Protostar: War on the Frontier
Encyclopedia
Protostar: War on the Frontier is a 1993 science fiction
space combat
and role-playing game
that was produced by Tsunami Media. It is the unofficial sequel to Starflight
and Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula.
Pelit
s reviewer considered the combat system unplayable and ruinous to the whole.
Skeetch: The game's antagonists. They are never receptive, always hostile and never surrender. They are also building nearly invulnerable war ships, called Dreadnoughts, one of which represents the final boss.
Deresta: A race of Aliens that excel in science, but are cowardly during battle. They tend to surrender immediately to whoever is attacking them. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance.
Vantu: A more spiritual race of Aliens. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance
Gheberant: An insectoid race that have a hive consciousnesses and lack any emotion. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance.
Kaynik: An aggressive mercenary race of Aliens that enjoy fighting. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance.
Motley: Are a band of space pirates. They are always hostile when encountered but can be receptive to the player if they've surrendered during battle.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
space combat
Space Combat
Space Combat is a game produced by Laminar Research to provide a simulation of space combat with accurate physics, unlike most other games of the same genre...
and role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
that was produced by Tsunami Media. It is the unofficial sequel to Starflight
Starflight
Starflight is a computer game published by Electronic Arts and developed by Binary Systems in 1986. Originally developed for DOS and Tandy, it was later released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh and Commodore 64...
and Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula.
Pelit
Pelit
Pelit is a Finnish video games magazine published 11 times a year by Sanoma Magazines, a division of the Sanoma Group. Being by far the largest of its kind in Finland and covering both PCs and consoles, it has for a long time lacked serious competition and is thought by many to be the magazine of...
s reviewer considered the combat system unplayable and ruinous to the whole.
Premise
A covert operative is called into a region of space where an antagonistic race of Aliens known as the Skeetch are gaining power. As the Skeetch are currently waging war against Earth, the Protostar Initiative is launched in an attempt to convince four races of Aliens to join an Alliance to resist the Skeetch's advancement in the galaxy.Gameplay
The entire galaxy can be explored by the player at their own discretion, where they can scour planets for resources; discover and name new planets and lifeforms; meet, negotiate and barter with alien species; build up their finances; battle hostile alien races; locate new crew members and upgrade their weapons and ship systems.Races
Humans: Work for a space organization called The Newfront which is losing a battle against the Skeetch.Skeetch: The game's antagonists. They are never receptive, always hostile and never surrender. They are also building nearly invulnerable war ships, called Dreadnoughts, one of which represents the final boss.
Deresta: A race of Aliens that excel in science, but are cowardly during battle. They tend to surrender immediately to whoever is attacking them. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance.
Vantu: A more spiritual race of Aliens. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance
Gheberant: An insectoid race that have a hive consciousnesses and lack any emotion. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance.
Kaynik: An aggressive mercenary race of Aliens that enjoy fighting. They are one of the races that the player must convince into an alliance.
Motley: Are a band of space pirates. They are always hostile when encountered but can be receptive to the player if they've surrendered during battle.