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only for hard core

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game has pretty much a good story line and some cool features but the controls for the game totally suck and make it into a complete nightmare to play.

Whoops!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got this game in hopes of a good adventure. Instead i got terrible controls, command problems, poorest where the enemy is and whom the enemy is tracking i've ever experinced in any game. Communication, ship functions, and user friendliness were shot to hell! Definitely DO NOT buy this game unless you have 4 arms and are masochistic.

Good potential but....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Started off great, fantastic graphics and the ships were good fun to fly. The problem is that you never know where to go or what to do. You're supposed to go out in to the universe and find "jobs" to do but with no direction or idea as to how to go about doing it. I went from one planet to another, nothing happened but I enjoyed the view. Too bad the game cheat manual is out of print.

I-War 2: EoC / For the Space Sim Fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

A decent storyline, upgradeable and customisable ships and a realistic physics engine. If you like I-War, you'll want this.

The learning curve on this game is a bit steep, especially on multiplayer but well worth the effort IMHO.

Underrated game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Rarely do you find a game these days that has the two qualities that make a great game. Graphics and gameplay. Far too aften it's one or the other. These days the plot usually has to suffer because developers spend way too much time trying to visually impress the gamer.
This is not the case in I-War 2. From the main menu interface, the music, just the presentation in general upon first installing the game it's hard not to initially sit there with your mouth open in awe. Though far and few between, the cutscenes in this game are nothing less than spectacular. Don't be fooled though, the learning curve on this game is very steep. I knew this from the get go and I decided I was going to finish this game. I started playing Sep 02, I finished it in around April 03. I don't have the time to play 10 hr marathons, but everytime I did sit down, I played this.
One of the downfalls in the game is that there are a few problems with the in game scripting, in laymen's terms sometimes parts of the script won't continue if certain things are done in a right order, and it can be very frustrating, especially because there's no way to know. With a very small amount of time there are fan websites that can help guide you or show you what your doing wrong. Plus through patches about 95% of these "holes" have been fixed.
Another reason so many found the game difficult is the physics of the game, it is a sim so it uses zero gravity, meaning once you start accelerating unless you accelerate the other direction you'll keep going that direction. It makes combat very interesting and very difficult to master.
I can't recommend this game enough, the story kept me going to the end, the music and sound effects are beautiful, top notch graphics, exciting epic space battles, a true space sim in every aspect.

Must have game for Iwar, Babylon 5, or Firefly fans

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought the original Independence War back in 98 and loved it. IW2:EOC came out in 2000 and though I really wanted to get it I just didn't have a computer powerful enough to run it. I finally have a computer that will run it and am glad Amazon.com still had it available. You play a space pirate doing odd jobs much like the TV show Firefly. But unlike Firefly your ships are armed. The game is mission based but you can take or leave missions if you like. It has a linear story but you can do what you like. If you just want to fly around you can. It is a difficult game. It is not a shooter. You need to know your ships systems, abilities, and weaknesses. This may seem daunting but you will soon get used to the controls and tricks with a little trial and error. The game begins with a tutorial.

If you liked Iwar I am probably singing to the choir. But you will see old and new ships in the Iwar universe. Puffins, patcoms and corvettes make a comeback and have new models. I'm not far enough in the game to know if I will ever acquire a patcom or corvette but I will if I can. :) The control of the ships subsystems is made more easily accessible with the new HUD commands.

It is now 2003. Who knows how much longer IW2:EOC will be available. If you want a well made starship simulator with a well thought out universe on the scale of Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, or Babylon 5 you owe it to yourself to get this game. It's not a shooter. So if you want something simple to fly you may want to steer clear. But it is a great game if you are willing to be patient with yourself.

Good start, now make a game out of it

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 14
Date: December 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First off, this is the first space simulator I've played that has reasonably realistic physics. There is no speed limit, and stopping a turn or movement takes as long as starting it. You've got shields and even auto-aiming guns. You can not only move forward and backward but side to side and up and down also. Once you get used to the controls, it's a lot like a 1st person shooter when it comes to dogfighing, but without the limitation of gravity. You'll find yourself strafing, flying backwards, and rolling around in all directions while always trying to face the enemies in order to shoot them.

Graphics are good, too. Stars and planets look pretty good (except that they all spin WAY too fast), and ships look great. Distances between destinations are huge - lightminutes.

Now, if Particle Systems had put this into a FreeSpace-like game, they'd be set. But no, they had to make your character a freelancer and the game's missions either nebulous or outright ridiculous. The action, when there is any, is good, but you'll normally find yourself flying the most boring missions the creators could think of. In one mission, I had to sneak into some kind of corny space party and spraypaint a ship to prove my self to a group of Robinhood space pirates. In another mission, I flew around an evil corporation's space base and stole a large vehicle. The missions are so corny and boring, it's stupifying when combined with such good physics and graphics. Often, you'll have time to fly around between actual missions and pirate goods for trading. Better goods are more dangerous to come by. It's sorta fun, but very repetitive. Twice, I've restarted the entire game because a new mission just didn't show itself. I just endlessly searched the IW2 cosmos for loot after a certain mission and never got orders to fly any specific mission no matter how many times flew on my own. This game had huge potential, but it just puts me to sleep.

Too many bugs

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: December 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game has too many bugs. In my case I recover stolen goods, and return them to where I'm suppose to, then nothing happens after that. This is early in the game. I can't get past this point. You are just stuck there with nothing happening. Very slow game, too much wasted time going places and then you accomplish your mission and the game just stops. No support provided from game mfg. Too much time wasted for little results Much better games out there.

Great action game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I think this is only the 2nd game in my 15 years of playing computer games that I actually finished. I love the accurate flight physics and believable story line. The game walks one right through getting proficient at flying and it is necessary to play the game. You get a whole lot better before you end the game.

I would recommend this to anyone that dreams of flying in space.

Edge of Chaos

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Its best with a joystick. I love the plot, its very deep and involving. Graphics are still hard to match even today.

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