![]() It’s a no-holds-barred contest for the resources of the planet. Rather than spark an interstellar war, the sadistic leaders of each empire drop 500 hapless colonists onto the surface to let them decide who gets the bone. Seven alien species (humans among them) are vying for control of the planet Gallius IV. This is a superb strategy title thats worth playing.Įver been to a dog fight? Neither have we. The player chooses a race, each with their own perks, and begins building up their colony, utilising available resources, expanding into strategically useful locations and eventually attacking rivals with military units. Deadlock's title however is illustrative of the seven different races, all squabbling for it's control on the planet's surface, having had to cease blasting each other to bits in orbit in fear of accidentally taking out the planet as well. ![]() "It's a cushy life, and you'll get alien real esate for free"Īs the game's light spirited song suggests, this is a game about settling a planet. The last alien standing wins."Son, be a colonist", is what Dad said to me You spend turns building and expanding, and ultimatly warring. Players take the roles of aliens deadlocked on a planet surface. The result is ultimately the same, but it's worth playing with some of the different races. Replay Value: There are six races to choose from, each with their own method of playability. Sound: The sci-fi soundtrack is well done and all of the unit sounds are intact.Įnjoyment: Oddly enough, because of its simplicity Deadlock is a very fun game from start to finish. The isometric view of the planet works well here and the terrain is nicely detailed. Some tend to be a bit pixilated while others look very good. Graphics: Each unit is represented by a sprite-based character. If you're tired of games that are far too serious to be enjoyable, try your hand at Deadlock: Planetary Conquest. Some are just far too advanced and complex whereas this one has a nice pace and rarely feels overburdening. Deadlock is a nice diversion from the other world domination games on the market. Some may argue this simplicity detracts from the overall experience of the game, but it doesn't. You can try to sabotage other colonies by spying on them and stealing information or you can try to build up a massive army and wipe them off the planet. The method you follow is entirely up to you and the strategy you choose. In order to win the game, you either have to eliminate every other alien race on the planet or overpower and subjugate them. You continue to build up your units and resources until you're powerful enough to rule the planet. This is basically the game in a nutshell. At times, you'll have difficulty finding the resources you need and this leads to either diplomacy or war. Some races are dependent on a certain type of resource and are more prone to gather it than others. New technology leads to better establishments for your colony and improvements to your attacking and defending units. ![]() Regardless of which race you pick, you will then have to start mining for resources (iron, wood, energy and food) and researching new technology. Each one will provide you with a set of challenges and obstacles to overcome, a necessity in resource management games. The Maug are known for having great research facilities and scientists but, since their public relations are so poor, their citizens often revolt and try to take over the government. To balance this out, they cannot produce very effective or strong units because of their poor research technology. ![]() For example, the ChCh-T can produce colonists at a very fast rate and steal resources. When you do this, the planet is yours to keep.Īs each race differs in strengths and weaknesses, the growth of your colony will be affected commensurate with the race you choose to command. Your basic objective is to build up your colony and expand your technology while keeping close relations with or destroying the other five races. The races you do not choose will do the same and from that point on anything can happen. In the beginning, you choose one of the six races and launch a colony ship onto the planet Gallius IV. Deadlock: Planetary Conquest is an interesting, yet simplistic world domination game. ![]()
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