That sequel, Colony Wars: Vengeance, is now out, and it’s got me wondering "Why?" So when I heard that a sequel would be coming out, I was really looking forward to it. The original game really impressed me with its gorgeous detail and intense, yet not too difficult gameplay.
There is another space combat series that I have played before, which is Psygnosis’ Colony Wars for the PlayStation. They are considered by me as the best in their field. Look at my past reviews for Wing Commander: Prophecy, Descent: Freespace, Tie Fighter, etc. I can't really say more than that, all that's needed now is a remaster (I stress "remaster", no need to change a perfect formula otherwise, oh, and get back CoLD SToRAGE for the compostion) *cough*.It’s no surprise to anyone who has been reading my articles that I am a big fan of space combat shooters. Onto the game, while it's fair to say the graphics haven't exactly aged well over the past 21 years, the gameplay, music composition and story certainly haven't budged a bit. I think that's part of it's charm though, being a relatively obscure, fantasticly made game with hands down the best music I have ever heard in a game, and really, a James Earl Jones sound-a-like narrator is the cherry on top.
It hardly gets a look in, completely glossed over in most "top 10" lists and the like. It has to be the most underrated game, if not of the PS1 era, of all time. It has to be the most underrated I may be looking through rose tinted glasses when I watch footage of this game today, but I don't think so. I may be looking through rose tinted glasses when I watch footage of this game today, but I don't think so. In spite of that, it still was my favorite game on PS, because I'm a Sci fi nerd, and this is a hidden gem. Sometimes while dogfighting, the enemy would just stay there while attempting to turn. However, winning the following Act could balance it out, depending on where you fail. However, fail multiple missions in an Act, and you would be branched into the "the worst case" branch. If you failed a mission, all was not lost. I really liked how the story had multiple branches. The story was the typical "down with the tyrant empire" but put it in with Earth being evil. One button to switch between primary weapons' and another to select munitions' (missiles, torpedoes etc), with the other two to shoot them. Looking back, I've played an emulator, and decided to get out my PS 2 and the this game to play.
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