ot ment ▁of ▁only ▁one ▁save ▁slot ▁per ▁campaign ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁saved ▁between ▁batt les . ▁Some ▁critics ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁enough ▁game play ▁different iation ▁between ▁the ▁four ▁different ▁species . ▁In ▁his ▁review , ▁Game Pro s ▁Major ▁Mike ▁said ▁it ▁" stand s ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁average ▁Command ▁& ▁Con quer ▁clone ", ▁cit ing ▁the ▁balance ▁between ▁expl oration ▁and ▁batt les , ▁the ▁detailed ▁space craft , ▁the ▁voice ▁digit ization , ▁and ▁the ▁easily ▁master ed ▁controls . ▁Tim ▁Ch own ▁like wise ▁commented ▁that ▁Star ▁Command : ▁Revolution ▁stood ▁out ▁from ▁other ▁real - time ▁strategy ▁games ▁by ▁combining ▁genu ine ▁depth ▁and ▁challenge ▁with ▁fr antic ▁batt les ▁that ▁play ▁out ▁with ▁v ivid ▁graphics . ▁He ▁compla ined ▁of ▁several ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁interface ▁and ▁A I , ▁but ▁concluded ▁it ▁" has ▁enough ▁novel ty ▁in ▁style ▁and ▁presentation ▁to ▁war rant ▁a ▁close ▁look ." ▁ ▁Both ▁Ch own ▁and ▁Tim ▁So ete , ▁who ▁review ed ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁Game Sp ot , ▁noted ▁the ▁game ' s ▁similarity ▁in ▁appearance ▁to ▁early ▁screens h ots ▁of ▁Star C raft , ▁and ▁anticip ated ▁direct ▁competition ▁between ▁them . ▁However , ▁So ete ▁was ▁less ▁certain ▁of ▁Star ▁Comm ands ▁quality , ▁mus ing ▁that , ▁" Wh ile ▁Star ▁Command ' s ▁game play ▁is ▁absor bing ▁and ▁add ict ive ▁at ▁times , ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁it ' s ▁hard ▁to