(v1.0) Review by Tom Chick, 1/5. "Those of us hoping for an updated Elite or a more detailed Privateer have instead been saddled with what may very well be a worse debacle than Sierra's infamous Outpost. All I can say is, Huh?"

(v2.0) Review by Jason Bergman. "If you can master the game's interface (and again, it's no piece of cake to do) and you want in-depth gameplay, there's no better bargain than Battlecruiser 3000 AD."

(v2.0) Review by Chris Harding, 3/5. "I believe BattleCruiser tries to do too much, and rather than excel at any one thing, merely offers multiple types of mediocrity."