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	The game takes place after the arrival of the UNS ''Calypso'' in the [[Beta Caeli]] star system. You take the role as captain of the ''Calypso''. The ''Calypso'' has been sent from Earth to colonize the system. The UNS ''Tantalus'' was sent to the same star system after you, but because it makes use of a better engine, arrives in Beta Caeli before you do. The ''Calypso'', ''Tantalus'', and similar ships were sent to colonize other star systems due to the threat of humanity's extinction on Earth as a result of an interstellar war.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Chiu\|first=Philip\|title=Alien Legaxy by Dynamix/Sierra On-line\|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue21/greviews/legacy.html\|publisher=Game Bytes\|accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref> The story involves the ''Calypso'''s attempts to find out what happened to the ''Tantalus'' and its colonies which have gone missing, as well as other mysteries involving relics of previous non-human inhabitants of the system.		The game takes place after the arrival of the UNS ''Calypso'' in the [[Beta Caeli]] star system. You take the role as captain of the ''Calypso''. The ''Calypso'' has been sent from Earth to colonize the system. The UNS ''Tantalus'' was sent to the same star system after you, but because it makes use of a better engine, arrives in Beta Caeli before you do. The ''Calypso'', ''Tantalus'', and similar ships were sent to colonize other star systems due to the threat of humanity's extinction on Earth as a result of an interstellar war. The story involves the ''Calypso'''s attempts to find out what happened to the ''Tantalus'' and its colonies which have gone missing, as well as other mysteries involving relics of previous non-human inhabitants of the system.
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	=== Internet Archive ===		=== Internet Archive ===

	* ~~<span class="Inactive">Not available at this time.</span><!--~~ [[archivesearch:Alien%20Legacy\| Search for Alien Legacy on the Internet Archive]]~~-->~~		* [[archivesearch:Alien%20Legacy\| Search for Alien Legacy on the Internet Archive]]

	==<br /> References ==		==<br /> References ==

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==<br /> Description ==

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[[Scot Amos]], [[Michael E. Moore]] and [[Rich Waters]]'s '''''Alien Legacy''''' is a {{StrategyCategory}}.

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==<br /> Synopsis ==

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The game takes place after the arrival of the UNS ''Calypso'' in the [[Beta Caeli]] star system. You take the role as captain of the ''Calypso''. The ''Calypso'' has been sent from Earth to colonize the system. The UNS ''Tantalus'' was sent to the same star system after you, but because it makes use of a better engine, arrives in Beta Caeli before you do. The ''Calypso'', ''Tantalus'', and similar ships were sent to colonize other star systems due to the threat of humanity's extinction on Earth as a result of an interstellar war.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chiu|first=Philip|title=Alien Legaxy by Dynamix/Sierra On-line|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue21/greviews/legacy.html|publisher=Game Bytes|accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref> The story involves the ''Calypso'''s attempts to find out what happened to the ''Tantalus'' and its colonies which have gone missing, as well as other mysteries involving relics of previous non-human inhabitants of the system.
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==<br /> About ==

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==<br /> Where to Get It ==

=== GOG ===

* <span class="Inactive">Not available on GOG at this time.</span>


=== Amazon ===

* [[amazon:Alien+Legacy| Search for Alien Legacy on Amazon]]

=== Humble Bundle ===

* [[humblesearch:Alien Legacy| Search for Alien Legacy on Humble Bundle]]

=== eBay ===

* [[ebay:Alien+Legacy| Search for Alien Legacy on ebay]]

=== Internet Archive ===

* <span class="Inactive">Not available at this time.</span>

==<br /> References ==

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==<br /> Related Links ==

* [[w:Alien Legacy|Alien Legacy on Wikipedia]]
* [[mobygame:alien-legacy|Alien Legacy on MobyGames]]
* <span class="Inactive">Alien Legacy on IMDb</span>
* [[Ybarra Productions Release List]]