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Universal Combat Collector's Edition Ships

IN STORES posted on 4 OCT 2007 by Andrew Glenn

Eight games and 11 years of sci-fi gaming history are now available in one massive compilation.

Universal Combat Collector's Edition is now shipping to retail stores. First conceived by gaming industry vet Derek Smart in the late nineteen eighties the long-running franchise began with its first title, Battlecruiser 3000AD, which was released in 1996 by Take 2 Interactive. The game was re-imagined in 2004 as Universal Combat. The release of the Universal Combat Collector's Edition marks the end of the long-running Battlecruiser series.

This ultimate compendium spanning eleven years represents the evolution of hard core space combat sims. It consists of full copies of the three legacy Battlecruiser retail releases in their original state. It also contains over one hundred scenarios from all the games in Battlecruiser and Universal Combat series running on improved versions of the Universal Combat Special Edition game engine.

Universal Combat Collector's Edition contains full versions and scenarios from the following titles:

• Universal Combat Special Edition (3000AD, Oct 2006)
  
• Universal Combat A World Apart (3000AD, Oct 2005)
  
• Universal Combat Gold (3000AD, Oct 2005)
  
• Universal Combat (Dreamcatcher Interactive, Feb 2004)
  
• Battlecruiser Millennium Gold (Dreamcatcher Interactive, March 2003)
  
• Battlecruiser Millennium (EB Games, Nov 2001) *
  
• Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0 (Interplay, Dec 1998) *
  
• Battlecruiser 3000AD (Take2, Sept. 1996) *

* Full stand-alone version included on DVD-ROM

What's in the game box:

• DVD-ROM
  
• Full 96-page printed manual
  
• Printed keyboard sheet with color galaxy map on reverse side

Universal Combat CE is now shipping to retail stores with a recommended price of $29.95. The game will also be available via digital distribution portals such as Direct2Drive, Digital River and BMT Micro later in November.

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