It has been four years since Homeworld, one of the greatest Real Time Strategy games, was released upon the gaming world. It brought something new to the table that no other RTS game had done before, true 3D gameplay, an epic storyline, and awe-inspiring graphics all wrapped into one package, and it had gamers screaming for more. It took four years to create a proper sequel to this game, but was it worth the wait? Read on to find out!

Here is a little background information about the two races in the game. The Hiigarans were exiled for a thousand years on a desolate planet called Kharak. Living there for so long, they forgot their past until they found a starship in a desert. Deep within the ship, they found the “Guildstone”, which is a map that proved that they did not belong on the planet of Kharak, and that Sajuuk banished them there. While searching the vessel, they also found a Hyperspace Core, and with this technology, the Hiigarans took back their homeworld under the guidance of Karan S’jet.

The Vaygr are a space born nomadic race that dominate anything and everything they come in contact with. They travel all around the universe conquering countless civilizations and incorporating any new technology with their own. The Vaygr believe that they are the Sajuuk-Kar, which means the chosen people of the Sajuuk. They are searching for the three-hyperspace cores so they can conquer the universe. They have found the third core on the distance planet of Hiigara.

The story for this game will have you enthralled for hours upon end, and you will not stop until you have satisfied your desire to know what will happen next. Movies are scatted throughout the game and help the story progress further. These movies have a very high production value and they are presented at the right times, which mesmerizes the gamer even more!

Just like all RTS games, players will have to keep constant eye on resources they have, so when the need arises, they can create more units and necessary upgrades. Thanks to the easy-to-use interface, this proves to be a very easy task that will never prove to be cumbersome. Instead of clicking on the mothership to create more units, players can hit the build tab, which is extremely usefully when you are in the midst of battle and need reinforcements.

Throughout the game players will discover that there are a lot of different things they will have to keep account of if they are to be successful. Because the playing field is so huge players have to be in constant contact with the mothership to make sure it is safe, the resource collectors, and all of your ships used for attacking. To help with this, players can assign groups of units with a specific number so it is easy to recall them during tense moments.

When choosing a multiplayer game, Homeworld 2 allows the players to choose between the two races, and this offers more than just visual differences. The two races have their own technologies to research as well different styles of play, which leads to interesting multiplayer games.

Homeworld 2 is rated T for Teen for violence.

The system requirements are:
Pentium III or better 833 MHz
256 MB of RAM
1.6 GB of Hard Disk space
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
16X CD-Rom
Direct X 9.0
GeForce or ATI Radeon 7500 or better with 32 MB of VRAM
Broadband for Internet
TCP/IP installed to play over a LAN (Local Area Network)
Keyboard and Mouse.

Overall: 9.4
Even though Homeworld 2 is not as revolutionary as the first one, this is one game that any gamer shouldn’t be without! Everything that made the first one memorable is expanded upon ten fold! It has an engrossing storyline, breath taking graphics, and a wonderful music score. This game is not to be missed!