Editing Space Colony (video game) (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| CGW =  {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=CWG>{{cite magazine | author=Dulin, Ron | title=''Space Colony'' | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405041445/http://www.computergaming.com/article2/0,2053,1487174,00.asp | url=http://www.computergaming.com:80/article2/0,2053,1487174,00.asp | archive-date=April 5, 2004 | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | date=November 24, 2003 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| XPlay = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=techtv>{{cite web | author=Bemis, Greg | work=[[X-Play]] | url=http://www.g4techtv.com:80/xplay/features/46107/Space_Colony_PC_Review.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205132252/http://www.g4techtv.com/xplay/features/46107/Space_Colony_PC_Review.html | date=November 18, 2003 | archive-date=December 5, 2004 | title=''Space Colony'' (PC) Review | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Computer Games Magazine]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=cgm>{{cite journal | author=Fleet, Adam | journal=[[Computer Games Magazine]] | title=Opinion; ''Space Colony'' |date=January 2004 | issue=158 | pages=71, 72 }}</ref>
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On [[Metacritic]], a [[review aggregator]], ''Space Colony'' has a score of 75/100 based on 21 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/space-colony-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Space Colony|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=2016-12-12|archive-date=2024-12-27|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241227112505/https://www.metacritic.com/game/space-colony-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|url-status=live}}</ref>  Dan Adams of [[IGN]] rated it 7.5/10 and wrote that it is "''almost'' great" but has too many annoyances, such as the characters' irritatingly quirky personalities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/21/space-colony-review|title=Space Colony Review|last=Adams|first=Dan|work=[[IGN]]|date=2003-10-20|access-date=2016-12-12|archive-date=2013-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118110916/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/21/space-colony-review?page=2|url-status=live}}</ref>  In his review for [[GameSpot]], Andrew Park called it "an interesting game but not a truly compelling one".  In rating it 6.7/10, Park criticized the lack of variety in gameplay, as each problem can be solved in very similar ways, and there are few spontaneous interactions between the colonists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/space-colony-review/1900-6076934/|title=Space Colony Review|last=Park|first=Andrew|work=[[GameSpot]]|date=2003-10-16|access-date=2016-12-12|archive-date=2013-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118110204/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/space-colony-review/1900-6076934/|url-status=live}}</ref>  [[Eurogamer]]'s Martin Taylor rated the game 6/10 and recommended it only to fans of ''[[The Sims]]'', who might not mind the requirement of constant supervision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_spacecolony_pc|title=Space Colony|last=Taylor|first=Martin|work=[[Eurogamer]]|date=2003-10-23|access-date=2016-12-12|archive-date=2013-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118104546/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_spacecolony_pc|url-status=live}}</ref>  ''[[GamePro]]'' rated it 4.5/5 stars and called it "a tough, funny, and very charismatic hybrid" of ''The Sims'' and strategy games.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/31551.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031226145240/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/31551.shtml|title=Space Colony|magazine=[[GamePro]]|archive-date=2003-12-26|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref>  Joel Durham Jr. of [[GameSpy]] rated it 4/5 stars and wrote, "More than just Sims in Space, ''Space Colony'' mixes city-building, real-time strategy, and offbeat humor to produce an enjoyable and unique strategy title."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/space-colony/6294p1.html|title=Space Colony|last=Durham|first=Joel|work=[[GameSpy]]|date=2003-10-21|access-date=2016-12-12|archive-date=2013-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822130316/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/space-colony/6294p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>  ''Space Colony: Steam Edition'' has a score of 74/100 based on 10 reviews on Metacritic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/space-colony-steam-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Space Colony: Steam Edition|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref>