Star Control I & II

There has never been and never will be another game like Star Control. Star Control 1 was ground breaking when it came out, however Star Control 2 even bigger. The story in Star Control 2 stole many of my nights. It could be written as a graphic novel. But I think the 2 player combat mode is what stole my heart. So many unique ships and different combinations of weapons made this game a thrill to play over and over again. It even spawned an entire cult following which today still works on improving the game.

Star Control 2 was an incredible game. I bought it as it hit the shelves and it was perfect. Fascinating story, interesting alien races and an incredible combat system. If you ever played Archon it looked a bit familiar. It was great fun. And I was abloe to beat every one of my friends. Well, they still loved the game. I was only banned from playing Super Melee. :) In my opinion it still is one of the greatest games ever made. But why buy it? There is an open source version of the game available. Play for free and enjoy better visuals and audio. I do like gog, but this game just does not belong here. It has been available for free for some year now. So go and get Ur-Quan Masters instead.

And i played MANY games, as they came out - legends like wolfenstein 3d, doom, civilization - i was there when they came out. But this, star control 2, remains the best game i ever played in my life, bar none. I never forget it, i never forgot the thrills and excitement it gave to me, and i remember most of the game, the events, conversations, and characters from the game even as of now, 20 years later. You cant go wrong with playing star control 2. Except that, for a month, youll be living in an alternate reality.

Star Control II is is an unusual combination of adventure game, visual novel, resource management, and Asteroid-styled space ship battling that somehow works and creates one of the best games ever made. The world created for this game is deep and interesting, but also has a quirkiness to it and is not afraid to poke fun at some old sci-fi tropes and cliches. The only true flaw with the game is that it isn't always easy to know what to do next, but even then the game gives enough hints to help you figure it out. It's predecessor Star Control 1 is considerably simpler in comparison, but still a darn good game and good for those not looking for an overarching story. Though as great as it is, Star Control II is definitely the main reason to buy this pack. I could not recommend it more... However, I must also point out something: Star Control II became freeware ages ago. The fans have made an excellent port known as The Ur-Quan Masters, it works perfectly on new computers and you can even mod it to have the high quality voice acting from the 3DO version that the DOS version (the one GOG gives) completely lacks. You can also install mods to clean up more of the games problems, since as great this game is it hasn't aged ENTIRELY well. If you get Ur-Quan Masters without buying this version I can perfectly understand, however I recommend buying this anyway to show support for the series. I would also recommend getting Star Control Origins, for though it isn't anywhere near as good as Star Control II it is still a fantastic game and a worthy successor that has been overshadowed by controversy.

Star Control 1 was made by Paul Reiche III. He was part of the team that made the Classics Archon and Archon 2 Adept. Star Control 1 was basically a Space Ship version of Archon. (All three games were fantastic). Star Control 2 was primarily an Adventure / Action game. You explore space and learn about the history of your part of space. There are many aliens to meet and very good story telling. When you run into a conflict with other space ships, you fight it out in an arcade style top down view. (just like in Star Control 1 and the Archon games). The story line is very cool and the original boxed version of the game came with a huge map. (which was also used for the copy protection!... GOG is the coolest, no copy protection to slow you down). Star Control 2 is one of the best games ever produced. Yes the graphics are from several decades past, but they work and the plot/game play is what holds up. Just buy it! End of line.... (MCP Tron).