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Star Reach

DOS - 1994

Alt name Space Federation
Year 1994
Platform DOS
Released in France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Genre Action, Strategy
Theme Managerial, Real-Time, Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Shooter
Publisher Interplay Entertainment Corp., Interplay Productions, Inc.
Developer Interplay Entertainment Corp., Interplay Productions, Inc., Techtonics
Perspective Top-Down
Dosbox support Supported on current version (works best on 0.61)
5 / 5 - 16 votes

Description of Star Reach

Space Federation (or Star Reach as it is known in the U.S.) is fun action/strategy space opera that tries to combine the furious action elements of Star Control and solid AI of Master of Orion but ends up being merely a marginally above-average game that has nowhere near the appeal or longevity of its predecessors.

Not that it doesn't try-- Space Federation at first glance seems to have it all: attractic VGA graphics, intuitive ship controls that allow you effortlessly switch between different strike crafts in your fleet, planet micromanagement options, and even diplomacy. Each of these modules is implemented well, and there is little you can find fault with when you analyze them separately. The problem, however, is that the whole simply is not equal to the sum of its parts. They feel disjointed together, and the inconsistency is even more pronounced because of the game's real-time gameplay. Having to micro-manage your planets in the midst of a furious space battle, for example, is a little inconvenient to say the least.

Overall, Space Federation tries to be too much, too soon. None of its gameplay elements is as good as its counterpart in classic space strategy games, and the sub-par enemy intelligence and scarcely different alien races only make it worse. Definitely a game whose pretensions exceed its grasp, but manages to be entertaining for a few hours that anyone should spare for trying it out. Once in a while, you'll spot a glimmer of a brilliant game struggling to get through. Unfortunately, that happens not nearly enough. Only try this marginal underdog if you are really bored of classics, e.g. Master of Orion.

Review By HOTUD

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Comments and reviews

joe joe 2021-10-27 2 points

I can't believe I found this after scrolling more than 150 pages and i wans't looking for this either, incredible! I'm super happy

RobC 2020-12-10 1 point

Wow what a blast from the past! My mom picked this up for me in the mid-90s from a computer show. My friend Ralph and I used to play 1v1. Pretty funny thinking about us sharing a keyboard with the split screen on a tiny monitor but was super fun times.

Hz lover 2018-11-05 1 point

Played this with all my friends, has split screen. 2 can play on one keyboard. They don't make games like this anymore.

PlayedThisForever 2015-08-14 1 point

I spent many nights playing through the different scenarios. It is a real time scifi strategy game that borrows its interface from the sega genesis game HERZOG ZWEI. Absolute recommended to everyone.

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