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Summary: A great expansion to a great game
Review: So you thought Alpha Centauri is all there was? Well, get ready for an even bigger game experience.Most companies just add a few frills to a computer game with an expansion. But the Alien Crossfire expansion not only adds the frills, it adds totally new thrills. In addition to the new human factions and their units, it adds two Alien races to the mix - making this one of the most original colonization / civilization games available. There are new secret projects to build. There are new units to add to your already full arsenal. There are some new features on Planet that make exploration more interesting. Add to that the alien races - one which is bent on recovering "their" world at all costs, and one that is more interested in working with the humans that have colonized this new world. My favorite new faction is the Nautilus Pirates. They start with a unique advantage - they build their first city in the sea, and they can very quickly achieve dominance of Planet's oceans. If you liked Alpha Centauri, it might be worth your effort to try to find a copy of Alien Crossfire. My only dream is that both discs will be released as a single package someday. Still one of my most played discs. One of my very highest recommendations.
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Summary: A great expansion to a great game
Review: So you thought Alpha Centauri is all there was? Well, get ready for an even bigger game experience. Most companies just add a few frills to a computer game with an expansion. But the Alien Crossfire expansion not only adds the frills, it adds totally new thrills. In addition to the new human factions and their units, it adds two Alien races to the mix - making this one of the most original colonization / civilization games available. There are new secret projects to build. There are new units to add to your already full arsenal. There are some new features on Planet that make exploration more interesting. Add to that the alien races - one which is bent on recovering "their" world at all costs, and one that is more interested in working with the humans that have colonized this new world. My favorite new faction is the Nautilus Pirates. They start with a unique advantage - they build their first city in the sea, and they can very quickly achieve dominance of Planet's oceans. If you liked Alpha Centauri, it might be worth your effort to try to find a copy of Alien Crossfire. My only dream is that both discs will be released as a single package someday. Still one of my most played discs. One of my very highest recommendations.
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Summary: Just when you thought it couldn't get any better -
Review: Take the winning formula of Alpha Centauri and a new twist in the story of Planet, and you have Alien Crossfire. Two alien factions are struggling to regain control of Planet, or Manifold Six as they call it, while several new human factions emerge. This may become a little repetitive for those familiar with Alpha Centauri at the beginning, but play for long enough and you'll be hooked all over again. New native lifeforms, units, technologies, projects and facilities spark up Planet and allow you to rediscover the game. You can mix and match factions to pit your favourite side against the new, or try one of the alien factions and see how bizarrely they transform units and human technology. The creators of this game tried to make it a cross between an expansion pack and a sequel, and they've succeeded amazingly. As addictive as Alpha Centauri itself, Alien Crossfire is a worthy successor.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This is an expansion module for Alpha Centauri. If you like Alpha Centauri this is a very good upgrade. If you don't like Alpha Centauri this won't change your opinion. I happen to love Alpha Centauri and bought the expansion pack as soon as it came out. While it is not perfect, it does what it does very well (introduces new player races in the game and different game options). I am very happy with this product.
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Summary: It is what it is.
Review: This is an expansion module for Alpha Centauri. If you like Alpha Centauri this is a very good upgrade. If you don't like Alpha Centauri this won't change your opinion. I happen to love Alpha Centauri and bought the expansion pack as soon as it came out. While it is not perfect, it does what it does very well (introduces new player races in the game and different game options). I am very happy with this product.
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Summary: It took me forever to find this
Review: This is one of those, 'don't ask us about' it addons. Seems the owner and a head developer when seperate ways. If you really only want to play the game and are not stuck on collecting it, or the box artwork, do a search for 'The Laptop Collection', and just buy the thing for 19.99 along with Alpha Centauri and like 2 other games. If you need to show the box to your friends, or want to resell it on e-bay, you'd better buy it used for like $75 to $125 here. Whatever you need. Cool game. Next time I won't wait so long to get what I wanted. Collectors glut just about ruined getting a hold of this one. Barely made it. Notice, I don't need the pretty box. :)
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Summary: It took me forever to find this
Review: This is one of those, 'don't ask us about' it addons. Seems the owner and a head developer when seperate ways. If you really only want to play the game and are not stuck on collecting it, or the box artwork, do a search for 'The Laptop Collection', and just buy the thing for 19.99 along with Alpha Centauri and like 2 other games. If you need to show the box to your friends, or want to resell it on e-bay, you'd better buy it used for like $75 to $125 here. Whatever you need. Cool game. Next time I won't wait so long to get what I wanted. Collectors glut just about ruined getting a hold of this one. Barely made it. Notice, I don't need the pretty box. :)
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Summary: Good concept, poorly executed
Review: When it's working, Alien Crossfire is a worthy addition. The new secret projects and advances are well-designed, and the slightly different gameplay for the alien factions is interesting. But even after installing the first two patches, my game runs erratically and is prone to crashes, freezes, and gameplay bugs. I had no technical problems at all with SMAC itself. Like so many games today, it looks like this product was put on the market before it was fully debugged.
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Summary: Good concept, poorly executed
Review: When it's working, Alien Crossfire is a worthy addition. The new secret projects and advances are well-designed, and the slightly different gameplay for the alien factions is interesting. But even after installing the first two patches, my game runs erratically and is prone to crashes, freezes, and gameplay bugs. I had no technical problems at all with SMAC itself. Like so many games today, it looks like this product was put on the market before it was fully debugged.
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