Super Melee

About Super Melee

Super Melee is a mode in the Star Control games that lets players select a ship and take it into one-on-one battle with an opponent. In the original Star Control, much of the game was precisely that - the game had a cursory background story that explained the existence of two warring alien races, but little else in the way of plot. 

Star Control II changed this, however, with a rich and exciting Space Adventure type of gameplay. It also contained the same melee mode, called "Super Melee," where players could choose from many of the original ships (plus many new ones) and battle against a friend or the computer player. Star Control 3 kept a similar model with its melee mode.

In Star Control: Origins, the Super Melee mode lets players choose from pre-made ships or create their own. A closed beta for this will be available to anyone who pre-orders the game. The beta is expected to release in late 2017.