8.1
Escalation succeeds at making Ashes of the Singularity a bigger, better, sleeker RTS that allows you to play its great new content alongside just about everything from the base game (including the lacklustre original campaign missions). Not all of the new unit options feel especially meaningful, but the extra variety for aircraft, defensive structures, and economic boosters shake things up enough to make the Ashes formula feel fresh, especially when viewed from the new high-level strategic view.






