The main character of both games, bounty hunter Jake Stone, takes on a series of missions that has him shipping cargo and fending off attackers.

In some ways, the series is reminiscent of Star Control II, without the ship customization and fleet building aspects.

However, one group has spent a decade in secret developing a hyperdrive ship and plans to use it to escape the force field encasing their planetary system.

It is eventually revealed that the solar government is conspiring with a race of superior aliens to stop the development of hyperdrive technology.

Ultimately, Stone is able to travel through one of the portals where he is greeted by an alien agitator, who seeks his assistance to bring to an end the cruel treatment of these species.

Ultimately Stone is able to work for the enemy to get close enough to destroy the Controller that maintains the force fields and portals, thus freeing these worlds.

[7] In 2013, Richard Cobbett of PC Gamer complained about the lack of content and also said it takes too long to get between destinations.