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Gaming at its finest

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I haven't played this game in a while, for two reasons: 1) My computer doesn't have a joystick port, so I can't use my joystick, and 2) I've been too wrapped up in World of Warcraft. One reviewer commented that he wouldn't call it the greatest game ever, and he's right. But I will say that this game, years later, is still one of my absolute favorites. I've been waiting for a space combat sim to come out that's at least half as good as Freespace 2. Unfortunately, they don't really make them much anymore, and those that I've seen don't look nearly as good.

A little complicated, but a really great game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

God I have never liked a space shooter as much as Freespace 2. The joystick is excellent when controlling your craft. You have a nice looking set of ships with good graphics to boot. At the time, pre-Doom 3, I thought they were they best graphics known to mankind.

The only problem is, to me anyway, is that the whole "realism" with controlling your space ship is a little too complicated, I mean, if you set the game down for a year and had to pick it back up, you would have to do the tutorial or memorize ALL the controls from the manual.

Anyway, it is a decent game, and if you have a lot of time on your hands, pick it up.

So good I wish they would make another one

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love this game and have played it through a number of times over the years. Not only were the graphics really good for its time, the game play was intense, the story well constructed, music was good, ships were cool, and it had real character. Everything about it was excellent.

I also really liked the mission creator and how you could set up all the ships and events to make a whole scenario. This also allowed various mods to be created including a Babylon 5 mod by some fans after Sierra canceled the B5 fighter game they were making.

It's a shame this genre of game is dead as I would love nothing more than for someone to make a similar game but set in the new Battlestar Galactica universe. Nothing whets my appetite more than thinking of how awesome it would be to launch from BG75 and partake in the missions seen throughout the new series with all the things in the game that made FreeSpace 2 so great.

I am so longing for a game of this type to be made that I might install FreeSpace 2 again and give it a play. I'm sure it will still be good.

If by chance you do happen to come across this game for sale somewhere and are wanting a top-class space fighter experience then grab it because it is well worth it.

More of the same

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Take 'Conflict: Freespace', polish up the already-gorgeous graphics, and you have 'Freespace 2'. Essentially a re-run of the original, this adds new ships, new weapons, at least one outstanding graphical effect (capital ships now attack each other with 'beam weapons' - giant shafts of light that cut through ships like a hot knife through butter), and some new cut-scenes, all wrapped up in a sturdy cardboard box. At the risk of souding boring, if you liked the original, you'll like this, as it's more of the same - the controls and interface are identical, and it's just as derivative of 'X-Wing' and 'Wing Commander' as it ever was, with an emphasis on fast action and spectacular effects. It has absolutely no depth, and very little replay value (the missions are often tightly-scripted, and replaying them is often quite dull, as you know exactly what's about to happen), but it's the best combat flight simulator on the market. One tip - try and play the original first, as this game doesn't usher you into the flow of play gradually, it drops you right in the thick of things from the first mission.

Wonderful Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: November 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

It is a great game I would recommend it to everyone.

Are you serious?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Okay I've had this game for a few years now and still play it on occassion. It is that good of a game.In fact in my opinion its the one flight sim worth playing. But I was looking here on amazon and two seller's were selling Freespace 2 for 149.00! Yeah it's a good game but is it that good. do people really pay that much for this game? If they do, or you are reading this and are interesting in buying it I have a copy that I can part with for a price and it won't be 150 bucks (100 sounds good). Contactme if you are interested

nice game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: June 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have the demo and it is a good game it has the best graficks ever and i am trying to buy the ful verision but it is to darn expensive if you are rich buy this game!

Good but not perfect

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Freespace 2 has a lot going for it. It's a model space flight simulation. You spend almost all your time flying and fighting with great controls, there's good AI both for enemies and your wing, graphics and sound are very good also. Additionally there's good multi-tiered story although part of it remains unresolved at the end. Some of the briefings that advance the story, introduce new weapons and review mission objectives can drag a little too long.

But as I finish the single player campaign what sticks in my mind isn't the good above but the disappointments. Most of the game takes place in a large nebula. Multi-colored 'gas' and lens flare effects fill the screen, the result feeling like playing with a large flashlight in your eyes. It doesn't improve the gameplay it just irritating. Most missions are the straight 'kill everything' type. Other missions seem designed to frustrate you. For example one mission requires you to fly a series of waypoints that are basically in a straight line. The catch is you can't see the next way point from your current one so if you waver off course you become hopelessly lost and have to start over. Finally a handful of missions are usually difficult, pitting you solo against a large number of enemies or timed with unclear objectives.

Apart from a badly-scratched install disc I had no trouble running the game in Windows 98. Nothing I tried would get the game to install in Windows 2000.

One of the BEST simulator game EVER MADE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This space-sim is AWESOME!About 30 years after the first Great War and new one is about to happen.The Galactic Terran fleet has been cut off from Earth.The Vasudans have allied with the GT and formed the Galactic Teran-Vasudan Alliance.The huge nebula that was created in the first game holds many dangers.The Shivans,a very mysterious and destructive race,are invading GTVA space to find out what happend to their scouting party you destroyed in the first Great War.The sinister plot unvolds as you battle deeper into the game.And with an amazing ending you never saw coming!This game has your adrenaline pumping through your vains at the time you've arrived at the final chapter!And with great music to pump it up even more!At true SF masterpiece which is actualy more of an action then a simulator game in my opinion.Sims don't get better than this! (With the exception of FreeSpace 3 =)

The best PC game I've ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I first got this game, I didn't know what to expect. After playing through the single-player campaign, I was blown away.

The missions, the ships, the dogfights, the graphics, the storyline, everything is top notch. I would have to also say that this game is underrated.

For all you FS1 people who have no clue about this one, it takes place 32 years after the Lucifer was destroyed and the Sol jump node collapsed, isolating Earth from the Terran civilization. The GTVA has been formed, unifying the Terrans and Vasudans. Suddenly, the Neo Terran Front, a rebel force led by renegade Admiral Bosch, starts a war with the GTVA over the Vasudan alliance. Not only that, the Shivans are back, but the Terrans and Vasudans have advanced greatly technologically in 32 years, and are ready to fight them this time around. Also, we find out why Bosch has rebelled against his people, and it involves the Shivans. As the story unfolds, his agenda becomes clear, and could have serious consequences for the galaxy.

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