Arcturus

Arcturus is a cancelled Xbox and PC game by BlueInca. It was to be a mixture of space ship combat and real-time strategy.

Plot
In the distant future, a war between the Lumerans and the Xizons rages on. You play Torah and can choose as either faction and lead them to victory in campaign missions. Victory will mean more resources to build your ships and better your people.

The Lumerans are the weaker outnumbered faction but they have powerful abilities. The Xizons are the militaristic faction with ambitions of conquest.



Gameplay
The game was unique in that you move ships around in third-person like an RTS. Different ships to order around include gas collectors, patrol ships, and unit carriers. During combat you play from a first-person perspective.

There was to be sixteen single-player non-linear campaign missions (8 for each faction?). There was also going to be deathmatch multiplayer, likely online play.

Cancellation
In 2004 development was halted due to funding difficulties. In 2005 the website removed the message about financial trouble but remained dormant. Arcturus and BlueInca faded away.