Freespace 2

This game makes me feel old, when my first thought for this review is "they dont make them like this anymore".

Remember playing this as a kid over and over again, didn't take long for me to relive that feeling after i downloaded it, great fun game but so immersive, the scenarios really put you in the middle of the action, well worth a go, even better if you have a joystick.

The original game was critically acclaimed but there is so much more here. This game enjoys a strong mod community who have created new graphics, new models, new missions, many new and continued continued story lines and several conversions to other story universes including Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica reimagined, Babylon 5 and Wing Commander.

buying this game, you get a great war time story from the perspective of an anonymous pilot. also, you get access to a great many mods and campaigns for Freespace 2 Open(available free from hard-light.net), an open source engine upgrade project greatly enhancing the visuals and capabilities of the base Freespace 2 game. note that these mods still require access to the Freespace 2 data files. d the foremost of these, in my mind, is the blue planet series. BP carries on the freespace story with a shockingly good narrative. buy it, you wont be disappointed (unless you don't like flight sims)

One of my most played and most loved games back in the day! No other space simulator came even close to this beauty. Such a simple concept with a fantastic story! I loved every minute of it. I felt like a true pilot fighting evil Shivans. The missions, the dogfights, the starships, the immersion...man, the Nebula mission is so well designed you really feel the loneliness and eeriness of it. This game is gameplay perfection. At least for me. 10 out of 10.