I like skirmish level games because I can get in as many games in as little time as possible with interlinking games (campaign).
Warmachine makes this happen, the D&D Mini's and Star Wars Mini games allow for this too. I don't like the D&D mini's and Star Wars Mini's because of the randomness of the packs you buy (I want army X-Ray, but got figures for Army Luzer). But since I play D&D and wanted ton's of monsters I purchased whole cases of each release.
Warmachine scales well, so if you want a huge army type game, it is great. The D&D and Star Wars Mini's do not. Larger force armies get bogged down in the D&D and Star Wars mini's.
Warhammer 40k is a good Skirmish Level game, I use other company mini's with my 40K army. I guess you can tell I don't play in tournaments. 
I found a game called Star Grunt from that I really like the rules too. But I can find absolutely no players for this game. I cut my teath with Squad Leader and Advanced Squad Leader, so Star Grunt fits in their nicely.
GZG also makes a space combat game called Full Thrust that I really like. I have only had the opportunity to play a handfull of games but I really like the system and I highly recommend it. I also play BattleFleet Gothic which I enjoy and find more players for. Both games have their pro's and conns. Again I use other manufacturer's mini's for BFG so no tournaments for me. 
For roleplaying, my all time favorite game and system was Space Opera by Fantasy Games Unlimited. The character creation process is extremely detailed. The starship rules were unfortunately a bit cumbersome, but did fullfill the need for character skills etc.
I also enjoyed the Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Game from TSR (the original, not the SAGA system) and Star Frontiers. I wish Wizards (TSR) never stopped supporting it. Some people don't like d100 systems, but I really liked that I only needed d100 and that was it. Of course some of the stuff is back in d20 modern which I think is OK, but not the greatest. As long as a roleplaying game has a believable system for acquiring more skills, then I will usually like it.
I plan on picking up Spycraft 2.0 thanks to The Auld Grumps recommendation.
Hope this helps.
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