MISSION CRITICAL is a new science fiction adventure game that combines new technology, a great story, and excellent game play to deliver a unique entertainment experience.
The first interplanetary war in history began in 2119 when North America and a group of fledgling colony worlds began a desperate struggle to secede from a powerful United Nations that had become oppressive and corrupt.
It is now 2134, and the war has taken a terrible toll on both sides.
You start out as a crew member aboard the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Lexington. Your ship is on a mission to investigate an alien presence on a world 68 ight years from Earth - a presence that might tip the balance of power.
The future is put into your hands when a surprise attack leaves the Lexington under your command.
Your adventures will take you from a savage battle between starships in deep space to the mysterious world of Persephone and finally to the haunted ruins of a battle scarred future Earth. In the end you will confront the strange beings who may have the power to end 15 years of interplanetary war and forever change humanity's relationship with the universe.
