Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

A fun arcade space outlaw mod friendly game. I tell the same thing in this review as I did in my review of the first game. If you like Cowboy Bebop or Firefly, you´re in for a treat. Is there something in the game you dont like, then mod it to your liking.

First off, ignore most of the bad reviews. Half of them are hung up on the fact this isn't like the other games of the series and the other half just get hung up on non issues. The game is a pretty fantastic modern take on wing commander privateer. The colors are bright and vibrant, sort of reminds me of a 3D wing commander 1&2. I love it. I'm very tired of these bleak and boring space sims. Now, I wouldn't say this is fits the modern definition of a space sim. First off, its not slow and painfully boring. This is a fast, fun, arcade like space sim from yesteryear. And that's why its fantastic. Its not a perfect game, I think the weakest point is the main character and some of the writing. But I have to give it 5/5 to negate these unwarranted one star ratings. To address some more of the criticism: Some complain the game can basically play itself. That's true only on the easiest setting. Its up to you if you want to be able to use auto-chase and auto tracking guns. The game has a couple of modes where they are disabled. The other complaint is you can come out of auto-pilot and be under attack. Well that has killed me a hand full of times. But usually that means you are working an area you aren't ready for yet. I wish it had more of everything, but considering the price point I have no complaints. I wish the whiners wouldn't have shot this game down, I would have loved a sequel.

So I didn't pay full price and to be honest I would not have been disappointed if I had. This is a fun 3D space shooter with some side games - it is straight out of the original Privateer and therefore WingCommander play book. Go here - shoot that - pick up some cargo - drop it off - even has the nav point missions. I thoroughly enjoy playing this game - you can even swap the ingame music for your own mixtape. Definitely worth the £16 it is on sale for at the moment.

It is mostly a decent game, but one mission is fatally flawed in the main mission. You are supposed to be following this alien, but he's not anywhere in the area! When the game realizes you're not near this guy, the mission automatically fails. I never got passed this bug the last time I played it, and barely made it passed this point the first time I played to this point! The main mission is pretty flakey anyway, and completing it didn't leave me feeling like it was worth the gameplay at all ! VERY DISAPOINTING ! Play it for the side missions and the battles, the main mission is a joke.

When Outlaw was first announced and I saw the in-game screens, I thought it was a blatant Privateer rip-off. Not an homage, not a spiritual successor -- same screens with slightly different graphics, same equipment, same mechanics. Rip-off. But then I thought to myself "wait, isn't it a little cold to brush off someone's work just because it's (a lot) like someone else's work?" So I bought the game to form my own impression. Which is this: Cynical me was right AND $20 richer. If you've never played Privateer and have no intention of looking back at the golden years of computer gaming, this game might work for you. If you've loved the genre and were looking for an exciting next chapter in a long list of greats -- eh, maybe give it a miss. I didn't and now I'm out 20 bucks.