Ace Powers was just another Star Police captain. At least, he was until a particularly pleasant dream was cut short by the buzzing of his VidiFone, ordering him to report immediately to the Chief's office on Cron. Ace knew that big things were in store for him; after all, no-one below Colonel gets to see the chief unless something's up.

Something is up - and it *is* big. A drugs racket of intergalactic proportions has erupted and the blame rests heavily on the shoulders of the universe's worst scum, the Sarbai. It turns out that one of the Star Police's crack agents had infiltrated a Sarbai narcotics squad, his last transmission revealing that they were about to board one of Cron's cargo ships for reasons unknown. Since then the agent has failed to contact headquarters, so Ace has been put on the case, his duties being to discover what has happened on the vessel, the fate of the agent and, should anything have happened to him, to continue the investigation...

The game has been designed so that, although it's possible to visit a lot of the 250-odd different locations in no particular order, play runs along a fairly straight line without the player actually realising across the odd clue by "chance", greatly enhancing enjoyment.

The amount and variety of characters throughout the game is huge, ranging from supply droids and mad scientists to alien octopi flogging life insurance! Most of the creatures you meet can be interacted with, lots of them having some rather interesting things to tell you.

Omnicron Conspiracy is a very large game which manages to cross the bridge between arcade and adventure brilliantly, ending up with a totally original game which is both highly addictive and very entertaining.

A conspiracy on a universal scale means a lot of hard detective work for a Star Cop (as well as a few lucky breaks) but the feeling of accomplishment with each new lead is immense.

Rake out the dosh if you fancy your chances at cracking this superb adventure.