86
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Startopia is a real-time strategy/city management game. Set in a post-apocolyptic future, it is your job to rebuild the once-thriving network of starships and space-stations. You must compete against several other enterprisers, using economic and military means to expand your power and restore life to the war-torn planets of the galaxy.

Alternate Titles

  • "星际乐土" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Spacestation" -- Working title


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User Reviews

Highly addictive, if not as original as some claim. Ola Sverre Bauge (236) 4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars
A rare gem. El-ad Amir (111) 3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars3.71 Stars
An excellent game... with ONE fatal flaw! Dr.Bedlam (53) unrated

The Press Says

PC Gamer Brasil Mar, 2001 93 out of 100 93
Eurogamer.net (UK) Jul 05, 2001 9 out of 10 90
All Game Guide 2001 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
PC Games (Germany) Jun 15, 2001 86 out of 100 86
PC Action Jun 19, 2001 86 out of 100 86
GameStar (Germany) Jun, 2001 83 out of 100 83
Gamekult Jun 22, 2001 8 out of 10 80
Jeuxvideo.com Jun 22, 2001 16 out of 20 80
Computer and Video Games (CVG) Aug 13, 2001 7.6 out of 10 76
ESC Magazine Aug 30, 2001 7 out of 10 70

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Trivia

The English voice acting of the in-game AI adviser VAl was considered so good, that shortly after the German release a "patch" was made by fans, which replaced all the German voice acting with the English one. The file is about 300MB, which was quite a large amount back in 2001.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Drew Dorton (61) on Jun 04, 2001.
 

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