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Buy this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: December 11, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is by far the best space sim out there. The graphics are incredible, but make sure you have a good 3D card (my 12MB VooDoo2 gets a little jerky at times). The storyline is captivating and well thought out. Anyone playing this game will not be disappointed.

One of the best Space Sims I have seen!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: January 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Looking for a game that combines the best of all space simulators in one package? Then try Freespace 2! Freespace 2 is an AWESOME, fast-paced space simulator that is "very simular" to a wild combination of Descent, Star Wars, Star Trek, and the best space movies that you can think of. The game's story plot is very cleaverly designed and is enjoyable. The missions are beautifully designed and well planned. The manufactures of this game have obviously put hours of careful thought into making this game of the best of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if this game doesn't continue to win big in the next year also. The game play is very smooth for Pentium III computers; excellent for those that are slower. I have a Pentium II 433 and the game play is still awesome! One thing that makes this game a winner is that it comes with a variety of very nice features that most space simulator packages don't come with. Some of these features are FREE multiplayer game-matching service, in-game chat rooms with multiple public / private channels, automatic statistics tracking, smooth game play, well designed missions, beautiful movie inserts, voice read mission debriefings, the actual game play is like being inside of a live movie (a little addicting, I must admit), mission builder, campaign builder, the ability to modify your missions by selecting your star fighter, equipment, weapons, etc. Another neat feature is that this game comes with a lot of movie clips and communication that occurs in the play time. It also comes with about 40 missions that are aways fun to replay. Missions can come out differently, which is always a welcomed feature. One extra feature (which I have already used is that the game is upgradeable. This way, you can keep freely upgrading your game in case the manufactures find any bugs.) The current version is 1.20.

If you like to have fun, give this game a try. I personally don't buy very many computer games, but this is one that I WILL HAVE TO RECOMMEND. It is definately a must buy!

FreeSpace 2: The best space combat simulation game ever made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: March 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

By now some you have already heard of or read reviews of FreeSpace 2, the sequel to the excellent Descent: FreeSpace-The Great War which was published by Interplay back in 1998. There aren't enough adjectives to describe this magnus opus but here are a few: breath-taking, immersive, nonpareil, magnificent, astounding, absolutely brilliant. First things first: FreeSpace 2 requires a Pentium 200MHz with a 3D accelerator card that supports either Glide, OpenGL, or Direct3D. I recommend at least a Pentium II 266MHz or higher and about 1 gig of hard drive space. The game's high resolution artwork supports 1024x768 in 32-bit color and the standard 640x480; 800x600 need not apply.

The game picks up 32 years after the original. The Terrans and Vasudans (the original enemies from the first game)have formed an alliance called the GTVC but a group of renegade Terrans called the New Terran Front have begun to shake things up. It gets worse: the nigh all-powerful Shivans make a return from the last game as well and add more fuel to this cosmic conflagration. As a GTVC pilot you will get to fly new Terran and Vasudan vessels as well as engage in epic dogfights against new Shivan craft. Locales now include nebulae which interfere with your ship's instruments but also your enemies' too.

This game has to be played to be really appreciated. On the hardware side of things EAX and A3D audio support are present and accounted for as well as force feedback. And to make things even merrier Interplay has recently released the game. It's called FreeSpace 2: Sci-Fi Sim of the Year Edition and it has 20 additional levels, which brings the total number to 50. There's also high resolution wallpaper and a few other goodies not found on the original CD

If you have even the faintest interest in computer games, or enjoy playing hardcore sci-fi sim combat games, then get FreeSpace 2. It will totally rock your world.

Move over Wing Commander, Take a seat X-Wing, FS 2 is here

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: April 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Where to start...well, I know I won't make a catch all neanderthal statement to the effect that this is the best game ever, (that is until the NEXT best game ever comes along), because it isn't. Freespace accomplishes many things by providing a solid story line to back up very impressive game play. Where Freespace might lack is in two small areas-lack of creativity for naming of vessels within the GTVN and the fact that no military structure would allow or stand for the sniveling and back talk that gets carried over in the com-traffic between fighters and capital ships. But these are minor quibbles to what lies in store for the player. Freespace 2 offers an expansive campaign with several missions that lead you from a civil war led by Admiral Aken Bosch (voice of Ronny Cox from Robocop & Total Recall), and his Neo-Terran Front faction to a resurgence of activity care of the Shivans, whom Bosch has somehow brokered a deal with. Where the missions shine is the player is never lacking anything to do, and the game borrows from both the Wing Commander and Star Wars games in mission design. However, unlike the other space combat sims, Freespace 2 never suffers from the worry of having to be all over the map in order to accomplish a mission. The flight model is much improved over the original game, though I think the GTVN fighters could be a little faster, even without the afterburners. Flight dynamics are second to none, the ships responsive, especially with a good joystick. Fighter choice, weapons and missiles are in good supply, and each have their different effects, though I would have preferred a little more discretion in outfitting my fighter in early missions. Graphically, Freespace 2 is very strong, whether it be the detail on the various fighters to the overwhelming scale of the capital ships, especially the Sathanas-class juggernaught (which I think gains its inspiration from the Vorlon vessels from Babylon 5). However, it's the little things you notice that really make the game, like when you fire at ship and miss, your weapons' discharge flashes over the ship hull with a visible light effect, the visual and aural effect of a capital ship's flak guns as you do a strafing attack across it's surface (you quickly learn how to skin dance across the hulls of these big beasts) or the spectacular nebula effects of the later missions as you pilot your way through pea soup-like gas clouds. Ship design is also better than in the first game as they play up the more insectile forms of the Shivan fighters, whereas in the first they resembled awkwardly placed slabs arrayed in different angles. Human and Vasudan fighters are a mixed bag, but they all have a functional look about them, and have much less of a polished look than either Wing Commander or the Star Wars. Boiled down in it's essence, Freespace 2 is a solid shoot-em-up type game, carried on thanks to a solid game engine, and exceptional graphic design and terrific 3D support (I have 16 meg Voodoo 3000). This is all enhanced by a great interface that doesn't over complicate the flow of the game or game play. This is not the best game ever, as no game can claim that crown. However, it is the best of the current crop of space combat sims. It easily outclasses X-Wing Alliance, and I feel that Lucas Arts really needs to rethink how they design their game missions, because in XWA, you are flying practically the same missions you flew in X-Wing & TIE Fighter. Freespace 2 gives you a vast playground that is not merely beautiful, but ultimately function and very rewarding.

Best Space Sim to Date

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: December 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Let's see, why would you want Freespace 2?

- Incredible gameplay
- Huge capital ships that are miles long
- Amazing graphics and sound
- 70 ships and 20 weapons
- An engaging plot
- Cooperative multiplayer SquadWar

I could use a lot of other adjectives to describe the wonder that is Freespace 2, but I leave that exercize up to you.

Fantastic!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Look, there's nothing I can say that can do this game justice. Saying that the graphics are groundbreaking, the sound is excellent, and that it has an honest-to- plot that would actually make a fairly decent SF novel just doesn't capture the magnitude of this game.

Go to the Interplay website and download the playable demo. Afterwards, pick your jaw up off of the floor so that you can buy the full version.

Still great game, but come on, not worth $70-150!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: June 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Like so many people reviewing this game, I heard all the raving about this game. I heard some comparisons to the Wing Commander legacy, and at that point, had to get it. I was a huge Wing Command fan back in its day (1989??). But after looking around, was totally discouraged. People asking over a hundred bones for used copies. However, there is a way to get this game for free. I'm not gonna say where to look, but its out there...available in one big file. (Hint: Google Hint: Abandonware) I've been playing it the last couple days, and yeah, its grrrreat, but I'm glad I didnt spend $70 for it. Go find it and maybe the price will drop to a reasonable level.

Best space combat game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Freespace 2 is ,without a dout the best game ever.With toatally life like graphics and extreme sound it ranks above all the aothers. ypu will notice the attintion that they pay to detail.when you hit an enemy fighter you see its shields lighting up.when you hit the afterburners the cockpit shakes back and forth.with 70 very realistic ships and a toatally awsuem aray of weapons its a defanet must have for any space simulation lover.

The Best Sci Fi Flight Sim

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I played this game when it originally came out and fell in love...no, was obsessed with it instantly. I played it constantly, hours on end. Dreamed about it. It consumed all my waking thoughts.

Why? Because this game is intense. The richness of the story and universe that they created with this game is amazing. However, the mechanics of the game is what is truly unmatched. the graphics are amazing, the sound is out of this world, the vocal acting is good (for a video game, anyway). There are so many ships and weapons to choose from, and the way the ships move and get hit look quite believable. And there is nothing so frightening as when you have the volume cranked and you are going against a capital ship and you hear those beams start to charge up. Unlike in other sci-fi flight games, going against a capital ship in THIS game is very risky business indeed.

But what I think really made this game so great which noone ever mentions is the FRED editor which allows you to create your own missions and campaigns from scratch. There is nothing more exciting than when you complete your own mission/campaign with your own story and you go in and try it and it all works the way you wanted and even in some unexpected ways as well. It's the editor, at least in my case, that ensured the enduring playability of this game, even after I had completed the main adventure.

Unfortunately I had lost my access to a computer and could not play this or any other PC game for a couple of years but recently have been able to play games again. First one I went back to try was Freespace 2. I was worried that it might seem dated or the "magic" as it were, may have worn off. I'm happy to report that the spell has not been broken, the game is as incredible now as it was in 1999. there is simply nothing to compare to it. I'm sure my waking thoughts and dreams will be consumed by it soon.

Childhood dream comes true

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Freespace the Great War came close, but this time, Freespace2 is exactly IT: my dream of space battle when i was young. Fleets of giant spaceships beaming each other, and you being a minute fighter/bomber, chasing others while being chased, will occasionally fly close enough to the ship to marvel at its size and details.

more importantly, you feel you are IN for something huge. RPG's let you take over a piecec of personaly history. but Freespacec series really puts you in a position that you feel you are part of the history of huhmanity. you are in the turning point of the history. but you aren't the superhero who will determine it. you do your best and see what happens. your limited power makes you feel that you are still a human, but you are making your part in this history of humanity.

this IS my all time favorite.

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