Startopia (PC, CD-ROM) Eidos Interactive - 2001 USA, Canada Release

Startopia
Product ID	88687-11401
Product UPC	788687114011
Platform(s)	PC
Packaging	Retail Box
Media	CD-ROM
Copyright date	2001
Publisher(s)	Eidos Interactive
Category(s)	Entertainment, Simulation, Space Simulation
Recommended age(s)	13+
Country of Origin	United States of America

Description from the packaging.

The ultimate space station sim of the future!

Building a better future.
Imagine a place where starships, space stations, and planets have been fully restored. Imagine alien races hand in hand under one united banner. And imagine leading an entire civilization back to the glorious days of the old empire. Welcome to Startopia. Welcome to our future.

• Rebuild and maintain space stations while developing fully functional alien societies.

• Compete against up to three other players in the ultimate struggle for control of the station.

• Create a utopian home for nine alien races, each with their own special skills and unique personalities.

• Stop deadly diseases, reform dangerous convicts, combat alien threats, entertain guests, expand energy resources and more.

"It's like Dungeon Keeper 2 on steroids, in space, and with aliens-" - PC Gamer

In the aftermath of an intergalactic war between powerful alien races, a once thriving network of starships, space stations and planets are left lifeless, scars of the apocalypse. As stationmaster, your mission is to rebuild the abandoned space stations, reunite the surviving alien races, and restore the old empire.

Populated by diverse and often volatile alien species, each space station is alive with crime, commerce, leisure pursuits, racial animosity and friendships. With this in mind, reconstruct and operate your station by managing the diverse skills inherent to each of the various resident aliens, and protect your personnel against threats such as meteor showers, alien vermin infestations, space pirates and nasty plague outbreaks.

Naturally, others are conspiring against you to take control of your space station. It will only be a matter of time before you need to confront your opponents. Will you overcome them with economic strength or military power?

The future of Startopia is in your hands.

Race: Karmarama

Personality: Laid-back, passive environmentalists
Strength: Plant and animal maintenance
Weakness: Spread annoying, bad karma when displeased

Race: Kasvagorian

Personality: Proud, noble warriors who thrive on conflict
Strength: Security operatives
Weakness: Prone to start fights just for the fun of it

Race: Dahenese Siren

Personality: Peaceful, loving beings
Strength: Keep inhabitants content through love and pleasure
Weakness: Will seduce and distract staff, decreasing productivity

Race: Zedem Monk

Personality: Highly religious
Strength: Provide spiritual guidance
Weakness: Will try to convert all of your staff to religious fanatics

Race: Grey

Personality: Modest, non-threatening explorers
Strength: Extensive medical knowledge and finely honed surgical skills
Weakness: Overexposure to infectious patients

Race: Turakken

Personality: Intelligent and inventive
Strength: Research and engineering
Weakness: Tendency to meddle with perfectly good systems

Race: Groulien Salt Hog

Personality: Hard working and loyal
Strength: Will happily perform mundane tasks for little pay
Weakness: If mistreated or under-worked may strike.

Race: Thyorian Grekka-Targ

Personality: Easy-going
Strength: Data and communication specialists
Weakness: If bored will use computer skills to spy on residents

Race: Polvakian Gem Slug

Personality: Self-indulgent aristocrats
Strength: If kept happy, will excrete an energy source
Weakness: Hard to please

System Requirements

PC Windows 95
Required CPU	Pentium II 450
Required RAM	64MB
Req. Hard Drive	300MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	4X
Recommend RAM	128MB
Rec. Hard Drive	400
Required Audio	DirectX 8.0a Compatible
Supported Video	8MB 3-D Accelerated Video DirectX 8.0 Compatible
Supported Network	IPX/SPX 4 Player Internet 4 Player TCP/IP 4 Player

PC Windows 98
Required CPU	Pentium II 450
Required RAM	64MB
Req. Hard Drive	300MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	4X
Recommend RAM	128MB
Rec. Hard Drive	400
Required Audio	DirectX 8.0a Compatible
Supported Video	8MB 3-D Accelerated Video DirectX 8.0 Compatible
Supported Network	IPX/SPX 4 Player Internet 4 Player TCP/IP 4 Player

PC Windows ME
Required CPU	Pentium II 450
Required RAM	64MB
Req. Hard Drive	300MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	4X
Recommend RAM	128MB
Rec. Hard Drive	400
Required Audio	DirectX 8.0a Compatible
Supported Video	8MB 3-D Accelerated Video DirectX 8.0 Compatible
Supported Network	IPX/SPX 4 Player Internet 4 Player TCP/IP 4 Player

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