I haven't played it in 15 years or so, but it was kickin rad even at the time when I was simultaneously playing Mass Effect 1.
Considering the games that have been released since (Mass Effect 2 & fucking 3, Star Control: Origins, etc.), it may be even more baller today than it was back then.
Somehow, the music combined with the fact that the on-screen dialogue with aliens STARING AT YOU CONSTANTLY, animated to suggest they're just watching you and waiting, is SO DISCONCERTING.
It makes the game feel so alien to me, which is HUGE for the game's style.
Love this game.