Strategy

UltraCorps

A turn-based massively multiplayer strategy game where hundreds of real players fight each other to take control of the most planets.

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Country: United States

About

UltraCorps is an online, multi-player, turn-based space strategy game originally developed by VR-1 Entertainment in 1997 and acquired by Microsoft's MSN Gaming Zone in 1998. The game couples distinctive 3-D rendered artwork and the ability to play with hundreds of people in a single game. It was the first multi-player turn-based game that could be played entirely in a web browser. In 2006, the game was redeveloped by Steve Jackson Games.

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Gameplay

Starting with a single planet, the goal of an Ultracorps game is to either conquer as many planets as possible or accumulate score in various categories (the victory condition varies). Since the duration of the game is limited, but the number of planets is effectively unlimited, players are encouraged to be highly aggressive at all times.

Players buy units, group those units into fleets, move those fleets, attack enemy planets, and purchase technology during their turn. Players may also conduct diplomacy through an in-game messaging system when required. There are no AI fleets in the game, with the sole exception of the static defensive fleets which guard neutral planets.