79
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.4
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

The Press Says

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98
Gamezilla
Simply put, this has been one of the harder reviews I’ve had to put together merely because it means I’ll have to stop playing to write it! Conquest: Frontier Wars is the best single real-time strategy to come out this year. Excellent gameplay, graphics, and high replay value give this game a solid 98. Though this game doesn’t seem to be getting the press that many other first run games are receiving, it certainly deserves to be on the shelf of every serious strategist’s library. Truly, if you only buy one RTS this year, be sure to make it Conquest!
89
ActionTrip
Thorough work is a prelude to success. But what if you get a bit too thorough? Conquest: Frontier Wars has been developed for more than four years now! Be that as it may, Fever Pitch Studios (former Digital Anvil), can be pleased with the fact that they finally finished this game, and we can rejoice with them as we got a great game with excellent atmosphere and genuine real-time strategy concepts.
88
IGN
Surprisingly enough, all of these additions, and changes come together remarkably well and make for quite the ride. There is a bit of a steeper learning curve tacked onto the title than there is with most other RTS games, but the extra few days needed to learn the in and outs are well worth the benefits. Definitely a must for anyone into the RTS scene, and still easily a game worth checking out for gamers the world over.
86
Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm)
To conclude then, Conquest: Frontier Wars won't be winning any prizes for progressing the genre this year, though thanks to a lot of heavy gameplay polishing, good depth of strategic potential, nice graphics and a very good multiplayer component, Conquest can rightly sit along side the best strategy games out so far this year.
86
Gameguru Mania
The innovations I mentioned above made the game really very interesting and good playable. However the game is still kinda like Starcraft, you basically control your army of 3D units but on a 2D plane by very intuitive interface. So despite of few innovations in the aspects of gameplay, the game is nothing revolutionary. But how I said if you will start to play it, is really difficult to stop :) if you are waiting for Homeworld clone, rather wait for Homeworld 2, but if you are Stacraft dependant, it's game for you!
83
Svenska PC Gamer
Det råder kris i världsrymden då människorna hotas av en främmande fiende. Insektsliknande varelser dyker upp ur maskhål och attackerar allt som rör sig. Militärerna tvingas samarbeta med insekternas fiender för att rädda mänskligheten. Detta är upptakten till den stora kampanjen i strategispelet Conquest: Frontier Wars. Inget att höja ögonbrynen över än så länge men bakom denna standardiserade handling finns det mycket godis för alla hungriga strateger.
82
GameSpot
Minor problems aside, Conquest: Frontier Wars is akin to a cold splash of water in the face of the weary real-time strategy gamer. It's particularly welcome these days, both as a reminder that something worthwhile can still be pulled out of an archaic concept and as a notice that not all developers are making due with cookie-cutter designs. Although the game's measured pace might not be to everyone's taste, those who can remember that this isn't the typical real-time strategy game will almost certainly warm up to its unique charms.
80
4Players.de
Conquest ist keine Revolution des Genres. Es ist einfach ein rundum gelungenes Echtzeit-Strategiespiel mit einigen neuen und vielen schon da gewesenen Spiel-Elementen. Grafik, Sound und vor allem die Steuerung sowie die KI machen Conquest zu einem rundum guten Spiel. Hier und da gibt es ein paar Elemente, die stören - besonders der magere Multiplayer-Modus-, aber insgesamt sollte sich jeder Genre-Fan in den Weiten des Alls amüsieren.
80
Game industry News (GiN)
Is this a 'ground breaking' title? No. Is it fun to play and a new look at an old friend (the real time strategy game)? Yes! So if you prefer to beat the snot out of computer opponents on your own computer, or mix it up with other players on the internet, Conquest has you covered. If you have hours to play or just a few minutes to start that invasion of the next system, Conquest has you covered as well. It's a very good investment and well deserving of the 4 GiN Gems it has earned.
80
Withingames
Conquest – Frontier Wars wird leider im Umfeld der derzeitig sehr starken Konkurrenz nicht die Aufmerksamkeit zuteil, die das Spiel zweifelsfrei verdient hätte. Für mich persönlich zählt das Spiel jedenfalls neben Battle Realms und den beiden Kohan-Spielen zu den absoluten Genre-Highlights des vergangenen Jahres. Die gute und herausfordernde Computer-AI gepaart mit der hervorragend umgesetzten Spielidee des Versorgungssystems verleihen eine ungeahnte Spieltiefe und machen Conquest für jeden Spieler, der auf der Suche nach einem abwechslungsreichen und unterhaltsamen Strategiespiel ist, zu einem echten Geheimtip.
80
Jeuxvideo.com
Avec une grande richesse de gameplay, un solide mode multijoueur et de vastes possibilités stratégiques, Conquest : Frontier Wars se positionne facilement parmi les meilleurs STR du moment. Si vous aimez le genre, vous pouvez foncer en toute tranquillité, surtout que les jeux de stratégie futuristes se sont fait plutôt discrets ces derniers temps.
79
Game Over Online
You want me to boil all this down for you? That’s easy to do. If you ever played ST:A, this game is more like that game than unlike it. So much so that if it weren’t for the inclusion of the wormholes, I would think somebody could be suing somebody over something. While we haven’t exactly had a drought of RTS games recently (and it feels as through I’ve been reviewing all of them), I think this is one of the better ones.
78
GameStar (Germany)
Endlich ist Conquest da – und stürzt mich in ein Wechselbad der Gefühle. Schließlich stecken in dem Spiel etliche gute Ideen, und die Entwickler haben sich keinen einzigen schweren Fehler geleistet. Die auf viele Sektoren verteilten Schlachten etwa machen dank der einfachen und logischen Bedienung richtig Spaß. Und nur wer die sehr unterschiedlichen Admiräle richtig einsetzt, hat in hohen Levels gegen die knackigen Computergegner eine Chance. Schade, dass andererseits ein paar Schnitzer eine höhere Wertung verhageln. Warum gibt es zum Beispiel trotz dreier Rassen nur für die Terraner eine Kampagne? Zudem wurden einige der innovativen Spielelemente nicht konsequent ausgenutzt: Bauplatz gibt’s im Überfluss, und die Nebel sind nur bunte Staffage. Trotz aller Kritik ist Conquest ein gutes Spiel, auch wenn ich mir für den sonst spaßigen Mehrspielerteil mehr Modi gewünscht hätte.
78
Strategy Informer
Minor problems aside, Conquest: Frontier Wars is akin to a cold splash of water in the face of the weary real-time strategy gamer. It's particularly welcome these days, both as a reminder that something worthwhile can still be pulled out of an archaic concept and as a notice that not all developers are making due with cookie-cutter designs. Although the game's measured pace might not be to everyone's taste, those who can remember that this isn't the typical real-time strategy game will almost certainly warm up to its unique charms.
78
PC Gameplay (Benelux)
Conquest: Frontier Wars scoort op alle fronten goed maar blinkt in niets echt uit waardoor het net geen topper is.
76
PC Gamer
Space. For the Roberts boys, it's never the final frontier. Brothers Chris and Erin seem to have a neverending fascination with interstellar action, having spent most of their gamemaking careers on the long-running Wing Commander, Privateer, Starlancer, and Freelancer titles.
73
PC Games (Germany)
Sie wissen, dass Conquest Strategie nach Ihrem Geschmack ist, wenn das Zauberwort Starcraft in Ihnen die Lust weckt, fremde Galaxien zu erobern und zu besiedeln. Darum geht es hier nämlich auch: Die Mantis, eine Art Riesenkäfer, und Computerkreaturen namens Celareon machen in ehemals friedlichen Weltraumquadranten Terz.
70
PC Zone Benelux
Conquest Frontier Wars is een aardige aanvulling op het RTS genre en zal menig hardcore liefhebber aan weten te spreken, maar om nou te spreken van een revolutie? Niet echt.
70
ESC Magazine
As it stands, Conquest: Frontier Wars is a solid game, but mostly because it’s been built on such solid foundations. Players will still find themselves fending off massive rushes of units, and they’ll still find themselves picking off the resource gathering freighters to cripple enemy supplies — it’s just that they’ll be doing it on a wider scale. Conquest does add the wrinkle of having to control supply lines over a larger area, and makes it critical by limiting the ammunition available to any given unit; but, since so many of your ships never survive long enough to run out of ammo, it can often seem irrelevant. So, while there are enough new things about Conquest: Frontier Wars for fans of the RTS genre to appreciate, casual gamers might want to steer clear, if only to avoid the sense of déjà vu.
62
PC Action
Drei Kampagnen, etliche Missionen und frei konfigurierte Einzelspiele bieten lange Unterhaltung, jedoch mangelt es an der Qualität: Der zweidimensionale Weltraum hinterlässt optisch einen so tristen Eindruck, dass weder die durchdachte Steuerung, noch die akzeptable künstliche Intelligenz den Spielspaß retten können.
60
Super Play
Conquest: Frontier Wars är ett roligt spel med en hel del kvaliteter. Grafiken är snygg oc hstämningen är över lag bra. Ifall det är bra eller dåligt med alla olika verkstäder som åste uppgradera teknologin hela tiden är en smaksak. Men de långsamma skeppen drar ned tempot och så är stölderna från framför allt StarCraft och Alien nästan pinsamt uppenbara. Om utvecklarna hade vågat hitta på lite mer egna idéer hade det blivit betydligt mer spännande.


Our Users Say

Category Description MobyScore
Acting The quality of the actors' performances in the game (including voice acting). 3.6
AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be 3.4
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) 3.6
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines 3.0
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes 3.4
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition 3.6
Story / Presentation The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed 3.6
Overall MobyScore (9 votes) 3.4


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