There were several games from the Star Trek universe debuting in the Activision area. You have the option of withdrawing from any fight in order to save your ship. Each group has specialized weapons, advantages and drawbacks of play. Activision hired the talents of Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn and Denise Crosby to create the cutscenes for the game. Armada will support up to eight players over the Internet and is set to debut some time in early 2000.
Insurrection offers both logic puzzles to solve and elements of combat.
Infogrames debuted a number of titles, both for North American and international release. You play an ex-Navy Seal sent to another dimension to find a mysterious orb which will restore the earth, which is about to be sucked into a black hole. This package contains the original Independence War space sim, plus a stand-alone campaign called Defiance in which you can play 18 missions as the other side. Eagle One is an action title which takes place in and around a theoretical Hawaii overtaken by terrorists. It has a tentative ship date for this October.