Universe at War: Earth Assault

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

8
Average:

3
Bad:

3

Pros:

Three unique, distinct, and neat factions to play as, Hierarchy walkers are fun to control or take down, Online modes are a blast.
Great strategic depth in multiplayer; Three uniquely enjoyable sides; Fun, campy storyline; Great art design.

Cons:

Cant pull the camera back to see the battlefield, Clumsy control scheme, Horrible DirectX 10 performance.
Games for Windows Live issues; Medal system; Poor campaign design.

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Three unique, distinct, and neat factions to play as, Hierarchy walkers are fun to control or take down, Online modes are a blast
Great strategic depth in multiplayer; Three uniquely enjoyable sides; Fun, campy storyline; Great art design

Reviewers Didn't Like

Cant pull the camera back to see the battlefield, Clumsy control scheme, Horrible DirectX 10 performance
Games for Windows Live issues; Medal system; Poor campaign design

Expert reviews and ratings

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By NZGamer on February 24, 2008

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By DarkZero on February 22, 2008

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By Yet Another Review Site on February 18, 2008

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By Trusted Reviews on February 03, 2008

Personally, I absolutely hated the game. If SEGA actually tried to make a decent product, they sure fooled me. First of all, the game plays sluggish. Anywhere from the way the mouse handles to the way construction works to troop movement... basically...

By GamePyre on January 28, 2008

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By GameZone on January 17, 2008

Universe at War has three engaging factions and some interesting ideas, but its also saddled with some annoying issues....

By GameSpot on December 19, 2007

Universe At War is like a breath of fresh air that carries with it the vague stench of something foul. It offers three interesting and diverse sides, great graphics, and some tantalizing strategic elements but its afflicted by some unfortunate quirks...

By GamePro on December 18, 2007

Somewhere deep inside Universe at War, a new title from Las Vegas-based developers Petroglyph, beats the heart of a champion. As a real-time strategy title, the idea is certainly sound -- put together three fantastically different but totally balanced...

By GameSpy on December 17, 2007

On the surface, Universe at War: Earth Assault is your standard base laying, resource harvesting, unit building affair. But what Petroglyph has done is to take that basic framework and use it to create a game with three wildly unique but finely...

By IGN Gear on December 14, 2007

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