286:: one of the most advanced races in the game, their main home system is Chakaris (which was eventually evacuated after the attack of the Mechanoids on Chakaris III). They are very peaceful and have many strong allies. Their squadrons are led by the fearful Raptors. Though they do not know much of war tactics, they could gather very useful information on the enemy and could subsequently defeat them. The Catacalysm Missile is one of the deadliest creations of this alien group.
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Nexus had a long history already before it was published. The game was developed by Mithis, a
Hungarian games development studio in Budapest. They had signed the game at the time with German publisher CDV. CDV decided that they wanted a license for the game and they acquired the license for Imperium
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Cromwell and their crew eventually decide to eliminate the source of the mechanoids by heading to their home system, the Nexus. This system is not only home to a black hole but several other wormholes that connect to the home systems of all the other races. After a bitter struggle, they succeed, but
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Mechanoids. Nothing seems capable of stopping the Mechanoid invasion, and the Vardrag homeworld and Earth are overrun. Only an organic, insectile race, known as the energy-consuming Locusts, are immune to the Mechanoids. With technology adapted from the Locusts, Cromwell is able to rescue
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A rogue group of AI that can create special bodies via nano machines. They are resistant to almost all forms of weapons, are powerful enough to devastate entire systems and fleets, and are the game’s main antagonists. Their base of operations is the Nexus, a star that was converted into a black
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insect-like creatures. Like ants or honey bees, their community is divided into warriors, workers and queen. The Energy
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Earth and all the other solar systems and shut down the main control system of the
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Galactica. So, the game we know as Nexus would have been
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feel. Nexus uses the Black Sun Engine, made specifically for the game. Based on
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label in all territories except for France, Spain, Italy, Benelux, and Russia.
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1094:"Nexus: The Jupiter Conspiracy [sic] Review for PC on GamePro.com"
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real-time tactics computer game developed by the Hungary-based
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was released for the game fixing long-standing issues, like
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was launched to fund the development of a sequel named
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and published by HD Interactive. The game focuses on
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398:On September 28, 2012 a second campaign on
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1307:"Top PC games can end up in bargain bin"
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1127:"GameSpy: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident"
155:: A supply ship with destroyer escort.
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822:Bramwell, Tom (September 21, 2004).
761:"Nexus: The Jupiter Incident Review"
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984:"Nexus just got really nice update"
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1206:"Nexus: The Jupiter Incident".
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855:Stew Shearer (April 26, 2014).
387:In 2012 the original Nexus was
1151:Matt Eberle (March 31, 2005).
1125:Allen Rausch (March 4, 2005).
1033:"Nexus - The Jupiter Incident"
1031:Rob Fahey (November 3, 2004).
787:James Yee (October 10, 2012).
759:Jason Ocampo (March 9, 2005).
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1371:Real-time tactics video games
1180:"Nexus: The Jupiter Incident"
1061:"Nexus: The Jupiter Incident"
1059:Adam Biessener (March 2005).
363:Nexus: The Jupiter Incident 2
1246:Greg Bemis (March 7, 2005).
1178:Dan Adams (March 21, 2005).
915:. GamesPlant. Archived from
1376:Science fiction video games
1335:Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
934:(in German). Gamers Global.
329:Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
161:Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
153:Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
25:Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
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404:Nexus 2: The Gods Awaken
201:through a wormhole near
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421:on September 16, 2015.
347:Vivendi Universal Games
324:Development and Release
237:artificial intelligence
990:on September 13, 2016.
300:(Gorg Emperor's ship).
166:science fiction themed
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127:Space combat simulator
1073:on September 23, 2009
972:. September 16, 2015.
419:intellectual property
389:digitally re-released
180:Gameplay and features
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824:"Incidental Details"
799:on November 18, 2013
351:Sierra Entertainment
170:Mithis Entertainment
45:Mithis Entertainment
919:on January 4, 2012.
893:. Blue's News. 2011
836:on October 11, 2004
789:"Nexus 2 Interview"
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1401:Windows-only games
720:review aggregation
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338:Imperium Galactica
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1345:Nexus 2 Interview
1106:on March 20, 2005
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77:Platform(s)
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1010:Metacritic
897:August 13,
840:August 29,
741:References
724:Metacritic
459:Metacritic
450:Aggregator
430:widescreen
382:GamesPlant
252:Noah's Ark
199:Noah's Ark
59:THQ Nordic
1340:MobyGames
1038:Eurogamer
969:Gamasutra
913:"Nexus 2"
829:Eurogamer
731:NPD Group
485:Eurogamer
441:Reception
436:Reception
432:support.
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