MacWorld named it one of the top 10 or 20 games (not necessarily shareware) about a year ago. That includes non-shareware, too, so it's gotta be good! I do think it's better than EV, stock, but EV comes in a strong first because of plug-ins.
P.S. Does anyone agree with myself and Christiaan Huygens that most suns have a bunch of planets like our own sun? Did you also know that within 30 years there will be a highly advanced "interferometer" that will be able to detect Earth-mass planets, as well as liquid water, oxygen, and life on those planets? There is a primitive interferometer being built on the two 10-meter Keck telescopes that can detect Neptune-mass planets, but this new one will be so cool! I should stop... the PS is longer than the original message
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Luca Rescigno
"And may not every one of the stars or suns have as great a retinue of planets with moons to wait upon them as has our own Sun?" -Christiaan Huygens