OGame is a real-time strategy played with a browser. However, this game isn’t a true real-time strategy – rather than controlling units you play the role of a planetary emperor directing how your resources are spent and the actions of entire fleets. A bit of a change from the other browser based games.

By getting resources from your planet (which happens continually) you are able to build new upgrades for your ships and create new buildings as well as upgrade technology. As you progress in the game you will have an increasing amount of choices about where your resources are spent.

The Good:

There is a sort of thrill in attacking someone and waiting for the time your fleet hits. As you raid more and more people you will have the resources to attack larger and larger armies. When you mix all sorts of ships you can defeat other fleets.

You can also join alliances and make friends with new people. There are so many alliances in a universe and consequently there are a lot to choose from – whether you want an alliance for trading or protection or whatever. You can even start your own alliance if you want.

There are also other rewards that you can get if you are lucky – for example, a moon. By having a large battle over your planets there is chance that a moon will form from the debris. This moon allows you to spy on other planets’ fleets so that you can have the heads up on when to attack.

OGame does not have a monthly fee associated with it. However, if you want to become an Ogame commander – which adds several new views and removes the ads – you have to pay a small monthly fee.

For the time you enjoy it you can get pretty far and advanced in technology.

The Bad:

The game is real-time strategy so the whole game is waiting for something to finish. Some of the things take more than a day – some take several days. The more planets you have the more you have to pay attention to the game so you don’t get killed. When you have a large fleet and a lot of planets you must have a routine of checking your whole empire.

Another downside is that there is always someone bigger than you. Once you have a big enough fleet people will chase you for those resources. Generally once someone big has targeted you they won’t quit until they get what they want – which is almost exclusively the destruction of your entire fleet. After your fleet is destroyed you start completely over (except for buildings and research) and this can get very repetitive if you lose your fleet often.

Once you lose your fleet it’s possible that you will completely lose interest in the game even if you do happen to be lucky enough to get a moon. It takes a really long time to become super strong and you will never be in the top unless you start with a new universe and dedicate a lot of time to OGame.

OGame also has a plethora of ads… I would suggest that you use Mozilla Firefox or any other browser with ad-blocking capabilities.

Conclusion:

Overall OGame can be a fun diversion at first, but its just not one of those games that you can really get into for the long haul. I would recommend passing up this game and only play if your completely bored out of your mind.

Rating 9/20

[ Graphics | 3 ]
[ Gameplay | 2 ]
[ Through | 2 ]
[ Fun Factor | 2 ]

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Second Opinion – Codanon

If I had to describe this game with one word, it would be ‘addictive’.  From the begining, this game has some enjoyment but more than that, it gets addictive, fast.  The begining is by far the best part but as you level up, the enjoyment and fun factor become less.  It’s not a casual game and unless you’re checking constantly, you’re going to be the victim of stronger players who will pillage you into oblivion.  Enjoy it early, while you can.