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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: August 31, 2004
- Total Downloads: 160,049
- Downloads last week: 107
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 58 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
It would take a lot to overcome the painful installation, but The Ur-Quan Masters succeeds. After downloading and running the 1MB installer, we were subjected to another 180MB of downloading at 32K/sec., which took about an hour and a half on a corporate LAN. (To be fair, we did download the entire package.) Once the game was running, however, our frustrations vanished in a wondrous haze of retro space gaming. This first stable version of the open-source 3DO port of Star Control II is as fun to play as the original, which is saying a lot.
The graphics may look retro today, but the hybrid gameplay--a complicated mix of strategy, role-playing, and space combat--matches up with any current release. Every ship is different, so learning their strengths and weaknesses is essential. While you explore an immense galaxy in a free-form adventure, a well-integrated story ties in an epic saga of alien domination. Star Control II is one of the greatest PC games of all time, and if you've never tried it, The Ur-Quan Masters is mandatory.
Our advice: Skip the remixes, at least at first, which download much more slowly than the game itself. For maximum speed, you can skip speech and music altogether (but then you'll never know what "Mmrnmhrm" sounds like).
Publisher's description
From The Ur-Quan Masters Team :The Ur-Quan Masters is a GPL port of the 3DO port of the DOS version of the classic video game Star Control 2. It is based on source-code and game resources released by Toys for Bob in 2002. Explore the galaxy and engage in thrilling space battles with this game that combines strategy and action in a unique universe.
Note: This small installer file prompts the download of three larger files (content, music, and voice) for the full installation. The total amount of downloadable files is about 140MB. Each component can be downloaded separately at http://sc2.sourceforge.net/downloads.html.
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User reviews of The Ur-Quan Masters alpha 0.3
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 58 votes
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Version: The Ur-Quan Masters alpha 0.3
Summary: You can play this game on an old computer very easily. Great rerelease.
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Version: The Ur-Quan Masters alpha 0.3
"Remake of Star Control 2 (based on 3DO Source)"
Summary: Star Control 2 was one of the best games of the early 1990's. The graphics obviously don't stand up today, but the rest of the game does. Great adventure game.
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Version: The Ur-Quan Masters alpha 0.3
Summary: Great game overall, Nice to see people using some of their spare time to make a free game (both as free beer and free as in speech)
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Version: The Ur-Quan Masters alpha 0.3
"An authentic, excellent port of one of the best sci-fi games ever"
Summary: Though the documentation may be a little overwhelming for a first-timer (though it is all there -- check the manual), for a port that's so early in development, it is already excellent. It is a truly well-done port of one of the best games ever (ju... read more >>
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Version: The Ur-Quan Masters alpha 0.3
Summary: What a joke of a game, ahahah!
People with limited downloading capacities should be aware - THIS GAME IS A WASTE OF BANDWIDTH - See all 7 user reviews Write review
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