GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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Challenging campaign
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Battles keep you guessing
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Setting up strategic attacks
Cons
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Nonexistent backstory of the book
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Low-tech "sci-fi" weaponry
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Lack of innovation
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Nov 7, 2007
A year before the Strugatsky brothers penned the novel that inspiredS.T.A.L.K.E.R.,they churned out the sixth installment of their %26ldquo;Noon Universe%26rdquo; series. Prisoners of Power was a subversive tale of totalitarianism and revolt set on a planet with an atmosphere so refractive the locals had to look straight up to see the horizon.
We%26rsquo;re telling you all this because you won%26rsquo;t learn it from playing the game allegedly based on the book. Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power is a slick hex war game that wears its theme like a chimpanzee wears a top hat (reluctantly and unconvincingly). Besides the names of the factions, units and characters, there%26rsquo;s almost nothing here of the dark, distinctive, source material.
More info
Genre | Strategy |
Description | This sci-fi strategy game doesn't have much to do with its IP cousin, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or even its own source material, but it's a good romp. |
Platform | "PC" |
US censor rating | "Teen" |
UK censor rating | "" |
Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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