IGN review is out. 9.1/10 !

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"...there's no way we can't recommend this to anyone looking for a deep, rewarding, utterly captivating turn-based strategy experience."

http://pc.ign.com/articles/873/873344p1.html
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yet another good review...Stardock, expand your trophey case! :CONGRAT: 

I always seem to like IGN better than the other sites; they seem better at what they do. Even though they didn't give Sins of a Solar Empire an Editor's choice, thats one opinion.

Etrius
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Excellent commentary and truly deserved rating above the 9th dimension of quality & reality.
How could they even miss-out on the supplemental assets such as the Editors though.
Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Excellent commentary and truly deserved rating above the 9th dimension of quality & reality.How could they even miss-out on the supplemental assets such as the Editors though.
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Actually, Stardock is partly to blame for this. After installing ToA, it not only doesn't create an icon on the desktop, but the one created in the Program menus jumps straight to the game. The Editors are reached through the ToA launch screen only, so you actually have to hunt down and create this icon in order to be able to reach the editors. I myself only remembered them when you mentioned this, and began searching why I had missed them.

Albert
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The Twilight icon stored in my Start Menu starts the Launcher widget.

-HM
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The Twilight icon stored in my Start Menu starts the Launcher widget.-HM
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Not mine. Were you a Beta tester/user? I wasn't and bought and installed it first week of May. I checked again, and there is no doubt.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I was a beta tester, but I uninstalled prior to loading 1.9.

Of course it IS possible that I didn't delete the Start Menu entries. I moved those from the default locations, and I may have simply left the beta ones, since they're merely shortcuts. Or heck, maybe I changed it to point to the launcher, since that's what the other GalCiv2 stuff in the Start menu does.

-HM
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm running Vista and nothing TA related showed up anywhere. I had to create my own shortcut. And I had it installed during beta, where I had no icons or start menu stuff.

Anyway, on topic, I thought this was a good review. I think the reviews will pretty be the same from here on out: no multiplayer, Ascension and Terror Stars are somewhat arbitrary, but otherwise awesome.
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I think it depends whether you installed it through SDC or Impulse.
Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I think it depends whether you installed it through SDC or Impulse.
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Ah. I did install through Impulse.

-HM

Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Small quibbles aside, I am enjoying ToA alot! It really does deserve the great reviews.

I installed with SDC and Vista and had to manually create the shortcut to the launcher.


Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Small quibbles aside, I am enjoying ToA alot! It really does deserve the great reviews.I installed with SDC and Vista and had to manually create the shortcut to the launcher.
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SDC, XP, and same. That said, don't get me wrong, I love the game, and only mentioned this as some users might miss it, or other reviewers, and it would be a shame as this is a huge feature. Note also, I sent IGN an e-mail suggesting they give the editors a review of their own as a followup, considering how impressive they are. ;)

Albert