🕹️ New release: Lunar Lander Beyond

Genewars

Moby ID: 2753
Included in

Description official descriptions

Genewars is a real-time strategy game similar to Command & Conquer. Gameplay consists of completing the given task on many planets. This involves doing different things, like eliminating the enemy or breeding mules. The game has humans in it, but is closer to fantasy than a realistic setting. You can pick your team from humans and other races. Up to 4 players can compete over a network.

Spellings

  • Gene Wars - Alternate spelling

Groups +

Screenshots

Promos

Credits (DOS version)

134 People (81 developers, 53 thanks) · View all

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 72% (based on 16 ratings)

Players

Average score: 2.7 out of 5 (based on 9 ratings with 1 reviews)

Interesting idea, terrible strategy game

The Good
The game's idea is excellent; you need to find various animals, sample them, breed them and then attack your opponent with them. You can breed two different kinds of animals to create hybrids (flying Mules, anyone?), strengthen your animals by sampling others, and all sorts of tricks. A wonderful intro movie presents this idea to the player.

The Bad
The implementation. You have to micromanage three-four odd resource systems, while at the same time attacking your opponent with creatures you accidently manage to pickup. It's tedious, it's not fun, and it's boring.
Another problem is the game's special effects. Your team members scream whenever they need help, your animals do all sorts of terrible noises, the narrator has an annoying voice and the music... Don't even mention the music!

The Bottom Line
One of the worst real time strategy I ever played; too bad, because it could've been a successful turn-based game.

DOS · by El-ad Amir (116) · 2018

Trivia

Swedish version

When moving staff characters around in the Swedish version of the game, they sometimes reply "Omädel-boms!", which is a silly Swedish way of saying "Immediately!".

Analytics

MobyPro Early Access

Upgrade to MobyPro to view research rankings!

Related Games

Nuclien
Released 2012 on iPad, Nintendo Switch, 2018 on Android
Gene Troopers
Released 2005 on Windows, 2006 on PlayStation 2, Xbox
Geneshift
Released 2017 on Linux, Windows
The Gene Machine
Released 1996 on DOS
Zen Pinball HD: Star Wars - The Clone Wars
Released 2013 on Macintosh, Android, iPhone
Star Wars: Commander
Released 2014 on iPhone, iPad, Android...
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Released 2002 on GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Star Wars: DroidWorks
Released 1998 on Windows, Macintosh

Related Sites +

Identifiers +

  • MobyGames ID: 2753
  • [ Please login / register to view all identifiers ]

Contribute

Are you familiar with this game? Help document and preserve this entry in video game history! If your contribution is approved, you will earn points and be credited as a contributor.

Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Brolin Empey.

Additional contributors: PCGamer77, Jeanne, Coreus, Patrick Bregger.

Game added December 7, 2000. Last modified January 29, 2024.