Editing Star Control (section)

===''Star Control II''===
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''Star Control II'' is an [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[science fiction]] game, set in an [[open world]].<ref name="bestclassic2">{{Cite news|last=Hamilton|first=Kirk|date=September 19, 2013|title=The Game That "Won" Our Classic PC Games List (If It Had A Winner)|language=en-US|work=Kotaku|url=http://kotaku.com/the-game-that-won-our-classic-pc-games-list-if-it-ha-1349952997|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref> The game was originally published by [[Accolade, Inc.|Accolade]] in 1992 for [[MS-DOS]], and was later ported to the [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]] with enhanced multimedia elements.<ref name="HG101series23">{{cite web|author=Kalata|first=Kurt|date=September 11, 2018|title=Star Control II|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/star-control-ii/|access-date=October 22, 2020|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101}}</ref> Created by Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III, it vastly expands on the story and characters introduced in the first game.<ref name=":7" /> When the player discovers that Earth has been encased in a slave shield, they must recruit allies to liberate the galaxy.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cobbett|first=Richard|date=September 10, 2015|title=Have You Played... Star Control 2?|language=en|work=Rock Paper Shotgun|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/have-you-played-star-control-2|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref> The game features ship-to-ship combat based on the original ''Star Control'', but removes the first game's strategy elements to focus on story and dialog.<ref name="HG101series23" /> ''Star Control II'' has earned critical acclaim<ref name="IGNfranchises">{{Citation|last=IGN PC Team|title=The Wednesday 10: Franchises We Want Resurrected|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/04/the-wednesday-10-franchises-we-want-resurrected|date=December 3, 2008|publisher=IGN|language=en|access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref> and is considered [[List of video games considered the best|one of the best games of all time]] through the 1990s,<ref name=":3">{{plainlist|* {{Cite magazine|date=August 1994|title=PC Gamer Top 40: The Best Games of All Time|pages=32–42|magazine=[[PC Gamer|PC Gamer US]] |issue=3}}
* {{Cite magazine|date=April 1994|title=The PC Gamer Top 50 PC Games of All Time|magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |issue=5|pages=43–56}}
* {{cite magazine|date=November 1996|title=150 Best Games of All Time|pages=64–80|magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]]|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1996&pub=2&id=148|access-date=March 25, 2016}}
* {{Cite magazine|date=February 1999|title=The Fifty Best Games of All Time|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |issue=50}}}}</ref> 2000s,<ref name=":4">{{plainlist|* {{cite web|first=Chris "shaithis" |last=Buecheler|date=September 2000|title=The Gamespy Hall of Fame – Star Control 2|url=http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/halloffame/sc2_a.shtm|access-date=August 6, 2020|work=[[GameSpy]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010430133458/http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/halloffame/sc2_a.shtm|archive-date=April 30, 2001|ref=none}}
* {{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kasavin|date=June 27, 2003|title=The Greatest Games of All Time – Star Control 2|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-7.html|access-date=August 6, 2020|work=[[GameSpot]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050814235252/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-7.html|archive-date=August 14, 2005|ref=none}}
* {{Cite web|date=November 23, 2005|title=IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time (2003)|url=http://top100.ign.com/2003/51-60.html|access-date=August 6, 2020|work=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123024006/http://top100.ign.com/2003/51-60.html|archive-date=November 23, 2005}}
* {{Cite web|date=August 2, 2005|title=IGN's Top 100 Games (2005)|url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/011-020.html|access-date=August 6, 2020|work=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050802002523/http://top100.ign.com/2005/011-020.html|archive-date=August 2, 2005}}}}</ref> and 2010s.<ref name=":5">{{plainlist|* {{Cite news|date=February 19, 2011|title=The 100 best PC games of all time|language=en|work=[[PC Gamer]]|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-100-best-pc-games-of-all-time/5/|url-status=live|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219013135/http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/16/the-100-best-pc-games-of-all-time/5|archive-date=February 19, 2011}}
* {{cite web|date=December 5, 2015|title=HG101 Presents: The 200 Best Video Games of All Time|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/hg101-presents-the-200-best-video-games-of-all-time/|access-date=August 6, 2020|work=Hardcore Gaming 101|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029065018/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/hg101-presents-the-200-best-video-games-of-all-time/|archive-date=October 29, 2017}}
* {{Cite news|last=Hamilton|first=Kirk|date=September 19, 2013|title=The Game That 'Won' Our Classic PC Games List (If It Had A Winner)|work=[[Kotaku]]|url=http://kotaku.com/the-game-that-won-our-classic-pc-games-list-if-it-ha-1349952997|access-date=August 6, 2020|ref=none}}}}</ref> It is also ranked among the best games in several creative areas, including writing,<ref>{{plainlist|* {{cite web|date=March 2, 2000|title=GameSpot's Best 10 Endings|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_bestending/page8.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050219174742/http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_bestending/page8.html|archive-date=February 19, 2005|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=GameSpot}}
* {{cite web|date=March 1, 2000|title=GameSpot's Ten Best Endings: RC|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_readers_endings/5.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301230429/http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_readers_endings/5.html|archive-date=March 1, 2000|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=GameSpot}}}}</ref> world design,<ref>{{plainlist|* {{cite web|title=8 Games That Capture the Infinite Potential of Space|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/8-games-that-capture-the-infinite-potential-of-space/|author=Patrick Lindsey|date=January 7, 2015|publisher=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste magazine]]}}
* {{cite web|date=October 18, 2000|title=GameSpot's Top 10 Gameworlds|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_readers_worlds/p2_01.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050228215510/http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_readers_worlds/p2_01.html|archive-date=February 28, 2005|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=GameSpot}}
* {{cite web|author=Jeff Drake|date=November 10, 2019|title=The 10 Biggest Open World Games|url=https://gamerant.com/open-world-games-biggest-maps/|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=Game Rant}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/10-classic-game-worlds|title=10 classic game worlds we'd love to revisit|author=Stuart Houghton|date=May 2, 2017|access-date=May 17, 2021|publisher=[[Red Bull]]}}}}</ref> character design,<ref>{{plainlist|* {{cite web|date=October 13, 1999|title=The Ten Best Computer Game Villains - The Ur Quan|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_villains/page11.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020823223224/http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_villains/page11.html|archive-date=August 23, 2002|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=GameSpot}}
* {{cite web|date=October 12, 1999|title=Reader's Choice: Best Villains - Villains 5-1|url=https://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_villains_rc/page8.html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991012071819/https://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_villains_rc/page8.html/|archive-date=October 12, 1999|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=GameSpot}}}}</ref> and music.<ref>{{plainlist|* {{cite web|author=Brad Stabler |author2=John Twells |author3=Miles Bowe |author4=Scott Wilson |author5=Tom Lea |date=April 18, 2015|title=The 100 best video game soundtracks of all time|url=https://www.factmag.com/2015/04/28/the-100-greatest-video-game-soundtracks-best-ost/|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]}}
* {{cite web|date=October 13, 1999|title=The Ten Best Game Soundtracks|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_music/page9.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030406171219/http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_music/page9.html|archive-date=April 6, 2003|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=GameSpot}}
* {{cite web|date=September 1, 1999|title=The Ten Best Game Soundtracks: RC|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_soundtrack/page7.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991012094815/http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_soundtrack/page7.html|archive-date=October 12, 1999|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=GameSpot}}}}</ref>