History VideoGame / ImperiumGalactica

* TheMilkyWayIsTheOnlyWay: Played straight in the first game but averted in the sequel with the arrival of the Kra'hen from another galaxy.
** Somewhat defied in the first game in that the Magellanic Clouds and Andromeda galaxies are able to be visited.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Creator/DigitalReality's later title ''VideoGame/HaegemoniaLegionsOfIron'' borrows much from the series. Additionally, ''VideoGame/NexusTheJupiterIncident'' is seen by many as an unofficial prequel to the series given its roots.
** The game itself to ''VideoGame/Reunion1994''.

** InformedFlaw: On the other hand, while the Shinari do suffer some combat weaknesses (fewer lasers, inability to use torpedos, missing some high end technologies) once they get cruisers, they gain access to possibly the most powerful weapon in the game: ship manipulators. This weapon takes over enemy ships, causing all sorts of havoc amongst enemy fleets, allowing a Shinari cruiser or above fleet to take on far larger enemy fleets. Additionally, their stronger economy allows the Shinari to compensate for their supposedly weaker ships by just building/buying more of them and overwhelming the enemy with sheer numbers.

** InformedFlaw: On the other hand, while the Shinari do suffer some combat weaknesses (fewer lasers, inability to use torpedos, missing some high end technologies) once they get cruisers, they gain access to possibly the most powerful weapon in the game: ship manipulators. This weapon takes over enemy ships, causing all sorts of havoc amongst enemy fleets, allowing a Shinari cruiser or above fleet to take on far larger enemy fleets.

* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: The Shinari are all about business. In fact, they seek to destabilize the galactic peace because war represents an excellent opportunity to make a profit.

* SpiritualSuccessor: DigitalReality's later title ''VideoGame/HaegemoniaLegionsOfIron'' borrows much from the series. Additionally, ''VideoGame/NexusTheJupiterIncident'' is seen by many as an unofficial prequel to the series given its roots.
** The game itself to ''VideoGame/{{Reunion}}''.

* DevelopmentHell: The third game was stuck in this thanks to the publisher going bankrupt and ended up bouncing around different developers before finally being released as an independent title.

* DesignItYourselfEquipment: The sequel allows the player to put different weapons and systems on ship/station hardpoints. When upgrading weapons/systems, all ships of that type can be upgraded for a price. In this case, they will go to the nearest colony and return when upgraded.

** InformedAbility: While spying is effective, trading ships rarely visit planets enough to make up for the initial investment needed to make money from trade, rending one of the listed Shinari advantages much less powerful
** InformedFlaw: On the other hand, while the Shinari do suffer some combat weaknesses (fewer lasers, inability to use torpedos, missing some technologies) once they get cruisers, they gain acess to possibly the most powerful weapon in the game: ship manipulators. This weapon takes over enemy ships, causing all sorts of havoc amongst enemy fleets, and allowing a Shinari cruiser or above fleet to take on far larger enemy fleets.

* EverythingIsBetterWithPrincesses: In the Solarian campaign, your PlayerCharacter can choose to marry a SpacePirate princess in order to ally with them. They stop attacking you, and you get their ships and colonies. The princess herself is a capable commander and forces you to fight her to prove your tactical abilities.

** The game itself to Reunion.

The single-player campaign takes place in the [=3200s=] and involves the PlayerCharacter Dante Johnson of the [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]] being given command of a destroyer and three fighters to start, as well as three colonies. As the storyline plays out, the player's rank increases from Lieutenant all the way to Grand Admiral. Each rank unlocks more features and a larger map. The galaxy is full of both alien races and factions that broke off from the Empire. The main antagonist in the campaign is the [[TheKingdom Dargslan Kingdom]]. If the player takes too long to complete the "training" missions, he/she may find the galaxy already in Dargslan hands when the main portion is unlocked.

* HumansByAnyOtherName: The sequel calls humans "Solarians". Additionally, the Solarian campaign reveals that many of the "alien" races were originally human as well.

* InformedAbility/InformedFlaw: In the second game, the Shinari. In theory, they are weak at combat, and players are encouraged to make use of trade and spying to make up for this weakness. However...

** Informed Flaw: On the other hand, while the Shinari do suffer some combat weaknesses (fewer lasers, inability to use torpedos, missing some technologies) once they get cruisers, they gain acess to possibly the most powerful weapon in the game: ship manipulators. This weapon takes over enemy ships, causing all sorts of havoc amongst enemy fleets, and allowing a Shinari cruiser or above fleet to take on far larger enemy fleets.

* AntiFrustrationFeature: In the second game, upgrading a ship's system is only possible at a colony. In order to avoid the player detaching ships from a fleet, sending them to a colony, upgrading them, and then sending them back, the game automatically does all that as soon as the player approves the upgrade. It still takes time, depending on how far the nearest colony is, and the detached ships can be attacked en route.

* AntiFrustrationFeature: In the second game, upgrading a ship's system is only possible at a colony. In order to avoid the player detaching ships from a fleet, sending them to a colony, upgrading them, and then sending them back, the game automatically does all that as soon as the player approves the upgrade.

* ProudWarriorRace: The Kra'hen Empire as their goal is to dominate the galaxy, eliminate all other races, and collect their heads.

* SequelDisplacement: Subverted (more of a SpiritualSuccessor), but originally the game was called as Reunion II: Imperium Galactica. Reunion was a very similar 4X RTS, with even more complex management, lot of resources (8 kind of lumber types), and more realistic galactic maps (even moons are able to being colonised or mined). However, transporting the resources to the main planet was a pain in ass, there was a lot of bugs, etc. The story got altered during the developement to a point that it didn't connected to the original game anymore, and then after a publisher change, the Reunion was dropped from the title.

* SpiritualSuccessor: DigitalReality's later title ''VideoGame/HaegemoniaLegionsOfIron'' borrows much from the series. Additionally, ''VideoGame/NexusTheJupiterIncident'' is seen by many as an unofficial prequel to the series given its roots.

''Imperium Galactica'' is a series of real-time FourX games developed by the Hungarian developer DigitalReality. Only two games were released (''Imperium Galactica'' in 1997 and ''Imperium Galactica II: Alliances'' in 1999), although a third game (''Imperium Galactica III: Genesis'') was also planned. Unfortunately, the publisher GTInteractive went bankrupt, and the game got stuck in DevelopmentHell before Philos Laboratories purchased the title. Unable to publish before the lease expired, they renamed the project ''Galaxy Andromeda'' but then also went bankrupt. Finally, Mithis Entertainment picked up the project and finished it under the name ''VideoGame/NexusTheJupiterIncident'', leaving the storyline largely intact, making ''Nexus'' the unofficial prequel to the ''Imperium Galactica'' series despite a vastly different gameplay.

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