Hegemonia: Legions of Iron

 PC
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Gamer's Pulse
    90
    Goes where no space RTS has gone before with its incredible visuals and moderately realistic gameplay. The game’s superb attention to detail places it in the ranks of the best modern RTS games.
  2. GameZone
    89
    Visually stunning. But more than that, this is game that will challenge cerebrally in a way few RTS games have in the past.
  3. PC Gameworld
    89
    With all the game elements perfectly balanced, this is a worthwhile purchase for any fan of the real-time strategy genre.
  5. Gamezilla!
    85
    The main issue most will have is the controls and interface. If you can stick it out and get accustomed to the system, it does end up working well.
  6. ActionTrip
    83
    The best aspect of this game is its graphics.
  7. IGN
    82
    It's a solid game that looks amazing. Just don't expect it to be quite the epic struggle that "Homeworld" managed to be.
  8. GameSpot
    79
    While this hybrid concept mostly works well, the game suffers from a lack of polish and from stripped-down combat balance.
  9. Game Over Online
    78
    Pitted against other 4X titles, the individual parts of Hegemonia never seem to glue or mesh into a compelling and cohesive whole.
  10. GameSpy
    77
    Drop-dead gorgeous... [but] one of Hegemonia's major failings is that its real-time combat is usually simplistic and dull.
  11. PC Gamer
    77
    An enjoyable interstellar romp, wrapping rich resource management and hypersonic combat around a gourmet 3D engine. [Mar 2003, p.93]
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  12. Gamers' Temple
    71
    One of the best looking space games out there. Unfortunately its gameplay can not match its eye-popping visuals... It just lacks the depth and hands on control strategy gamers expect from their games.
  13. Yahoo!
    70
    If you've got enough patience to get used to the kinks in the interface and the sometimes dense mission design, you'll get a great deal of entertainment out of this one, both online and off.
  14. Computer Games Magazine
    60
    Gives you so many intriguing possibilities, it's fairly engaging even when no fighting's going on. [Mar 2003, p.79]
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  15. Adrenaline Vault
    50
    In many ways, it's most similar to a game released in 1990: "Dune."
  16. Computer Gaming World
    50
    It falls into this trap, sacrificing gameplay and strategic choice for the "drama" of heavy scripting. [Mar 2003, p.109]
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Awards & Rankings

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#72 Best PC Game of 2002
70
#70 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 3 out of 27
  1. Daermon
    Jan 5, 2020
    9
    One of the best space RTS in the world. The graphic very good, the gameplay and music fatastic. And the story is very good. Only one sadOne of the best space RTS in the world. The graphic very good, the gameplay and music fatastic. And the story is very good. Only one sad thing: no Haegemonia 2, and cannot continue the story :(… Full Review »
  2. Yootie
    May 11, 2005
    10
    Absolute perfection.
  3. RobS.
    Apr 29, 2003
    10
    It is the next level of RTS. The game is hard when you start off, but when you get into it Hegemonia is one hell of a game.
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