Space Rangers 2: Dominators
| Space Rangers 2: Dominators | |||
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| Original title | Космические рейнджеры 2: Доминаторы | ||
| Studio | Elemental Games | ||
| Publisher |
1C Company (Russia) Excalibur Publishing (EU) Cinemaware Marquee (North America) |
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| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 November 25, 2004 June 17, 2005 March 7, 2006  |
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| platform | Windows | ||
| genre | Text adventure , real-time strategy , space flight simulation , turn-based strategy game , shoot 'em up , computer role-playing game , third-person shooter | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Mouse , keyboard | ||
| medium | 1 DVD-ROM , download | ||
| language | English , German , Russian | ||
| Current version | build 2.1.2369 (January 20, 2020) | ||
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Space Rangers 2: Dominators (Russian: Космические рейнджеры 2: Доминаторы ), North America, subtitled Rise of the Dominators published, is a science fiction - computer game that the Russian development studio Elemental Games for Windows developed in 2004 by 1C Company has been published. The game combines numerous different genres . The player takes on the role of a spaceship pilot to explore areas, trade, fight in space and on the ground, and complete many different types of missions. Space Rangers 2 is the sequel to the 2002 computer game Space Rangers .
Gameplay
The game is particularly characterized by the integration of different genres. After the role-playing game-like choice of whether you are a ranger, pirate, corsair, mercenary or trader, you find yourself on a galactic 2D overview map, in which all spaceship round battles take place as well as in the planet overview the trade and expansion of the Spaceship. A multitude of races with the dominators at the top, which are an overarching danger for everyone, span the framework plot.
Fights on the planets, on the other hand, take place in a modern 3D view, while a large number of tasks that have been accepted for money can be solved in the manner of classic text adventures, the strongest part of the game. In the context of the text adventures there are relatively complex missions, e.g. For example, breaking out of a prison by managing your relationships with prisoners and guards while digging a tunnel, staying fit, winning bets, and so on. B. for trade in illegal goods or for piracy in the system. The local conditions of the races and star systems always play a major role in this.
In other missions of the text adventure, the player has to help find missing people, win planetary elections, explore secret locations, win a race based on purely tactical decisions or uncover other mysteries. While some puzzles are easy to win using the memory principle, for others it is more suitable to draw your own cards in order to understand the relationships between different places and people.
This text adventure RPG part gives a deeper impression of the Russian science fiction culture. However, the game can also be solved without accepting these orders.
reception
The game received mostly positive reviews ( Metacritic : 84 out of 100). There was criticism of the simplified transfer of the text adventure part in the English and German translation, and not all missions were taken over.
A revised version of the game was released in 2009 under the name Space Rangers 2: Reboot . Another revision has been announced for 2013 under the name Space Rangers HD: A War Apart , which has already been released in Russian and English. According to an administrator of the official site, the planned German version will not appear after all.
An unofficial German translation by fans is available on the nexusmods.com site. This also integrates the earlier version for Space Rangers 2: Dominators, which the manufacturer only partially completed at the time.
Web links
- Spacerangers HD Official Forum (Russian only)
- Website of the German translation project
- Space Rangers 2 at MobyGames (English)