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Name That Game 30!

September 19th, 2007 | Category: Name That Game!

Time for another Name That Game! Sorry for missing last week. And sorry for the Mac screenshot, but this was the best one I could find. The PC version was basically identical.

Planets with cowboy hats. Wow...that certainly is iconic.

As is should be pretty obvious, this is a 4X space game, but it’s relatively lesser-known. Its two best features were ease of play (much easier than any of the “heavies” of this genre) and multiplayer.

Name and developer, please! Your reward? Hmmm…okay, the next time we play Soul Calibur II, I’ll totally let you win! Promise!

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6 Comments so far

  1. Nathan Black September 19th, 2007 12:49 pm

    Spaceward Ho! by Delta Tao software.

    And I was going to beat you at SCII anyways.

  2. ravuya September 19th, 2007 1:11 pm

    Aw, I was just coming to post that.

    I wasted many hours on Spaceward Ho! long ago, probably more than I wasted on Strategic Conquest, if that’s even possible.

  3. Viridian September 19th, 2007 1:51 pm

    Nathan: Your answer is correct. Your boast, of course, is not. I will see you upon the field of battle! Welcome back to the stage of history!

  4. Dave Shramek September 19th, 2007 2:55 pm

    I love the data in space games like this. The planet names are always so delightfully nerdy. Barsoom? Maia? Chock full of nerd gems.

  5. Viridian September 19th, 2007 8:08 pm

    And in Spaceward Ho, winning a game allows you to add a new planet name to the list, so you can even customize the nerdiness!

  6. SteelGolem September 24th, 2007 4:41 am

    hmm. the Master of Orion scout threw me off. tricksy!

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