<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Starfleet	I-Application
Command	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Command	I-Application
Volume	O
II	O
:	O
Empires	B-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Starfleet	I-Application
Command	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
real-time	O
space	O
combat	O
games	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Taldren	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2001	O
titled	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Command	I-Application
:	I-Application
Orion	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
hardcore	O
strategy	O
addict	O
with	O
quick	O
keyboard	O
fingers	O
or	O
just	O
a	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
wonk	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
love	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
Command	I-Application
:	I-Application
Orion	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
adds	O
eight	O
separate	O
playable	O
pirate	O
cartels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Orion	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
Command	I-Application
:	I-Application
Orion	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
set	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
galactic	O
powers	O
other	O
than	O
a	O
generic	O
campaign	O
where	O
a	O
player	O
fights	O
against	O
the	O
pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
elect	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
newly	O
added	O
cartels	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
a	O
generic	O
campaign	O
or	O
a	O
special	O
pirate	O
story	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
unique	O
story	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
missions	O
that	O
touch	O
on	O
events	O
that	O
happened	O
in	O
Empires	B-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
folks	O
at	O
Taldren	O
...	O
have	O
tried	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
promising	O
Dynaverse	B-Application
II	O
engine	O
"	O
but	O
said	O
"	O
the	O
system	O
still	O
has	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
that	O
plagued	O
Empires	O
at	O
War.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Butts	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
Orion	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
compatible	O
with	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Starfleet	O
Command.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Varanini	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Dynaverse	B-Application
II	O
is	O
a	O
semipersistent	O
universe	O
where	O
you	O
can	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
universe	O
as	O
any	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
races	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
engage	O
in	O
battles	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
work	O
your	O
way	O
up	O
to	O
getting	O
new	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
ships	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
includes	O
a	O
fully	O
functional	O
Dynaverse	B-Application
II	O
mode	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
contains	O
new	O
skirmishes	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
race	O
,	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
basically	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
single-player	O
modes	O
"	O
are	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Command	I-Application
Volume	O
II	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
some	O
changes	O
made	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
skirmish	O
mode	O
with	O
premade	O
scenarios	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
II	O
:	O
The	O
Wrath	O
of	O
Khan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
missions	O
can	O
be	O
incredibly	O
difficult	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
feature	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
working	O
Dynaverse	B-Application
II	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
adds	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
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