Gameranx has a great article up on Star Control: Origins and takes a look at the development of the game.

“Star Control has always been about creating a fantastic galactic sandbox to play in and weaving a compelling story around it that gives meaning and wonder to their adventure,” said Brad Wardell, Executive Producer of Star Control: Origins. “With Origins, we want to bring the style, humor and game play elements we loved from the classic series and then expand it with features made possible on modern hardware.”

Unlike the classic titles in the series, players can now land on planets that are now represented as spherical entities with the gameplay updated to allow the lander to jump obstacles, rotate their lander’s cannon and deal with hostile environments and creatures."

Read the full article here....

http://gameranx.com/updates/id/78488/article/star-control-origins-will-have-you-excited-for-science-fiction-again/