Description
A space strategy game with a good deal of adventure-like plot elements mixed in. After the last great war, a small and previously unnoticed planet, Zokbar J, seized the opportunity and pounced on the broken pieces, creating the "Syndicate," which now vies for domination of the galaxy. You defected, and now control Harmony, a large Fitzholium miner, and can manage your planets' resources to build a fleet and defeat the Syndicate.
Alternate Titles
- "Syd Mead's Maelstrom: A New Form of Entertainment" -- DOS German release tag-lined title
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Trivia
This game had a lot of now-famous movie people working on it. It was created jointly by Plain-and-Simple (PAS) Systems, which I haven't heard of since, and Don Bluth Multimedia - Don Bluth himself did a great deal of work on it, and since then has gone to direct and produce Titan AE, Anastasia, and a whole slew of other large animated movies (making the cutscenes in the game quite good, despite being VGA). Moreover, the game is "inspired by" Syd Mead, and he is also listed in the "Special Thanks" section. Syd Mead has, since then, been a consultant for movies such as Blade Runner ("visual futurist"), Star Trek: the Motion Picture, Mission to Mars, 2010, Johnny Mnemonic, and even the computer game "Wing Commander: Prophecy." Several other people listed in the credits went on to work on some rather good movies.
