SunAge is a terrible RTS, lacking definition, originality, or fun, wrapped in a half-arsed story. Don't even think about it. The graphics are a bland, sub-Red Alert 2 affair, but the gameplay falls further into the depths of mediocrity. The UI is clunky, travelling into the past with some kind of horrible mishmash of Total Annihilation and the original Command & Conquer.
Controlling your army is worse still, forcing you to select only a few troops at a time, moving them in separate groups. The icing on the cake is the abomination of AI that requires your troops to be in range to attack - don't try and click on an enemy to have your troops move into range - it won't happen.
Vertex 4 has revealed that it's working on a patch for Sunage, along with a demo for those people that are interested in buying but haven't had a chance to try out the game before they make a decision.
Incredibly buggy, packed with design flaws, seemingly a decade old... SunAge is a real-time strategy disaster.
The Good
* Atmospheric music.
The Bad
* Loaded with show-stopping bugs
* Deeply generic and dull game design
* No proper skirmish mode
* Worthless multiplayer
* Ancient visuals.
In a far distant future Earth is dying. Mankind retreats into sealed cities but a Cult spreads, delivering chaos. Our hero battles to protect his Federation and strike at the heart of the Cults creed. SunAge is a futuristic RTS where the player can experience 3 different races with each there arsenal of units, buildings and upgrades, taking place across 2 different worlds.
The reviewer Tom Baker's verdict:
"When I first started playing Sun Age, I felt a pang of nostalgia for the way games used to be, but it was quickly replaced by the feeling that this would have been a broken title even back then. Games have come a long way since WarCraft, and even though it may be tempting to take a stroll down memory lane, you'd likely be run over by this title. There is no sense in trying to recapture the experiences of previous games in a title that doesn't do quite it as well. Pick up StarCraft, WarCraft or Total Annihilation from the bargain bin at any game store - all of them are better than this title. It has its charm, but as a game that has been in development since the PS1 first came out, Sun Age is more old-fashioned than retro, and it just can't compete with recent RTS offerings."
