strategy part of the game is very good seriously  good i love it i am talking about galactic civilization but to be the best game you need all DLC and expansion of the game to make the game amazing after doing that galactic civilization 3 become one of the best 4x strategy games i have ever played 

but the the combat is not good if combat was different this game would be with out any doubt one of the best games of century because every dlc and specially every expansion has made the game better and better and really addictive game 

i am not trying to exaggerate i really addicted to this game specially with all dlc and expansions