Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

One of the few games to get that privateer feeling. Really fun if you want a single pilot experience and a decent amount of story driven missions. This and it's predecessor are two of my favorite space games.

The game has a good story and a few ships with several types of equipment upgrades. If you like the old game "Privateer" then this is a similar type. The downside of this. It is designed to play with a game controller, so the controls are limited and doubled up. Things like accelerate, warp and tractor cargo are the same button. This has caused me to either crash in an asteroid or go to warp a few times when trying to pick up a lot of cargo.

If you were a fan of the game privateer, you enjoyed playing the old star wars rogue squadron or wing commander games, or if a fast-paced arcade space fighter game is what you're looking for - this is the game for you. Ignore the 1* reviews, in 35 hours I encountered 1 bug and I found the original Rebel Galaxy unplayable (couldn't get over a space game that plays like a sea game). As most of the negative reviews are from people crying that it isn't the same as Rebel Galaxy (it's much better), just ignore them and tell em' to get over it. Pros: - very fast paced - fun arcade style combat - great soundtrack with over 20 hours of music (listen to the commercials; they're funny and provide good info) - side games (the pool simulator was a lot of fun) - interesting characters (there are no 'good guys' so make sure you're OK with that) - variety of different ways to play and succeed: kill bad guys, help the police, transport cargo, mine rocks - ship and weapon variety is well-balanced: some weapons and ships are better than others, but nothing is perfect, so you need to figure out what fits best for you and how you want to play Cons: - There is a great selection of missions, but can get a bit grindy. I didn't mind too much as the fighting is a ton of fun, but once I felt this I went back to finishing up the main story (i did play for 35 hours before finishing) - occasionally a mission will get funky in that you can't find what you're looking for (it's there, but space is big) or the enemies aren't all dead (may have to wait around or explore a bit). But it's more fun fast-paced, so move on if a side-mission drags. - The game ends...no fanfare...just ends. It looks like they were planning an expansion but I don't think that's happening This is a REALLY fun game that has been dragged down down fans who are angry that it isn't the game they wanted, which is really unfortunate as this one is far more fun. This is the Privateer game many of us have been waiting for.

Absolutely sensational. The full Han Solo experience when he wasnt baby sitting some force powered whosits or what not.

I'm a few hours in and finding it very satisfying. I'm playing on PS4, but plan to pick it up here as well. Did you like Wing Commander: Privateer? Personally it was my favorite thing to play at the time. This is Privateer, prettier with more stuff, but I'll admit it still feels like a remaster as opposed to a more modern take on the game. For me, this is the highest form of comfort food and I don't really have any complaints so far.