The campaign focuses on the invasion of the galaxy by the Interstellar Concordium, a group of planets dedicated to bringing about perpetual peace through the forcible conquest of the galaxy. There is no real end I have found to the campaign, just an ongoing war where you continually take part. Perhaps conquering the entire galaxy for your particular faction will bring an end, but I'm not entirely sure if that's possible. The game features ongoing online campaigns, much like Red Alert 2, where hundreds of players fighting for their chosen faction fight it out amongst each other in real time over the frontiers of the various empires. Instant play is also a feature, allowing you to fully deck out a group of dreadnought carriers against a single destroyer, if you so desire.
Graphics are outstanding.
Ships take battle damage, missiles leave a trail of burned propellant, phasers miss their marks and continue into infinity, and plasma torpedoes are a beautiful glowing sphere that gradually dwindles into nothing. The sounds come directly from the various Star Trek media, with each race having appropriate voice and ship sounds. Overall, Star Fleet Command 2 is for anyone who loves a good game that requires both quick thought and patience, with an eye to economic factors and both strategic and tactical perception. In short, anyone who favors a strategy game is going to want to get their hands on a copy of SFC 2. Read more Feature stories.