From the review by Nick Breckon of Shacknews:
"Sins of a Solar Empire is not Homeworld. It is not Galactic Civilizations. It is not Supreme Commander in space. It's a little of each, but then something else entirely.
I'm going to knock this game around a bit, but it will be a fatherly sort of beating, tough love with well-meaning intentions underneath the gruff, abusive exterior. Because I really do love Sins. It's a well-rounded, mostly-polished hardcore space strategy game for the PC. How often do you see that on a store shelf anymore? If the concept at all piques your interest, you will likely not regret a buy."
Edward Angell of Gamer Professionals writes: 4x games have come a long way in the past few years. Let's talk about why they are successful and what we can look forward to in this epic genre.
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XMNR: The Halo-themed Sins of a Solar Empire mod, Sins of the Prophets, received a significant new release on Sunday that upgrades the game to the Rebellion version of the main game and adds the Covenant and Flood as new factions.