<s>
Starflight	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trade	I-Application
Routes	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Nebula	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	O
science	O
fiction	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Binary	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
successful	O
Starflight	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
space	O
exploration	O
,	O
role-playing	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
within	O
a	O
futuristic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
commands	O
a	O
spaceship	O
capable	O
of	O
traveling	O
to	O
the	O
game	B-Application
world	I-Application
's	O
150	O
solar	O
systems	O
,	O
communicating	O
with	O
or	O
attacking	O
other	O
spaceships	O
,	O
and	O
landing	O
on	O
planetary	O
surfaces	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
explored	O
with	O
a	O
crewed	O
rover	O
for	O
plot	O
clues	O
,	O
minerals	O
and	O
alien	O
lifeforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
look	B-Application
and	I-Application
feel	I-Application
closely	O
resemble	O
the	O
earlier	O
Starflight	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
are	O
introduced	O
including	O
an	O
interstellar	O
trade-based	O
economy	O
,	O
new	O
sentient	O
alien	O
races	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
spacecraft	O
accessories	O
and	O
artifacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
leave	O
Starport	O
and	O
explore	O
the	O
surrounding	O
universe	O
,	O
the	O
spaceship	O
's	O
"	O
navigation	O
system	O
must	O
be	O
calibrated	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
procedure	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
scheme	O
in	O
which	O
stars	O
must	O
be	O
counted	O
within	O
a	O
specified	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
paper	O
star	O
map	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
packaging	O
(	O
a	O
"	O
master	O
code	O
"	O
,	O
34789	O
,	O
will	O
always	O
be	O
considered	O
correct	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
scheme	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
Panel	O
:	O
provides	O
a	O
menu	O
driven	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
from	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
commands	O
to	O
issue	O
to	O
crew	O
members	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
ready	O
to	O
land	O
,	O
the	O
auxiliary	O
view	O
screen	O
displays	O
a	O
planetary	O
topographic	O
map	O
with	O
a	O
cursor	B-Application
allowing	O
a	O
specific	O
location	O
to	O
be	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
world	I-Application
includes	O
approximately	O
150	O
solar	O
systems	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
contains	O
between	O
zero	O
and	O
eight	O
planets	O
ranging	O
from	O
inhospitable	O
gas	O
giants	O
to	O
habitable	O
Earth-like	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	B-Application
world	I-Application
is	O
dominated	O
by	O
the	O
massive	O
Cloud	O
Nebula	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
infested	O
with	O
the	O
powerful	O
spaceships	O
of	O
the	O
hostile	O
Umanu	O
and	O
Uhlek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Events	O
in	O
Starflight	B-Application
2	I-Application
occur	O
some	O
years	O
after	O
those	O
in	O
Starflight	B-Application
and	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
programmed	O
fractal	B-Application
graphics	O
routines	O
which	O
provide	O
unique	O
topography	O
for	O
each	O
planet	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
published	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
platforms	O
by	O
MicroMagic	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
sequel	O
,	O
Protostar	B-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
re-released	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
both	O
Starflight	B-Application
games	O
through	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starflight	B-Application
3	O
went	O
through	O
an	O
unsuccessful	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
in	O
2018	O
on	O
Fig	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
blend	O
of	O
RPG	O
style	O
gameplay	O
and	O
space	O
trading	O
is	O
unparalleled	O
and	O
should	O
appeal	O
to	O
most.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Matt	O
Regan	O
wrote	O
in	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
its	O
fundamental	O
lack	O
of	O
excitement	O
;	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
sense	O
of	O
urgency	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
frontier	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.Info	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
exceptionally	O
good	O
"	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
remain	O
fairly	O
prehistoric	O
"	O
and	O
CU	O
Amiga'''s	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
run-of-the-mill	O
visual	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
"	O
must	O
be	O
"	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
disk	B-Device
every	O
time	O
certain	O
actions	O
are	O
performed	O
"	O
(	O
resulting	O
in	O
sluggish	O
performance	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handling	O
of	O
copy-protection	B-Application
and	O
saved	O
games	O
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.Infos	O
reviewer	O
criticized	O
"	O
a	O
setup	O
process	O
that	O
takes	O
far	O
too	O
long	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
starchart-lookup	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
scheme	O
that	O
is	O
poorly	O
done.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
to	O
maintain	O
backups	B-Protocol
of	O
their	O
game	O
files	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
disk	B-Device
or	O
in	O
another	O
file	B-Application
directory	I-Application
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
continue	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
such	O
a	O
scenario	O
unfold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
Starflight	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
sixth	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
least	O
rewarding	O
endings	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
for	O
this	O
reason.Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
awarded	O
Starflight	B-Application
2	I-Application
their	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
award	O
in	O
September	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
