There's Blood everywhere!

When I first picked up Genesis Rising I thought it would a normal space flight game, something along the lines of EVE, but without the ridiculous monthly fee and irritating tutorial voice. I was , however, completely and utterly wrong. The game is more like a space based strategy game, like a cross between DarkSpace and Starcraft.

What makes the game really weird is the odd focus on the Universes most precious resource : Blood. The tutorial takes you through all the basic skills needed to fuel and upgrade your organic fleet. As you play the game you get more access to ship types , ship upgrades and weapons from bloody carcasses.

The interface is bog standard and the widescreen feature doesn’t quite work properly. It’s bearable, but it could do with some tweaks. The mouse cursor is also way too slow for the game. These common pitfalls, however, are made up by the graphics. They’re at the same sort of standards as EVE, but with more spectacular planets. They aren’t top of the range, but they aren’t bad compared to some other games.

Final Thought Byte : We’ll see how this game pans out before giving it a rating.

Tags : blood, DarkSpace, EVE, games, Genesis Rising, space, Starcraft, universe