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Master of Orion III PC
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Feb 25, 2003
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Metascore
64 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critics What's this?

User Score
4.8 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 45 Ratings

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  • Summary: On Master of Orion 3, you become the controlling force behind an entire galactic civilization. It is not enough to be an able economist or a great captain to succeed; political, administrative, and espionage skills must be applied to craft your civilization's glorious chapter in the annals of time and space and claim the rightful title of "Master of Orion".… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. Cincinnati Enquirer
    100
    A perfect pick for those who prefer strategy over action.
  2. PC Gameworld
    74
    It's hard to know which is worse; the interface or the AI. Both combine to spoil the latest Master of Orion title.
  3. Computer Games Magazine
    40
    As you spend more time with the game, you realize that much of it is out of your control, thanks to the most annoying and unpredictable AI since HAL 9000. [May 2003, p.76]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 20 out of 34
  1. BryanW.
    10
    This(with the newest patch) is quite possibly the funnest game i have ever played. The patch made the AI challenging which is good, since before the AI would often just declare war for no reason. Without the patch the game is horrible due to faulty AI. Its all in the AI.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Jim
    6
    Wow, I member when AI was supposed to be your enemy not helping you out with every single action! with the AI who needs me to play at all, ill just watch. NEEDS MORE HUMAN CONTROL!!! moo2 the best so far. good concept though, I think the storyline is more interesting than the game-(unless the computer wants to read it to me)… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AlexL.
    4
    I agree with the pax imperia concept. I thought this game would be a beefed up version but it wasn't. It's more complicated but yet slower to play. Building ships is a task too. You have to go to the individual planet menus. Pax may not have as much species customization, but at least you don't have to deal with the B.S. and you can just build ships from the fleet menu, unlike MOO3. I think I might stick with pax imperia. unless I can find someway to make the game more entertaining. … Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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