Star Wolves

Star Wolves 2: Civil War is the latest game in the series (in EU and NA regions it is known as Star Wolves 3: Civil War).

• Title — Star Wolves • Developer — X-bow Software • Publisher — 1C Company • Director — Aleksey Kozyrev • Designer — Dmitry Gulin Elena Kozyreva • Writer — Dmitry Gulin Aleksey Kozyrev Paul Kondrashov Max Bodrikov • Programmer — Sergey Semenov • Artist — Sergey Kondratovich • Composer — Max Kachanoff Artem Kolpakov • Released — Retail GamersGate • Genre — Real-time tactics RPG Space simulation • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Microsoft Windows

The game features a mix of role-playing and tactical elements, and is centered around controlling a mothership and small armada of fighter craft in real-time using the mouse in a manner very similar to Homeworld. Ships are piloted by characters whose skills advance as the game progresses. The player is able to select from a number of skill specializations for each character, making each character unique. Players can likewise customize each ship's armament and purchase new equipment on the open and black markets. At various times in the game, new characters will join the player's party so that the team becomes larger and more diverse.

The game is set in the future after mankind has journeyed into outer space and formed an interstellar empire. During the course of the game the Empire becomes threatened by an alien species as well as the huge mega-corporations that have grown to control more and more of people's lives. The player is tasked with forming a rag-tag band of mercenaries to take on missions for the various factions, as well playing his or her own hand in humanity's destiny.

The game was originally envisioned as a turn-based successor to Homeworld, but continued development saw an increased focus on characters and the addition of the "Smart Pause" feature found in such games as Baldur's Gate.