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Description

Following the events of the first Starflight, the galaxy is at relative peace. The balance of power is disrupted when the Spemin, usually a minor nuisance, suddenly gain technological superiority and begin a campaign of expansionism. Through investigation, Interstel determines that the Spemin technology is not their own and that they have obtained it from somewhere on the other side of a flux (wormhole). Interstel commissions a force to visit this area, called the Cloud Nebula, and find a way to nullify the Spemin technology.

Starflight 2 is a space exploration game that contains much of the interface from the first starflight game. This includes crew management, ship improvement, resource collection, planet landings, alien diplomacy and exploration of a new galaxy. Much of the gameplay takes place via a standard interface that allows access to ship stations. Landing on a planet however will shift to an overhead view and the player manually controls his rover while searching for objects of interest.

New to Starflight 2 is trading, alien races will now buy and sell unique items at different prices, it is no longer necessary to return to the Interstel starport to sell resources. As mentioned, the galaxy itself and the alien races that inhabit it are also new. New technologies exist for the player such as Blasto Pods (torpedoes); a devastating weapon, and Jump Pods; which will transport anywhere on the starmap.

Alternate Titles

  • "Starflight II" -- ingame title screen

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User Reviews

Binary System and EA took a great game, and made it better... Chris Martin Bronze Star Contributing Member (1118) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
An excellent sequel to a ground-breaking game ex_navynuke! (51) 4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars
A Great Sequel AstroNerdBoy (40) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
StarFlight2 Rene Codere (2) unrated
A Game I Still Play Today Brian Rubin (20) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
EA, knowingly, sticks with the formula that works. John Beeler (3) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

Power Play Mar, 1990 83 out of 100 83

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Trivia

Kinda spoiler: Do NOT employ a pure human crew, or you will be VERY sorry! I mean it!


This entry was contributed by Trixter Bronze Star Contributing Member (8873) and Terok Nor (10118)
 

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