Description
This is the original release of Battlecruiser 3000AD. An updated version was released in 1998 as
Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0.
In this space simulation game, the player takes the role of a Galactic Command officer and has command over a giant space ship, a Battlecruiser, and can control everything that happens on this ship. The year is 3000AD and Gammulan Empire is on its way to conquer the galaxy. This isn't seen lightly by the Galcom who sends out their best commander (the player) to stop the threatening empire.
The game is mostly played from the bridge, where the player has access to all the ship's functions. There is three modes in the game: Free Flight, Advanced Campaign Mode and Xtreme Carnage Combat Simulator. The Free Flight mode lets new player explore the world and learn the game without having to fear being attacked. The Advanced Campaign Mode is dynamic and features a number of alien civilizations that influences what happens in the world. The Xtreme Carnage Combat Simulator mode allows players to train their combat performance.
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Trivia
Glamour model
Jo Guest (Joanna Guest), who has more ties with games than just this title, modeled for a few game ads in UK magazines, one of them being
Battlecruiser 3000AD in 1996 and the advert soon became (in)famous.
The advert was a black-and-white photo showing Jo wearing a black leather bra, panties and thigh-length boots - she was perched on a stool with the game itself held in front of her on the stool. The photo appeared in that form (with only the name of the game repeated plus the name of the distributor) in several PC magazines, including the November 1996 issue of PC Gamer.
However, that was not the only version of the advert. For the more "laddish" magazines (e.g. PC Zone) one or two alterations were made. For a start, the caption "She really wants it" was added, and in this version of the photo it looked like she wasn't wearing any panties (the game box obviously obscured the interesting area).
This had the effect of getting the game talked about, but not necessarily in the way that the advertiser had hoped: complaints were made to the ASA who handed down a judgement that the advertiser should desist from that style of advertising. A link to the picture can be found in the related links section.
Information used from the Joanne Guest FAQ.This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Kabushi (49821) on Sep 05, 2009.
