Freespace 2

I was lucky enough to play this when I was much younger and it was only years later that I realised the reason I fondly remembered the voice acting so much in this game was because it is by the fantastic talents of Robert Loggia, Ronny Cox and Kurtwood Smith to name a few. The games mechanics borrow heavily from the wonderful X-wing/TIE Fighter games and when combined with a long, engrossing and excellently narrated campaign it results in a truly epic space shooter that deserved so much more attention than it received. 10/10.

Sci-fi fans, action lovers, guys who crave epic plans from outer space - this is an awesome, packed game that seemed to have no weaknesses whatsover. You will fly a wide array of ships with different, yet easy-to-manage armaments. You will command your wingmen. You will learn to micro-manage your craft in combat, or you will just smash that fire button and fill the evil destroyers of the universe with holes even they cannot repair. You will blow things up. We're not talking yer olde li'lle booms here. You will blow up ships that are over a mile long, and when they go off, it makes exploding planets look like cheap fireworks. You will blast your dogfighting enemies into pieces that bounce off your cockpit, and hear your wingmen's "Impressive" on the radio soon after. If you are not interested in the fine complexities of the game, you can tune the difficulty and enjoy it as a great shooter. If you are a die-hard geek, you can download endless more missions and mods by the game's community. Get it now, and be prepared to totally immerse in a space pilot's world of guns blazing, missiles wheezing, people screaming orders, people screaming for help, and pilots dodging. Don't forget to dodge...

I've played many Space Games: Elite, ProtoStar, Privateer 1&2, The Wing Commander Series, Freelancer w/ different Mods, Dark Star One, Space Trader, and then I picked up a copy of Freespace2. As good as all the previous Space-based games are...so is Freespace 2. If you like the adventures of Space based gaming, then you will also add Freespace2 to your collection. I did recently and I am extremely pleased with my decision. Additionally, I've purchased additional copies for my friends and neighbors. Why should I have all the fun? Following the story line makes this Sim worthy of adding it to your Sim Game Collections. You will not be disappointed!

The best game in this universe.

Had this game back on Win98. Still one if not the best sci-fi fighter sims. Best if you have a proper joystick. But get it then install FSopen (google it) as it updates the graphics, effects and textures.