Gateway 2: Gateway 2: Homeworld is a fantastic game by Legend Studios and significantly exceeds the age in which it was made. The series so far is seriously underrated and this game provides no let down. The plot of humanity living on Earth in extreme over-population is catchy and provides great excitement heading into the game. It provides a lot of emotion when playing especially when I was confronted with the whole terrorist situation and so on. The puzzles in the game though I believe would be very hard for novice players, although I found them difficult to start me soon got the basic hang of them and I believe that would be the case for most people in the future.
Once you get past the first impressions the game lives up to the hype.
It has good music I must add. Extremely in depth and fitting to the gameplay and plot. Speaking of the plot it is intriguing and engrossing, also thought provoking. I first played the game on the floppy disk version and was thoroughly engrossed, so the newer version on CD- Rom really gave great pleasure in getting a game that I thought could never exceed previous expectations.
It was about time that legend gave us a game without flaw. Although, maybe a dark spot, if there is one to find, that the graphics never reach the ability it could in its time but that can be easily overlooked once engrossed
in the action.
The puzzle design is perfect with only little or no dead ends. This helps set the game pace as it is neither to fast or too slow. As tension rises you feel as if you’re playing in the game and when you have limited time to complete actions it is a great feeling.
It is an awesome game, which lives up to all hype. I’ve read the books and the plot ties in well and flaws are hard to come from. The graphics let you down, but the feeling subsides almost straight away as you engross yourself in the sci-fi brilliance of Legend's top game.
