''K240'' is a

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published by

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and released for the

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in 1994. It is a

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to the 1991 game '' Utopia: The Creation of a Nation''.

Plot

Based in a sector of deep space called K240 in the year 2380, the game involves building space colonies on a cluster of

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s and mining them for valuable

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, while fighting against several different races of hostile aliens with similar motives.

Reception

The game achieved a review score of 91% in ''

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''.

Legacy

''K240'' was succeeded by ''

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'', which is a PC

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of the game with improved graphics and user interface. Many of the buildings, ships, missiles, and game concepts are the same, but the Human Empire is dissolved in a coup, and united with several alien races in a multiracial Federation. There are also gameplay differences resulting from ships being given limited range as well as espionage.

References

External links

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''K240'' fan page
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