Gameplay
You choose from one of three factions:
The sovereignty, for the profit, are greed driven and will do anything for wealth and power.
The Tyrannar Empire, for conquest, fights for honor and love of combat.
The Intergalactic Alliance, for peace, makes up many different types of people, but they all work toward the greater good of the universe with utopian ideals.
Each faction has a video that you can watch to aid in your decision, which is awesome, considering how difficult it can be to choose a faction sometimes.
Within each faction there are three races, as follows (in respective order to the factions): The Malus race, humanoid; Veil, mysterious armor clad beings; Sototh, creatures of chaos; Ares Magna, humanoid militaristic warriors; Lacerta, basically dinosaurs; Regula, feline humanoids; Terran, humanoid refugees; Oberan, unemotional with utopian ideals; Thanerian, canine humanoids. Your race only really dictates your avatar, do to the fact there is only combat between spaceships.
You can choose whether to go through training– the tutorial, or to jump into the game, which is useful if you hate tutorials or already know how to play the game. However, even with the “training”, the game can be somewhat overwhelming. There are so many different aspects– building ships, upgrading, repairs, missions, research, shipyard, fleets, combat, and some other stuff I still don’t know about or understand. The game is extremely detailed with its gaming aspects.
The controls, in contrast with the mechanics, are easy; all you have to do is click with your mouse. The simplicity of the controls balances out the mass of information that is thrown at you by the mechanics and general game play.
If you can get a grasp on the game, it is a good social strategy game. You can construct your own vast fleet of starships and send them into battle. Even though at first you might think that the game is all about clicking around and shooting things, skill does matter. In PvP combat strategy tactics and quick thinking will come out victorious.
It is more than just a strategy game, due to the fact that you build your starbase into a mighty fortress. Imperium brings the strategy game and smashes it with the city builder game(which is what Kabam regularly develops).
Graphics
Imperium features two-dimensional graphics. There isn’t much to say because it is pretty much like every other 2D game that Kabam has published. The map is vast with a lot of empty space– waiting for you to fill it with your creations. There is detail in the artwork, and in general it is nicely done,
Bottom Line
As Kabam advertises, “Protect what’s yours, take what isn’t”; this phrase sums up the game pretty nicely. You fight and attempt to conquer the universe, or in the case of the Alliance attempt to bring peace to the universe. If you enjoy MMORTS– specifically city builders or combat strategy games, Imperium Galactic War is worth your time. Join us and fight for your faction.
