Editing Star Control II (section)

=== Reviews and awards ===
{{Video game reviews
| Allgame = {{rating|4.5|5}} (PC)<ref name="allgamereview">{{ cite web | url  = http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14213&tab=review | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141115211825/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14213&tab=review  | archive-date = 2014-11-15 |date=2014 |author=Francois Laramee |publisher=AllGame |title=Star Control II - Review }}</ref>
| CGW = {{rating|4.5|5}} (PC)<ref name="brooks1994052" />
| Dragon = {{rating|5|5}} (PC)<ref name="Dragon1952" />
| EGM = 8.25/10<ref name="egm1994102" /> (3DO)
| GP = {{rating|4|5}} (PC)<ref name="gameplayers" />
| GamePro = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="gamepro1994" /> (3DO)
| NGen = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="NG2" /> (3DO)
| rev1 = ''3DO Magazine''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}} (3DO)<ref>{{Cite journal |date=December 1994 |title=Star Control II Review |url=https://archive.org/details/3-do-01/page/48/mode/2up |journal=3DO Magazine |publisher=Paragon publishing |issue=1 |page=49 |access-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Pelit]]''
| rev2Score = 96/100 (PC)<ref name = "pelit1993" />
| award1 = 1993 Game of the Year
| award1Pub = ''[[Pelit]]''<ref name="pelit" />
| award2 = Class of '93 Honor
| award2Pub = [[Game Developers Conference|GDC]]<ref name="cgw1993072" />
| award3 = 1993 Adventure Game of the Year
| award3Pub = [[Computer Gaming World|CGW]]<ref name="cgw1993102" />
| award4Pub = ''[[VideoGames & Computer Entertainment|VideoGames]]''
| award4 = Best Adventure Game<ref name="VG74">{{cite magazine |title=VideoGames Best of '94 |magazine=[[VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine]] |date=February 1995 |issue=74 (March 1995) |pages=44–7 |url=https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_74_March_1995/page/n45/mode/2up}}</ref>
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''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' stated that ''Star Control II'' was as much a sequel to ''Starflight'' as to ''Star Control''. The reviewer praised the [[VGA graphics]] and wrote that the game "has some of the best dialogue ever encountered in this genre". He concluded that the game "has been placed on this reviewer's top ten list of all time ... one of the most enjoyable games to review all year. It is not often that a perfect balance is struck between role playing, adventure, and action/arcade".<ref name="trevena1993032">{{cite magazine|author=Trevena, Stanley|date=March 1993|title=Accolade's Star Control II|page=34|magazine=Computer Gaming World|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=104|access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> In their 1994 survey of strategic space games set in the future, they gave the game four-plus stars out of five, stating that "it offers hours of 'simple, hot and deep' play".<ref name="brooks1994052">{{Cite magazine|last=Brooks|first=M. Evan|date=May 1994|title=Never Trust A Gazfluvian Flingschnogger!|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=118|magazine=Computer Gaming World|pages=42–58|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' gave the game a full five-star review, telling their readers that "if you are a science-fiction gamer who enjoys a superb game environment, a high dollar-to-play ratio, and numerous challenges, SC2 is a definite must-have for your software library".<ref name="Dragon1952">{{cite magazine|last1=Lesser|first1=Hartley|last2=Lesser|first2=Patricia|last3=Lesser|first3=Kirk|date=July 1993|title=The Role of Computers|url=https://annarchive.com/files/Drmg195.pdf|magazine=Dragon|issue=195|pages=57–64|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> ''Questbusters'' called it the "best science-fiction role-playing game since ''Starflight''", and "best RPG of the year".<ref>{{cite web|author=Adams|first=Shay|date=January 1993|title=Star Control II - Deep Space Questing|url=https://archive.org/details/questbusters-v10n01/page/n13/mode/2up|access-date=October 22, 2020|publisher=Questbusters|pages=1, 14}}</ref> Giving the game four out of five stars, ''[[Game Players]]'' described the game's epic scale, where "there's so much to do -- so many planets to explore and mysteries to solve and battles to fight -- that the game may dominate your spare time".<ref name="gameplayers">{{Cite book|last=Firme|first=Matthew A.|url=http://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_No.2_March-April_1993_U|title=Reviews - Star Control II|date=March 1993|publisher=Game Players PC Entertainment - Volume 6 Issue 2|pages=61–64|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> ''[[PCGames|PC Games]]'' noted the game's "rich history", describing the game as "part arcade, part role-play, ''Star Control II'' is all science fiction, with an emphasis on ''fiction''."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ferrell|first=Ed|url=http://archive.org/details/PCGamesFebMar1993|title=PCG Reviews - Star Control II|date=February 1993|publisher=PCGames|pages=49–50|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Compute!|COMPUTE!]]'' suggested that the game "gives you exactly what you want in a space adventure", also giving the strongest praise for the music and sound as "among the best done for any game on the market."<ref>{{cite web|author=Sears|first=David|date=June 1993|title=Star Control II (Software Review)|url=https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue153/80_Star_Control_II.php|access-date=October 22, 2020|publisher=COMPUTE!}}</ref> The game was also rated 96/100 by [[Finland|Finnish]] magazine ''[[Pelit]]'', who immediately hailed it as one of the best games of the year.<ref name="pelit1993">{{Cite web|last=Mantylahti|first=Ossi|date=January 1993|title=Star Control II|url=https://archive.org/details/pelit199301/page/n39/mode/2up|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Pelit}}</ref>

Reviewing the 3DO version, ''[[GamePro]]'' remarked that the user-friendly interface makes the complicated gameplay easy to handle. They also praised the impressive graphics and the voice acting's use of unique vocal inflections for each alien race, and concluded that the game is "an addicting epic sci-fi adventure that will have patient space explorers and zero-gravity tacticians glued to their screens for a million hours. All others should stay away."<ref name="gamepro1994">{{cite magazine|date=November 1994|title=ProReview: Star Control II|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_064_November_1994/page/n183/mode/2up|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|issue=64|page=174|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> The four reviewers of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' likewise praised the accessible interface and impressive graphics, but complained that the alien voices are sometimes difficult to understand. They cited the CD-quality audio and the Melee mode as other strong points, and one of them commented that it "blows [the PC version] out of the water." They gave it an 8.25 out of 10.<ref name="egm1994102">{{cite magazine|date=October 1994|title=Review Crew: Star Control II|url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_63/page/n39/mode/2up|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|issue=63|page=38|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' reviewed the 3DO version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "if you've the patience to spend hours digging for minerals, the game is addictive, but not state of the art."<ref name="NG2">{{cite magazine|date=January 1995|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|issue=1|page=91}}</ref>

Jim Trunzo reviewed ''Star Control II'' in ''[[White Wolf (magazine)|White Wolf]]'' #36 (1993), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "Mystery, puzzles, combat, exploration, and more make ''Star Control II'' a science fiction software delight."<ref name="WW36">{{Cite magazine |last=Trunzo |first=Jim |date=1993|title=The Silicon Dungeon |magazine= [[White Wolf Magazine]] |number=36 |page=28-29 |url=https://imgur.com/a/sNm33TN}}</ref>

The year of its release, the [[Game Developers Conference]] honored ''Star Control II'' as an exceptional game among their "Class of '93", calling it a "perfect blend of action and adventure", as well as "sound that is exceptional enough to make gamers think they've upgraded their sound boards".<ref name="cgw1993072">{{cite magazine|date=July 1993|title=The 7th International Computer Game Developers Conference|page=34|magazine=Computer Gaming World|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=108|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> The game also received ''[[Pelit]]'' magazine's first "Game of the Year" award,<ref name="pelit" /> and an award from ''Computer Gaming World'', naming it the magazine's 1993 Adventure Game of the Year (a co-honor with ''[[Eric the Unready]]'').<ref name="cgw1993102">{{cite magazine|date=October 1993|title=Computer Gaming World's Game of the Year Awards|pages=70–74|magazine=Computer Gaming World|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=111|access-date=March 25, 2016}}</ref>