It was coded entirely in assembly language by Chris Sawyer, who later wrote RollerCoaster Tycoon.

"[2] Computer Gaming World gave Elite Plus two-plus stars, describing it as "More detailed and complex, it is also more tedious than the original".

[5] A 1994 survey of strategic space games set in the year 2000 and later gave Elite Plus two-plus stars.

[6] In 1991, PC Format placed Elite Plus on its list of the 50 best computer games of all time.

The editors called it "a classic game that mixes solid 3D space combat with trading to create a universe in which you can spend many a happy half-hour bushwhacking the dastardly Thargoids.