Independence War™ Deluxe

This is great game from the 90s one of my favorite space sim. I would love to finally play it through but I couldnt find any way to get it working. Crashes when I go to instant action. Also it is said to be dependant on joystick. Not sure if its possible to get gamepad to work since I couldnt start it even.

I bought and loaded this game for 5.99. The interface is completely off. It stopped and locked up the first time I played it right after the intro. I had to use Task manager to get out of the game three times and it locked me into haveing to reboot twice. I thought this may be a good deal but after using 1.7GB of hard drive sapce and the money I lost buying. I have to say aty as far awAy fromthis game as you can get. Nothing But a Headache. I'm using and up dated version of Windows Vista and 3GB of Ram

I wish I hadn’t purchased this game. The Newtonian flight model is fun and challenging but the advantages of the game stop there. The manual explains the controls but not how to play. In game, very little help is provided. For example, there is no tutorial on how to dock with an object, you’re simply told to do so.

My first review, ever. But I can't let this pass without saying a word or two about this fantastic, largely unknown and underrated masterpiece. Yes, yes, you can compare IWar to newer, shiny graphics, open-ended, sandboxed, multi-playable shipped and wathevered games and find this one a bit limited with its only playable ship, old (but still enjoyable) grahpics and mission-based gamesystem (even if you actually HAVE more endings, dependingon your in-mission chioces!!!). But don't let those elements turn you down. This is a masterpiece, bar none. If you liked space sims the like of freespace, playing a little figher or bomber in a war that is too big for you (wonderful game again!!), here you really have the feeling of the power coming from a larger ship. Without a large choice of weapons, your fligh style and ability really matters in winning a fight. Withouth the maneuvrability of a fighter, your tactical skills and sense of anticipation can really save your day. And with the well implemented four-stations control system, you really have the control of it all. With wonderful missions, interesting backstory, no-return ethical choices and a climax ending, the main campaign is really a gem. I never played through the entire "Defiance" add-on (I had a bug in a mession...) but it is a worthy addition and I'll for sure give it a new try. Oh, and yes... the opening cinematic is wonderful.

I wanted to love this game, I once remembered games like privateer, wing commander, elite, when i to play this game i tought it would be like wing commander good story and easy gameplay. Oh what was i wrong I couldnt understand it all the controls are horrible. All in all only for the ones who got the patience I dont have that.