''Andromeda Conquest'' is a 1982

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released for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit family,

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. It had an influence on the 4X game genre.History of Space Empire Games - The Early Years 1980-1992

Reception

Brian J. Murphy of '' Creative Computing'' praised ''Andromeda Conquest'' for its playability and multi-player mode but criticized the solitaire game, describing it as "dull". '' Computer Gaming World''s Floyd Mathews praised the game as "relatively simple, but exciting". However, in 1992, in its retrospective survey of science fiction games, the magazine gave the title two of five stars.

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