The small icons under the main display show what products are currently on the ship or planet you have the view set to. The menu bar at the top of the screen allows you to change options and show reports, such as a list of all your routes, or all your starports. It includes a test to determine whether or not your computer meets the program's requirements. The only problem I ran into was that it kept telling me my double speed CD-ROM was not a double speed. It did allow me to install anyway.
Graphics are sharp and clear, if a bit repetitive.
Most of time, you can tell what an icon represents and the pictures serve to give you a clearer picture of what is going on. The animation sequences were very good and a nice touch early on. However, since they are limited to an introduction to status reports, they get old after a few times. Sound effects are mediocre, but the music was quite good. One very nice feature was the option of selecting between two musical scores.