Dominions review up at Gamespot

[Unwise]

Honestly, I didn't think it was that bad a review at all. The game didn't score a 4.5 out of 5, but he fairly characterized the very obvious flaws of the system while presenting the very obvious assets.

Furthermore, the "compartmentalized" Ratings at the front of the review give a fairly good indication of how they arrived at their scores. Honestly, I am stunned that the "graphics" and "sound" categories scored as highly as they did (both at 50% whereas I as a reviewer would have put them at 3 or 4). At the same time, i feel that the "gameplay" score is a bit low, given what he says in the review. The "value" Category has been debated in another thread.

I am very happy that Dom2 is getting all the press (because otherwise I never would have found it), but you have to remember that this game will never be a mainstream product - it is aimed very narrowly at imaginative wargamers who can look beyond graphics and interface to see the game-play beneath. Game reviewers are writing for the mainstream.