This game has balance issues. First off in almost any conquest mission, the enemy will have almost infinite resources to constantly throw at you. You can build every possible combination of ships to assault them but they will eventually wear you down to a loss. Single player is easier, but extremely boring after 25 minutes. The same repetitive tasks of destroy this destroy that.... I play almost nothing but RTS games, and this has to be one, if not, the worst game I have played. Lucas Arts dropped the ball again. Bottom line.... do not buy if you are looking for a command and conquer type game. Buy if you have a high tolerance for frustration and stupidity for buying this game.
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