Should I Moo before I Moo

[YC4B4U]

I am quite interested in "Space Civilization" games but have never come across the Master of Orion series.

Should I have a go at the Original games, MoO and MoO2 or just play MoO3 when it finally comes out?

[Anguille2]

As MOO3 i ready to be released, i guess you can start with that one. MOO and MOO2 are "classics"...and i still enjoy playing them. They are different games to me. Sometimes i enjoy MOO and sometimes MOO2. They are worth a try, that's for sure, but you don't need to play them to understand the story of MOO3. You could read the history behind it to understand the different species.

http://moo3.quicksilver.com/game/background.html

If you can't wait another 3 weeks, i'd say sure go ahead...and you'll soon be an addict!

[vmxa1]

Well if you can get a copy of eiher it will be a cheap way to see what they are like. I still play both regular.

[Anguille2]

One more thing: if MOO1 was released with brand new graphics but no change to gameplay...it would become a HUGE hit. I haven't seen any other games that good (balance, AI and so). Even MOO2 (in which you have tons of fantastic features) isn't as good (again: balance, AI, Diplomacy, Spy system...)

[Xentax]

MOO3's combat (for example) should be much more interesting than MOO1's was. The whole "stacks of all ships of a given design" thing never did it for me...

[Llama]

And it becomes somewhat boring when/if you've got the blackhole generator and the AI starts sending stacks of 32,000 small ships at you which get mostly wiped out by one ship in one turn.

[Grumbold]

Always MOO before you MOO, and twice again afterwards

[YC4B4U]

Well if it comes out on schedule then I guess I will Moo three times, but it if takes a while to travel down under then I will try find a source of good Moo or MooMoo