
Uchuu Senkan Yamato is based on the anime series Space Battleship Yamato, also known as Star Blazers. The game's events align with the early episodes of the original series. This version of the franchise is essentially a real-time strategy game with a unique twist on the genre. Instead of commanding units on a battlefield, the player directly controls each crew member aboard the ship. Each crew member has a specific role—such as providing power, operating weapons, or steering the ship—and coordinating their actions is key to winning battles. The game plays in real time, but pauses when the player interacts with crew members to issue commands.
By the close of the 22nd century, the Gamila aliens unleash a barrage of radioactive meteorites upon Earth, rendering the planet's surface unfit for human life and forcing humanity to take refuge underground. Utilizing the remnants of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato, humans build a formidable spacecraft, enabling them to finally face the aliens in direct combat.
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
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| 日本語 | ✓ |