Space Rangers (video game)

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Space Rangers

Developer(s)	Elemental Games
Publisher(s)	1C Company Micro Application
Version	1.7.2 (Reload addon) and 1.6 (public)
Platform(s)	Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
Release date	December 20, 2002 June 11, 2004
Genre(s)	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 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^{[citation needed]}. In 2004, 1C Company published a sequel, Space Rangers 2: Dominators.

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.

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.