The idea is, instead of doing everything yourself, you can absolve most of your responsibility to a set of viceroys, which is fine in theory but doesn't really work in practice.Įven if you do love the genre, MOO3 is something of a failed experiment - and for ten quid there are better options. This episode introduces a couple of key features - real-time combat and streamlined micromanagement. It's strictly for the hardcore, but if you count yourself among that number, the Master Of Origin series has always been a firm favourite.įor the uninitiated, MOO3 is an incredibly complex empire-building game - a bit like Civ in space - that sacrifices graphics in favour of a huge research tree and baffling array of options.

Depending on your state of mind, that expression will either send a thrill of excitement through your loins or will have you scrabbling for the abort' button as your mind reels from the sheer magnitude of tedium implied. 4-X SPACE strategy - explore, eXpand, exploit, exterminate.