GameSpot
- Reviewed by Elliott Chin, [8.9/10]. "Adds a lot of depth and strategy to the original game, in addition to an original story and two new fleets, but it preserves the essential gameplay."
- http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/homeworldcataclysm/review.html

GameSpy.com: Homeworld 2
- Preview by Allen Rausch. Includes screenshots.
- http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/june03/homeworld2pc/

Gamespot
- Reviewed by Michael Ryan, 9.0/10.0 (superb) "Homeworld is both an excellent game and one that may well reshape the entire real-time strategy genre."
- http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/homeworld/

Armchair Empire: Homeworld 2
- Review by Tolen Dante, [8.7/10]. "The only real disappointment I had with Homeworld 2 was with the missions themselves."
- http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/PC%20Games/homeworld-2.htm

IGN - Homeworld
- [9.5/10] By Vincent Lopez. "Relic not only tackled space, but may have just changed strategy games forever."
- http://pc.ign.com/articles/153/153786p1.html

StrategyPlanet
- positive
- http://www.strategyplanet.com/content/reviews/homeworld/

GameOver
- 92%
- http://www.game-over.net/review/oct99/homeworld/