Legends speak somewhere in space of the mystical planet Orion. Created by the Ancients, it remains unclaimed due to a powerful Guardian that orbits the planet and keeps out intruders. These same Ancients long ago fought a war against the Antarans and banished them into another dimension. Now... long after the Ancients empire has vanished, new races take to the stars, wishing to establish their own star empires, defeat the Antarans and become... The Master of Orion.

Master of Orion II: Battle At Antares is a turn-based 4x space empire game and is the sequel to Master of Orion, reinterpreting that game from scratch. Unlike the original the game can be played single player or with other human players. The player takes the role of a ruler of one of 8 races. They must manage planet resources to build ships and facilities, improving producion. Exploration of the galaxy is done via scouts and colony ships, which can establish new planets as part of the empire. Research must also be done to discover and utilize new technologies. Alien civilizations which are encountered can be negotiated with, or ships can engage in combat in a turn-based grid system. As new systems are explored, random events are triggered and strange artifacts found in orbit around unexplored planets. Wormholes can also be found which allow transport across dozens of parsecs into new star systems.

The game can be won in different ways: Through conquest of all other races, Being voted supreme leader of the galaxy or destruction of the Antarans race.

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Alternate Titles

"MOO 2" -- Informal abbreviation
"Master of Antares" -- Prerelease Working Title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
	Master Of Orion 2 - Battle at Antares	DOS, Windows	$11.00
	Master Of Orion 2 - Battle at Antares	DOS, Windows	$11.00
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User Reviews

A fantastic game, not for the faint of heart however	Windows	Marty Bonus (41)
I sold Master of Orion II, just to buy it again after 6 months.	Windows	Lord Zimonov (9)
I agree with Zzap's review: MOO 2 still remains the very best Space-empire building game	Windows	Jean-Paul Cardinal (15)
If you don't own it already, you're mad.	Windows	BinaryDragon (16)
Crafted, polished and sublime.	DOS	Ciarán Lynch (77)
If you are looking for a new game to try that isnt a cookie cutter shootem-up then try this one. Trust me Its worth it!	Windows	William Shawn McDonie (1174)
Addictive as hell. even after you are sick of it, every couple of months you just have to play it again. a great sequel to a great game.	Windows	Oren Hadas (6)
One of the best turn-based strategy games out there.	DOS	El-ad Amir (111)
A classic space conquest game.	Windows	Jeff Watts (21)
Nothing worse, but nothing better.	DOS	Technocrat (176)

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The Press Says

PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Oct, 1996		100
PC Gamer UK	DOS	Dec, 1996	90 out of 100	90
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Oct, 1996	88 out of 100	88
Coming Soon Magazine	Windows	Feb, 1997	88 out of 100	88
GameSpot	Windows	Nov 26, 1996	8.7 out of 10	87
GameSpot	DOS	Nov 26, 1996	8.7 out of 10	87
PC Player (Denmark)	Windows	1997	84 out of 100	84
Mac Gamer	Macintosh	1997	80 out of 100	80
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	DOS	Jan, 1997	68 out of 100	68

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Trivia

The whole tactical ship combat system has many similarities with the system used in "Renegade Legion: Intercepter". This not is not only restricted to technical aspects. If one examines the ship graphics in "Renegade Legion: Interceptor" more closely, there should be a moment of deja vu...

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