With the game mechanics of Sins of a Solar Empire you the ability to zoom in and out seamlessly with the mouse wheel taking you from a grand view of your empire down to a micro level where you can watch and control space ships in battle or manage your planets/asteroids. This works flawlessly and moving from one end of your empire to another can be done in a snap. The graphics are also nicely done, both ships, space structures and planets are nicely modeled showing off some great detail the closer you zoom in.
Bottom Line
Sins of a Solar Empire is an epic strategy game that can keep you up late at night. It does a great job of blending different aspects of all strategy game genres. The game does lack a single player campaign but single and multiplayer campaigns play out so well it's not really missed. The excellent game play, interface, and graphics all combine to make Sins of a Solar Empire one of the top strategy games and an all around excellent PC game.