| Protostar: War on the Frontier | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Tsunami Media |
| Publisher(s) | Tsunami Media |
| Designer(s) | Joe Ybarra |
| Platform(s) | DOS |
| Release date(s) | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Media/distribution | Floppy Disk |
Protostar: War on the Frontier is a 1993 science fiction space combat and role-playing game that was produced by Tsunami Media. It is the unofficial sequel to Starflight and Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula.
Pelit's reviewer considered the combat system unplayable and ruinous to the whole.
A covert operative is called into a region of space where an antagonistic race of Aliens known as the Skeetch are gaining power. As the Skeetch are currently waging war against Earth, the Protostar Initiative is launched in an attempt to convince four races of Aliens to join an Alliance to resist the Skeetch's advancement in the galaxy.
The entire galaxy can be explored by the player at their own discretion, where they can scour planets for resources; discover and name new planets and lifeforms; meet, negotiate and barter with alien species; build up their finances; battle hostile alien races; locate new crew members and upgrade their weapons and ship systems.
Humans: Work for a space organization called The Newfront which is losing a battle against the Skeetch.
Skeetch: The game's antagonists. They are never receptive, always hostile and never surrender. They are also building nearly invulnerable war ships, called Dreadnoughts, one of which represents the final boss.
Deresta: A race of Aliens that excel in science, but are cowardly during battle. They tend to surrender immediately to whoever is attacking them. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance.
Vantu: A more spiritual race of Aliens. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance
Gheberant: An insectoid race that have a hive consciousnesses and lack any emotion. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance.
Kaynik: An aggressive mercenary race of Aliens that enjoy fighting. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance.
Motley: Are a band of space pirates. They are always hostile when encountered but can be receptive to the player if they've surrendered during battle.