Freespace 2

Brilliant controls, an engrossing storyline, awesome graphics (especially with mods) and a great atmosphere. After the incredible game that was Descent: Freespace, this game expands and improves on its predecessor. Although I dream of a third Freespace being made, the amazing mods made by fans give you a massive amount of great content to experience. Simply put, I cannot recommend this game enough. A true classic.

Just download this Game, the free Add-Ons and enjoy gorgeous Graphics, fast paced Dogfights and the full Conversions like "Babylon 5" and "Wing Commander". Worth the Money big time.

Bought this game when it first came out, having been a huge fan of both Descent and FreeSpace 1 before it. Found my original disks in the loft the other day - had no luck installing them on Windows 7 64-bit - but had no problem installing via the version hosted here on GOG. The game runs fine as things stand - but if you want to see this in high resolutions and with modern eye-candy such as 'shine maps' and much more detailed nebulas, ships and asteroids take a look at the FreeSpace Open project. My old Logitech Wingman joystick has come out of a 10 year retirement and I'm loving working my way back through the classic campaign mode. If you ever played the X-Wing or Privateer series - this is the game that took that genre to another level. Highly recommended pure dog-fighting joy!

You don't need to love space sims to love the Freespace games, it helps though. Like the first it's packed with atmosphere and a phenomenal story, the gameplay and controls are a combo that make this game the best in the genre (that's right Best!). Be sure to find the hi-res mod online so you can set the resolution to anything above 1280x1024.

this game is definitely one of the greatest Space Sim I've ever played, on more than one occasion the game surprised me -amazing ship to ship combat -constant action -the feeling your not a great hero, a cog in the machine -lasers, lasers everywhere -the feeling of impending doom -a few surprises here and there -and an amazing ending that will (hopefully) make you have a sense of accomplishment this game is definitely worth the 6 dollars your paying for it and the mods out there (blue planet for one) expand the game a lot and will keep you playing for many, many moons