The publisher pitch

After being marooned on this distant world for nearly 20 years, we have now engineered a launch vehicle with enough power to leave the system. Many of the colonists are too weak for hyperspace. I am faced with the task of choosing 30 of the most fit to accompany me. My mission is clear: find out if our forces or the evil Ur-Quan prevailed in the galactic war. And most importantly, discover if our planet survived.

Star Control II. The Quest For Earth Begins.

- Explore and liberate over 3000 planets in 500 star systems.
- Make contact with over 18 alien races. Some friendly. Some fiendish.
- Unravel mind-boggling mysteries. Uncover plots within plots.
- Command a reconfigurable flagship escorted by an armada of fighters.
- 3-D rotating planets and fractal-generated planet surfaces.
- Ultra-brilliant 256-color VGA graphics.
- Revolutionary digital sound & music.
- Master 25 distinctly different spacecraft in the heat of combat.
- Fight an enemy team with up to 14 ships in the "Super Melee" bonus game.