<s>
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ur-Quan	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Toys	O
for	O
Bob	O
(	O
Fred	O
Ford	O
and	O
Paul	O
Reiche	O
III	O
)	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Accolade	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
widely	O
viewed	O
today	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
appeared	O
on	O
numerous	O
publications	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
by	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
in	O
1994	O
with	O
an	O
enhanced	O
multimedia	O
presentation	O
,	O
allowed	O
by	O
the	O
CD	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
port	O
was	O
licensed	O
under	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
in	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
content	O
under	O
CC-BY-NC-SA-2.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
code	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
as	O
The	B-Application
Ur-Quan	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
back	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
science	O
fiction	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
ship-to-ship	O
combat	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
but	O
removes	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
strategy	B-Application
gameplay	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
story	O
and	O
dialog	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One-on-one	O
spaceship	O
battles	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
combat	O
mode	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
separately	O
in	O
a	O
two-player	O
battle	O
mode	O
called	O
Super	O
Melee	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
ships	O
they	O
can	O
gain	O
from	O
sympathetic	O
alien	O
races	O
,	O
whereas	O
Super	O
Melee	B-Application
includes	O
every	O
ship	O
in	O
both	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interactive	O
dialog	B-Application
options	I-Application
help	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
with	O
branching	O
conversations	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
stores	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
lore	O
in	O
the	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
story	O
with	O
a	O
rich	O
in-game	O
experience	O
,	O
playing	O
through	O
events	O
after	O
the	O
Alliance	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
Hierarchy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winner	O
of	O
this	O
war	O
will	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Sa-Matra	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Precursor	O
battle	O
platform	O
of	O
unparalleled	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Ur-Quans	O
'	O
distraction	O
to	O
contact	O
and	O
recruit	O
alien	O
races	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
alliance	O
,	O
gather	O
resources	O
and	O
build	O
a	O
fleet	O
,	O
and	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
invincible	O
Sa-Matra	B-Application
,	O
before	O
the	O
Ur-Quan	O
finish	O
their	O
war	O
and	O
become	O
unstoppable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
the	O
Captain	O
finds	O
the	O
Chenjesu	B-Application
and	O
Mmrnmhrm	O
on	O
Procyon	O
undergoing	O
their	O
own	O
plan	O
to	O
merge	O
in	O
to	O
a	O
composite	O
species	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Ur-Quan	O
,	O
and	O
captures	O
a	O
psychic	O
alien	O
Dnyarri	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
Captain	O
discovers	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
race	O
that	O
brutally	O
enslaved	O
the	O
galaxy	O
millennia	O
ago	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
Ur-Quan	O
'	O
s	O
hegemonic	O
and	O
genocidal	O
rampage	O
around	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Captain	O
uses	O
a	O
Precursor	O
Sun	O
Device	O
to	O
accelerate	O
the	O
merging	O
of	O
the	O
Chenjesu	B-Application
and	O
Mmrnmhrm	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Chmmr	O
,	O
who	O
amplify	O
a	O
Precursor	O
terraforming	O
bomb	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Captain	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
his	O
ship	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Sa-Matra	B-Application
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Ur-Quan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
ambitious	O
project	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Reiche	O
and	O
Ford	O
hoping	O
to	O
go	O
beyond	O
ship	O
combat	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
"	O
science	O
fiction	O
adventure	O
role-playing	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
credits	O
the	O
pre-existing	O
combat	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
with	O
giving	O
them	O
a	O
strong	O
core	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
larger	O
game	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ford	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
had	O
"	O
some	O
story	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
mostly	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
we	O
made	O
a	O
conscious	O
decision	O
to	O
tell	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
story	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
Reiche	O
had	O
been	O
friends	O
with	O
Greg	O
Johnson	O
during	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Starflight	B-Application
,	O
inspiring	O
Reiche	O
to	O
offer	O
creative	O
input	O
on	O
Johnson	O
's	O
expansive	O
science	O
fiction	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Reiche	O
and	O
Ford	O
conceived	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
they	O
would	O
draw	O
large	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Starflight	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
friendship	O
and	O
mutual	O
admiration	O
even	O
led	O
to	O
hiring	O
Greg	O
Johnson	O
,	O
whom	O
they	O
credit	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
contributors	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reiche	O
would	O
cite	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
numerous	O
fiction	O
authors	O
over	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
Jack	O
Vance	O
,	O
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
,	O
Robert	O
Heinlein	O
,	O
David	O
Brin	O
,	O
and	O
Andre	O
Norton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Brin	O
's	O
Uplift	O
Universe	O
and	O
Larry	O
Niven	O
's	O
Known	O
Space	O
series	O
are	O
often	O
mentioned	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
team	O
also	O
invented	O
their	O
own	O
fictional	O
,	O
flat	O
version	O
of	O
space	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
stars	O
could	O
be	O
arranged	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
clear	O
and	O
interesting	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reiche	O
and	O
Ford	O
wanted	O
their	O
new	O
game	O
to	O
further	O
investigate	O
their	O
self-described	O
"	O
superficial	O
"	O
stories	O
and	O
aliens	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
would	O
greatly	O
expand	O
on	O
those	O
original	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
add	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
that	O
Reiche	O
would	O
design	O
a	O
game	O
using	O
pen	O
and	O
paper	O
,	O
including	O
dozens	O
of	O
flow	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
major	O
plot	O
points	O
,	O
player	O
choices	O
,	O
and	O
dialog	B-Application
trees	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonist	O
the	O
Ur	O
Quan	O
were	O
already	O
understood	O
as	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
slavers	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
so	O
Reiche	O
developed	O
their	O
motivation	O
by	O
writing	O
their	O
backstory	O
as	O
slaves	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
justify	O
the	O
Mycon	B-Application
's	O
organic	O
structures	O
and	O
high	O
energy	O
plasma	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
Mycon	B-Application
lived	O
beneath	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
crust	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
have	O
been	O
artificially	O
created	O
to	O
survive	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rich	O
storytelling	O
was	O
a	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
emphasis	O
on	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
realized	O
that	O
their	O
combat	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
could	O
give	O
story-loving	O
players	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
delegate	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Reiche	O
and	O
Ford	O
imagined	O
the	O
different	O
alien	O
personalities	O
,	O
Reiche	O
hand-drew	O
a	O
flow	O
chart	O
for	O
each	O
alien	O
's	O
dialog	B-Application
options	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Ford	O
would	O
implement	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
placeholder	O
tags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
crucial	O
friend	O
was	O
Starflight	B-Application
creator	O
Greg	O
Johnson	O
,	O
who	O
Reiche	O
had	O
previously	O
helped	O
on	O
Starflight	B-Application
while	O
sharing	O
office	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
hire	O
fantasy	B-Application
artist	O
George	O
Barr	O
through	O
mutual	O
friends	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
inspired	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
pulp	O
science-fiction	O
"	O
feel	O
,	O
and	O
happened	O
to	O
be	O
living	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
largest	O
number	O
of	O
collaborators	O
were	O
needed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
numerous	O
dialog	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creators	O
were	O
admirers	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
aimed	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
player	O
choice	O
and	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reiche	O
and	O
Ford	O
had	O
previously	O
discovered	O
the	O
sample-based	O
MOD	O
file	O
format	O
while	O
porting	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Controls	I-Application
music	O
to	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
posted	O
the	O
music	O
contest	O
to	O
a	O
newsgroup	B-Application
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
users	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
because	O
Amiga	B-Device
hobbyists	O
were	O
the	O
main	O
community	O
of	O
MOD-tracker	O
users	O
in	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
would	O
create	O
hours	O
of	O
voice	O
dialog	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
space	O
afforded	O
by	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
technology	O
,	O
while	O
bucking	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
CD-based	O
games	O
with	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
would	O
feature	O
11	O
hours	O
of	O
voice	O
audio	O
,	O
including	O
performances	O
from	O
Reiche	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
friends	O
Greg	O
Johnson	O
and	O
Erol	O
Otus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
around	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
began	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
many	O
"	O
all	O
time	O
best	O
"	O
lists	O
for	O
players	O
and	O
industry	O
figures	O
,	O
a	O
reputation	O
that	O
has	O
continued	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
as	O
much	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Starflight	B-Application
as	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
dialogue	O
ever	O
encountered	O
in	O
this	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Questbusters	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
science-fiction	O
role-playing	O
game	O
since	O
Starflight	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
best	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giving	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
epic	O
scale	O
,	O
where	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
so	O
much	O
to	O
do	O
--	O
so	O
many	O
planets	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
mysteries	O
to	O
solve	O
and	O
battles	O
to	O
fight	O
--	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
dominate	O
your	O
spare	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Games	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
rich	O
history	O
"	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
part	O
arcade	O
,	O
part	O
role-play	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
all	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
fiction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
user-friendly	O
interface	O
makes	O
the	O
complicated	O
gameplay	O
easy	O
to	O
handle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
cited	O
the	O
CD-quality	O
audio	O
and	O
the	O
Melee	B-Application
mode	O
as	O
other	O
strong	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
blows	O
[	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version ]	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
water.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
the	O
patience	O
to	O
spend	O
hours	O
digging	O
for	O
minerals	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
addictive	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
art.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
honored	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
an	O
exceptional	O
game	O
among	O
their	O
"	O
Class	O
of	O
'	O
93	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
blend	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
adventure	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
sound	O
that	O
is	O
exceptional	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
gamers	O
think	O
they	O
've	O
upgraded	O
their	O
sound	O
boards	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
received	O
Pelit	O
magazine	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
award	O
from	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
naming	O
it	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
1993	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
a	O
co-honor	O
with	O
Eric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Unready	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
quickly	O
began	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
"	O
all-time	O
favorite	O
"	O
lists	O
,	O
a	O
practice	O
that	O
continued	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
the	O
21st	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
UK	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
33rd	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
players	O
voted	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
PC	B-Device
Gamers	O
Readers	O
Top	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
created	O
their	O
own	O
list	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
ranking	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
the	O
29th	O
best	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
stunning	O
mix	O
of	O
adventure	O
,	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
humor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
inducted	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
into	O
their	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
26th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
just	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
noted	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
its	O
2002	O
list	O
,	O
ranking	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
26th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
included	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
IGN	O
named	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
their	O
53rd	O
greatest	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
it	O
again	O
at	O
17th	O
greatest	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
inducted	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
into	O
their	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
what	O
made	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
stand	O
out	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
incredible	O
amount	O
of	O
backstory	O
and	O
interaction	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
alien	O
species	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
listed	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
52nd	O
greatest	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
in	O
their	O
2011	O
rankings	O
,	O
and	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
their	O
2015	O
rankings	O
of	O
200	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
classic	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
also	O
ranked	O
on	O
several	O
"	O
best	O
of	O
"	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
selected	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
their	O
2007	O
list	O
of	O
favorite	O
classics	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
sandbox	O
space	O
travel	O
and	O
arcade-style	O
combat	O
,	O
a	O
plotline	O
equal	O
to	O
any	O
space	O
opera	O
you	O
can	O
name	O
,	O
hundreds	O
of	O
pages	O
 '	O
worth	O
of	O
interactive	O
dialog	O
and	O
dozens	O
of	O
memorable	O
,	O
unique	O
races	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
easy	O
to	O
see	O
why	O
most	O
reviews	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
quickly	O
turn	O
into	O
love	O
letters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Kotaku	O
compiled	O
their	O
2013	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Classic	O
PC	B-Device
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
"	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
very	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
remembers	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
games	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
their	O
top	O
100	O
retro	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
68th	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
Cinema	O
Blend	O
celebrates	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
their	O
short	O
list	O
of	O
sequels	O
that	O
progressed	O
well	O
beyond	O
their	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
also	O
recognized	O
for	O
its	O
excellence	O
in	O
several	O
creative	O
areas	O
,	O
including	O
writing	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
ranked	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
among	O
their	O
top	O
15	O
most	O
rewarding	O
game	O
endings	O
,	O
proclaiming	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
entertains	O
right	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
funniest	O
credits	O
since	O
Monty	O
Python	O
's	O
Holy	O
Grail	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
Ur-Quan	O
in	O
their	O
2021	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
aliens	O
in	O
pop	O
culture	O
,	O
describing	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
tremendous	O
sci-fi	O
villains	O
,	O
importing	O
heady	O
old-school	O
concepts	O
into	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
’s	O
relentlessly	O
fun	O
space-based	O
action	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
design	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
also	O
celebrated	O
,	O
with	O
Paste	O
magazine	O
giving	O
it	O
top	O
ranking	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
games	O
that	O
capture	O
the	O
infinite	O
potential	O
of	O
space	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
ranked	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
universe	O
among	O
their	O
top	O
ten	O
game	O
worlds	O
,	O
whereas	O
GameRant	O
listed	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
the	O
third	O
largest	O
open	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
also	O
noting	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
underrated	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
similarly	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
greatest	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
according	O
to	O
GameSpots	O
editors	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
echoed	O
once	O
again	O
by	O
their	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
continues	O
to	O
garner	O
acclaim	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Responding	O
to	O
film	O
critics	O
who	O
criticized	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
superficial	O
medium	O
,	O
The	O
Escapist	O
magazine	O
highlighted	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
scripting	O
was	O
second	O
to	O
none	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2018	O
retrospective	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
notes	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
aspects	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
that	O
are	O
rough	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
...	O
,	O
[b]ut	O
once	O
you	O
surmount	O
those	O
obstacles	O
,	O
it	O
reveals	O
itself	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
smartest	O
,	O
funniest	O
,	O
most	O
adventure-filled	O
science	O
fiction	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
multi-part	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
history	B-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
VGChartz	O
noted	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
"	O
often	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
’	O
90s	B-Application
most	O
revolutionary	O
sci-fi	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
historian	O
Rusel	O
DeMaria	O
describes	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
written	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
The	O
Dickinson	O
Press	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Completist	O
notes	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
admired	O
and	O
influential	O
amongst	O
notable	O
developers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Cain	O
credits	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
inspiring	O
his	O
open-ended	O
design	O
in	O
both	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Arcanum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Steamworks	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magick	I-Application
Obscura	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
his	O
personal	O
favorite	O
RPG	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
computer	O
games	O
ever	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founder	O
of	O
BioWare	O
Ray	O
Muzyka	O
also	O
cites	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
uncharted	O
worlds	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
comes	O
from	O
imagining	O
what	O
a	O
freely	O
explorable	O
universe	O
would	O
be	O
like	O
inside	O
a	O
very	O
realistic	O
next-gen	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
journalists	O
have	O
noted	O
heavy	O
similarities	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
experience	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
even	O
calling	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
spiritual	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FACT	O
notes	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
"	O
galaxy-spanning	O
sci-fi	O
setting	O
whose	O
adventure	O
elements	O
foreshadowed	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
by	O
a	O
good	O
15	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCGamesN	O
explains	O
further	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
little	O
clunky	O
and	O
esoteric	O
by	O
modern	O
standards	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
of	O
its	O
era	O
,	O
defining	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
you	O
might	O
have	O
taken	O
for	O
granted	O
in	O
Bioware	O
's	O
classic	O
sci-fi	O
RPG	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
...	O
Star	B-Application
Controls	I-Application
weird	O
and	O
wonderful	O
alien	O
races	O
are	O
far	O
more	O
exciting	O
than	O
anything	O
Bioware	O
gave	O
us.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Henrik	O
Fahraeus	O
of	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
credits	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
Stellaris	B-Application
,	O
after	O
expressing	O
disappointment	O
that	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	O
lacked	O
the	O
exploration	O
and	O
openness	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
writer	O
and	O
narrative	O
designer	O
Zoë	O
Quinn	O
called	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
childhood	O
obsession	O
,	O
describing	O
how	O
she	O
"	O
filled	O
several	O
notebooks	O
with	O
notes	O
and	O
maps	O
as	O
I	O
constantly	O
explored	O
Fake	O
Space	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
see	O
everything	O
and	O
uncover	O
all	O
the	O
secrets	O
in	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
Brian	O
Hastings	O
ranked	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
top	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
and	O
perfectly	O
executed	O
games	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexx	O
Kay	O
of	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
hailed	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
"	O
by	O
a	O
mile	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
story-based	O
games	O
where	O
your	O
actions	O
had	O
clear	O
consequences	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Joshua	O
Bycer	O
's	O
book	O
"	O
20	O
Essential	O
Games	O
to	O
Study	O
"	O
,	O
his	O
first	O
chapter	O
is	O
devoted	O
to	O
analyzing	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
far	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
sometimes	O
credited	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Starflight	B-Application
,	O
inheriting	O
its	O
legacy	O
as	O
a	O
genre-defining	O
space	O
exploration	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ur-Quan	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
modified	O
open-source	O
release	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
freely	O
available	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
3DO	B-Device
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Reiche	O
and	O
Ford	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Ur	I-Application
Quan	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
effectively	O
bypass	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
Legend	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
disagreements	O
between	O
the	O
trademark	O
owner	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
and	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
within	O
the	O
games	O
previously	O
sold	O
under	O
the	O
trademark	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
development	O
was	O
halted	O
.	O
</s>
