Freespace 2

When I first encountered this game back in 1999 or 2000 I was simply blown away. Since then, its been a staple game on my computer(s). When I am stressed from work, or just want to blast Shvians in the next dimension that game cures all. With the addition of the mod and graphics updates, this game once again has new life. I've had people get almost sick watching me zip in and out of Motherships and fly through clouds of Shvian Fighters to turn around and blast them away. The game never gets old. With Fred2, I've made up a whole ton of missions which eventually will be my own Campaign pack. 5 Star Rating. No question. Gary

This is simply the best game I've ever played. From taking out swarms of fighters, to unloading bombs on capital ships, this game is the best of the best when it comes to space-sim games. With many weapons and missiles to choose from, you're always guaranteed your custom-made pyrotechnics display. And I just never get tired of that warm fuzzy feeling inside me when massive enemy capital ships go up in a burst of flames. The plot of the game just drags you into it. You can't possibly play this game and NOT get addicted to it. Also, you should go to www.hard-light.net and get FreeSpace Open, which offers modern graphics, instead of the 20th century flavor. Also, I highly recommend getting the FreeSpace Port from hard-light as well, which is the original FreeSpace 1 (a.k.a.: Descent/Conflict: FreeSpace), so you can play the original game in the series with the modern day graphics. Also, browse hard-light's massive collection of fan made campaigns that are almost as good as the FreeSpace 2 campaign, such as Silent Threat: Reborn. And, as a bonus, you can create your own missions and campaigns with the FRED mission editor. This is the mission editor that Volition used to make the main FreeSpace 2 campaign. So you can play your own missions, or even edit the missions from the FreeSpace 2 campaign however you'd like (directions to do this is on hard-light.net). This is a must-have game! I would recommend this game to anyone who has a joystick or flight yoke! Have fun!

This is, by far, the greatest space sim ever made! the dogfighting has an edge-of-your-seat, white knuckle intensity. the captial ship seem majestic and deadly. the beam cannons add a sense of being an ant in a giants war.

I've been wanting to get this game for such a long time it is by far the best game ever made, nothing comes close to how awesome this game is! I remember playing this game day in day out for years until I lost the cd and formatted my pc.. I've been a little empty inside ever since :(

I must say that when I first started playing this game back in '99, I didn't think much of it...until about six years later! Back in '05, I found out that Volition's DESCENT: FreeSpace 2 had been released a second time in '01 that included a Source version of the game made by Hard-Light Productions (HLP). Since then, I've seen how far this game (...AND it's series...) have come since its release! HLP made FreeSpace a modding paradise compared to most other games! I mean, the guys in the HLP community have made (AT LEAST) 50+ mods for the game! I'd like to see a different game beat that!!! And if THAT wasn't enough, then what really made FreeSpace: Source (aka: "FreeSpace 2: Source Code Project" or "FreeSpace: Open") beautiful was that HLP RE-DID all the models, textures, and skins ON ALL the ships and objects, as well as made FS2 OpenGL compatible (which is the best thing to use when running the SCP; for some reason, it doesn't like Direct 3D). HLP also threw in all sorts of little toys to play around with when running the SCP, increasing the enjoyment of the game EVEN MORE!!! Also, (and just an FYI for anyone who wants to see if they can get a free copy of the game) FreeSpace Open may come with all the files needed to make the game as good as I described it, but, as of the Source release version 3.6.9, HLP NO LONGER put in a copy of each of the FreeSpace games, which is good for GoG, and bad for loner gamers. If you have the game and want the SCP, click on the link below: http://www.hard-light.net/ PS: I AM a HLP member, so I do know this info is all confirmed. Oh, and, yes, the HLP staff and community added to ALL the information about the FreeSpace history, races, and tech you see in the game. Just look on the Hrad-Light Wiki!