Space Rangers (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Elemental Games |
| Publisher(s) |  1C Company Micro Application |
| Series | Space Rangers |
| Version | 1.7.2 (shipped with SR2: Reloaded addon) and 1.6 (standalone) |
| Platform(s) | Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista |
| Release date(s) | Russia: December 20, 2002 World" June 11, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based Space trading and combat simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB:Teen |
| Media | 1 CD |
| System requirements | CPU: Pentium 233 MHz RAM: 64 Mb HDD free space: 300 Mb GPU, supporting 800×600 resolution and 16 bit color palette CD-ROM: 4x |
| Input methods | Keyboard, Mouse |
Space Rangers (Russian: Космические рейнджеры) is a multi-genre computer game by the Russian company Elemental Games, released by 1C Company in 2002. It is critically lauded and popular in its home country,[1] Finland and parts of Eastern Europe, although not so popular elsewhere due to lack of marketing. In 2004, 1C Company published a sequel, Space Rangers 2: Dominators.
The game is dynamic and open-ended in a fashion that has been compared to Elite and Star Control 2.[2] Trade prices on planets follow supply and demand, the wars are ongoing non-scripted conflicts, computer-controlled ships have individual capabilities, goals and relations, etc. There are even several ways to complete the storyline. The games have turn-based space travel and combat, optional shoot 'em up sequences and occasional bits of text adventure.
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[edit] Plot
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In Space Rangers, a relatively peaceful interstellar coalition is invaded by a powerful enemy; the organic warships of the Klissans. The player is a Ranger, one of a group of non-military volunteers who are given small ships, free rein and the task of helping to battle, understand and ultimately defeat the menace.
[edit] Background
Long ago now wise and peaceful Gaal race was very aggressive and was creating a huge number of colonies. Due to large space distances it created hyperjumper which could make holes in the galaxy. Soon one of the colonies met with Klissan fleet. Although Gaal colony ships tried to communicate with Klissan ships they failed to do that and were destroyed. Soon Makhpella, the mothership of all Klissans and Klissan fleet invaded all outer Gaal colonies. Gaal colony fleet was completely helpless and in order to save original Gaal territories and Gaal motherland itself from invasion they decided not to jump back and make Makhpella trace the route there but to blow up the remaining other colonies using the hyperjumper.
Not very long ago everything was started by Peleng captain called Rachekhan who was one of commanders of Peleng fleet. He was thrown out of the fleet and became a pirate. Since he had an access to secret documents and weaponry he stole a hyperjumper. While travelling with it he met Makhpella. It considered Rachekhan's pirate fleet as an enemy and started chasing it. During the chase Rachekhan and Klissan fleets went through interstellar coalition sectors so Makhpella spotted IC sectors and now knew its location and identified all IC races as foes. So the war started.
[edit] Races
In Space Rangers there are 6 races total: Interstellar Coalition races and Klissans. Interstellar Coalition consists of 5 races: Maloc, Peleng, Humans, Fei and Gaal. Klissans is the new and unresearched form of life.
- Maloq
- Maloq is very strong physically and very weak mentally race. They are very big and they eat very much food. Their equipment is the cheapest but is also the most deteriorating and breaks down much quicker than other races'. The race is named after C standard library function malloc.
- Peleng
- 4-hands Pelengs are usually very artful and Peleng criminals are the most successful criminals. Also Pelengs have the strongest intelligence agency called "Dzuhallag". Peleng equipment is 2nd cheapest and 2nd deteteriorating.
- Human
- Humans are the best economists. If not humans there were no unified interstellar currency called "credits". Human equipment is in the middle both at cheapness and deterioration.
- Faeyan
- Faeyans are very good technicians and scientists. Faeyans are hermaphrodites. Their equipment is 2nd expensive and 2nd strong.
- Gaal
- 3-eyes Gaals are leading philosophers and scientists. This race is the wisest comparing to other races of IC. Their equipment is the most expensive and the least deteriorating.
[edit] References
- ^ "Space Rangers Rating" (in Russian). Absolute Games. http://www.ag.ru/games/space_rangers/rating_breakdown. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "About Space Rangers". Elemental Games. 2003-10-03. http://elementalgames.com/eng/r_all.php. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
