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A videogame from the Alien / Predator universe
Overview: Not the first, or even most fondly remembered Aliens vs Predator game, AvP was a well-liked PC game. It won positive reviews for it's markedly different play styles depending on whether the player chose to play as Colonial Marine, Alien or Predator. Gameplay: T...

A videogame from the Alien / Predator universe
This game is a First Person Shooter that follows the stories of a Colonial Marine Corps platoon, then a Predator, then an Alien. Full use is made of each of the protaganists abilities, with the Alien having to survive from birth from an egg, to full growth. The Predator has his full range of weapo...

A videogame from the Alpha Centauri universe
The spiritual sequel to Civilisation, Alpha Centauri charts what happens to those colonists that you sent on their way to Alpha Centauri if you completed the game using the Space Race objective. Involving highly customisable units and numerous factions all with their own distinct agenda.

A videogame from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
This game is a simplified space sim following a young Commander Adama while he is stationed on the Galactica with his friend Cain. This setting is when they are not long out of the Academy.  This game seems sometimes to pay homage both to the original series and the newer Sci-Fi Channel version. The game involved flying numerous marks o...

A videogame from the Battletech universe
Simple RPG/turn base combat style game released by Infocom. This games storyline takes place just prior to the events set out in the Warrior trilogy. There was also a sequel with less RPG elements called Battletech:The Crescent Hawks Revenge.

A videogame from the FreeSpace universe
Space sim game for the PC. Originally planned to be released as part of the Descent franchise, Freespace became notable for having good scaling between fighters and capital ships. Freespace also was released at the time the Wing Commander franchise was winding down and the space sim genre was poorly served by any other companies. It was ...

A videogame from the Dark Angel universe
A third person game based on the popular TV series. Incorporating stealth elements that are familiar from games like Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid, this game seems to be of a similiar genre. However, the game has met middling reviews.

A videogame from the Deus Ex universe
The sequel to the hit game Deus Ex, this game is set some years after the original. Widely criticised by fans of the original game who felt this one was dumbed down and some of the openness of the gameplay was removed, it nonetheless was a minor hit.

A videogame from the FreeSpace universe
Sequel to the critically acclaimed Freespace.

A videogame from the FreeSpace universe
Expansion to Conflict Freespace:The Great War.

A videogame from the Halo universe
Halo:Combat Evolved is the first game in the Halo series. It is a first-person shooter, with players 'taking control' of Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 after his ship, the Pillar of Autumn, being chased by the Covenant, crash-lands on a Halo, a large ring-shaped structure orbiting a gas giant. The story begins with the Master Chief's escape po...

A videogame from the Homeworld universe
A fully 3D strategy game in space, Homeworld lets you take command of the huge Mothership, in charge of safely carrying your people to their far away ancient homeworld, Hiigara.

A videogame from the Babylon 5 universe
I've Found Her is a freeware space combat simulator set in the Babylon 5 universe. An impressive achievement, the game uses realistic newtonian physics for flight control, just as the Starfuries in the series behave. As such, the game may not be to some players tastes. November 2005 saw the release of the skirmish pack, allowing quick miss...

A videogame from the Judge Dredd universe
First Person shooter where the player takes on the part of Judge Dredd, the best known lawman in Mega City One. Dredd answers increasingly serious crimes and must respond accordingly. The story builds up to a confrontation with his nemesis, Judge Death.

A videogame from the Battletech universe
An isometric 3D Real time strategy game, Mechcommander follows Task Force Serpent in liberating the world of Port Arthur from Clan Smoke Jaguar. Also available in the Mechcommander Gold version which includes an expansion pack. Like many US games the expansion pack was not sold seperately in the UK and Europe.

A videogame from the Metroid universe
The original Metroid game, this side-scrolling shooter/platformer established the basic elements of the series. However, it is no longer considered canon, as it has been replaced by Metroid: Zero Mission, which is essentially a more detailed retelling of the same plot. In it, Samus is enlisted by the Galactic Federation to hunt down Space ...

A videogame from the Metroid universe
Set sometime after Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion revolves around the former homeworld of the Metroids. This world is now being overrun by a parasitic organism called 'X,' which formerly was kept in check by the Metroid population. Soon after arriving, Samus is infected by the X contagion. To be saved, she must undergo a DNA splice with the...

A videogame from the Metroid universe
In this sequel to the original Metroid, Samus hunts down the Metroids on their home planet (called SR388), leaving only one alive. This Metroid is given to the Galactic Federation for peaceful research purposes.

A videogame from the Metroid universe
This intallment of the Metroid saga is set shortly after the events of Metroid/Metroid: Zero Mission. In it, Samus must infiltrate and destroy a Space Pirate base on the world Tallon IV, where they are experimenting with the strange mutagenic substance known as Phazon. More details of the Chozo also come to light. As both the first Metroid...

A videogame from the Metroid universe
Set in the period before Super Metroid but after Metroid Prime: Hunters, Echoes introduced a new element to the series: a sort of light-dark duality between two parallel worlds. Arriving on the planet Aether in the course of tracking down Space Pirates, Samus is enlisted by the advanced Luminoth to help in their losing struggle against the...