojoHelperMonkey (39)
A Pretty Good turn-based strategy game, but with a few flaws.	Jeremy Johnson (580)
Fun at first, but ultimately unsatisfying.	PCGamer77 (3025)
A unique, fascinating game.	Rick Jones (108)

The Press Says

Abandonia	Sep 18, 2004	5 out of 5	100
PC Games (Germany)	Sep, 1995	92 out of 100	92
Coming Soon Magazine	Jan 13, 1996	91 out of 100	91
Joystick	Dec, 1995	91 out of 100	91
PC Joker	Oct, 1995	83 out of 100	83
High Score	Feb, 1996	4 out of 5	80
PC Player (Germany)	Sep, 1995	77 out of 100	77
PC Attack	Oct, 1995	76 out of 100	76
World Village (Gamer's Zone)	1995		60

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Colonization	2	stvedder (6418) Feb 21, 2009
Ascendancy 2	1	john smith (1) Sep 02, 2008

Trivia

Was Codie Award Winner- Best Strategy Software of 1996