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Star Control II. Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters is a 1992 video game, the sequel to Star Control. It was developed by Toys for Bob (Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III) and originally published by Accolade in 1992 for MS-DOS. The game includes exoplanet -abundant star systems, hyperspace travel, extraterrestrial life, and interstellar diplomacy.
Gameplay. Star Control: Origins begins in the year 2088, where the human space agency Star Control launches Earth's first interstellar-capable ship to investigate an alien distress signal. The player assumes the role of the captain of that ship. [1] The game follows the template of original Star Control series as an action-adventure game, [2][3 ...
Star Control 3 is a 1996 action-adventure game developed by Legend Entertainment and published by Accolade. The third installment in the Star Control trilogy, the game was released for MS-DOS in 1996 and Mac OS in 1998. The story takes place after Star Control II, beginning with a disaster that disrupts superluminal travel through hyperspace.
Single player, multiplayer. Free Stars: Children of Infinity is an open world space game, and the upcoming sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters (also known as Star Control II or Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters). [1] The game began development in 2021 under Pistol Shrimp, [2] a new studio co-founded by Star Control creators Fred Ford, Paul Reiche, Ken ...
The Ur-Quan Masters is a re-make of Star Control II, an action-adventure science fiction game set in an open universe. [2] The game includes exploration, resource-gathering, combat, and diplomacy. [3] Much of the game is played from a top-down perspective, [4] and features real-time combat between alien ships with different abilities. [5]
Toys for Bob, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Novato, California. It was founded in 1989 by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford and is best known for creating Star Control and the Skylanders franchise, as well as for working on the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro franchises. The studio began as a partnership between Reiche and Ford.
The Star Control games are set in the 22nd century, with the player defending humanity from the Ur-Quan Hierarchy, an empire of alien races enslaved by the Ur-Quan. [1] The original Star Control is an action-strategy game, telling a simple story about a war between two alliances, with the Ur-Quan seeking to enslave Earth and its allies. [11]
Solar Winds was the first major title designed by James Schmalz. [8] As a young developer, his simple motivation was to develop a game that is fun to make. [9] He created Solar Winds based on inspiration from the game Star Control II, [8] as well as his love of the science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation. [9]