True, it isn't hot stuff, but for 1997, when StarCraft was new, it was beyond cool.
User Rating: 10 | Outpost 2: Divided Destiny PC
O2 is a classic. Granted, it doesn't cater to as wide of an audience, because it is an inherently more complex game which forces the player to balance military and domestic issues at the same time. That everything is hostile, even your own people, doesn't necessarily help. However, it's first in its class for a simulation of how to pull your race together without an Earth there to help you. I'll bet you didn't know that they consulted NASA engineers to learn about the issues of living on a hostile planet, did you? It's more accurate than your petty score of 5.0 is admitting. Let this classic live in it's glory, the glory of 1997, when 2D was hot, 3D wasn't there yet, and when we all were more like those kids who can immerse themselves in a book. Sure, there aren't any cool graphics, but the story and the gameplay combine to make it a wonderful experience.
I've spent probably at least a twentieth of my short life playing this game, and it got me interested in my career of Computer Science, it formed my pragmatic compulsion, which forced me from Computer Scientist to software engineer, and it also kindled the gamer in me.
I am a video game programmer because of this game.
Until you play it as much as I, don't bash it. Let this Revolution of 1997 live on in history with honor. 
