You don’t get many sequels to songs, do you? There aren’t many musicians out there with the balls to re-release the same song only with, say, new lyrics or a new chorus. Just as well, when you think about it, but film studios have been doing the movie equivalent for decades. While we’re on the subject, so too have videogame publishers. Every so often, however, they release a sequel that gives you the impression that it needed to be made. And that’s precisely the impression you get from Colony Wars: Red Sun. The first two Colony Wars games were released to critical acclaim, but they had a few problems that Joe Public ...  Read the complete review

Hollywood has produced only a handful of great space combat epics. The star wars saga, obviously. Star Trek 2, perhaps. At a pinch, Independence Day. And of course Santa Claus Versus The Martins. However, the relative lack of classic space operas hasn’t stopped games designers from attempting to produce interactive epics of their own. Many have tried, but few have succeeded. Most PC space combat games have been weighted down by overcomplicated simulator style controls, while most console efforts have gone too far the other way. Entering anaemic blast’em up territory. Only Pysgnosis’ Colony Wars has come close to providing both the ...  Read the complete review

Colony Wars: Red Sun is the third game in the Colony Wars series and like the first two it is a space based combat game, there are also a number of missions that take place on the surface of planets in this game. Here's the basic statistics for the game: Players - 1 Memory Card - 1 Block Analogue Controller Compatible Vibration Function Compatible BACKGROUND: Red Sun is set during the war between the League of Free Worlds and The Navy, the war between them doesn't really play a big part in the game but if you REALLY want to know the full storyline then check out my opinions on Colony Wars and Colony Wars:vengeance (in that ...  Read the complete review