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Are there any computer and video game players that haven't dreamed of piloting an intergalactic starfighter against an overwhelming enemy assault? Perhaps there are--but if you share that dream, you can live the vision, at least in computer game form, with Interplay's high-octane space combat simulation FreeSpace 2.
Placing you in the role of a nameless, but extremely able, Terran pilot, FreeSpace 2 continues the complex story first introduced in its predecessor, Descent FreeSpace: The Great War. Over 30 years have passed, but the nefarious, spiderlike Shivan race continues to threaten Earth and its peaceful ally, the Vasudan Empire.
Over the course of 30 new single-player missions, a dynamic tale of both civil war and armageddon unfolds; the improved storyline is just one of several sequel improvements. FreeSpace 2 implements the most impressive 3-D graphics of any space-combat simulation to date--prepare to feast on mammoth capital ships, missile trails, detailed ships, and eye-opening, screen-filling explosions. Many FreeSpace 2 missions occur within dense nebulae. The immersive, clouded environment offers intense dogfighting gameplay to match the dazzling visuals. When you're finished with the single-player campaign, hop online and compete against others, in both team and solo warfare, on Volition's online service. --Doug Radcliffe
Amazon.com Product Description
Interplay successfully eluded the "sophomore slump" with the 1999 release of Freespace 2. After great critical acclaim, Freespace 2: Sci-Fi Sim of the Year builds on the success of its predecessors, adding over 20 missions and allowing one to create, customize, and even exchange single-player and multiplayer scenarios with FRED 2, the new and improved mission editor. - Up to 12 players can battle in dogfight, team vs. team (up to 8 players), and cooperative missions via LAN, TCP/IP, or modem. New scenarios include flying with Vasudan squadrons, piloting advanced stealth fighters, and "painting" targets with TAG (Target Acquisition and Guidance) missiles. An in-depth combat system enables players to target and destroy subsystems, disabling engines, defensive turrets, missile batteries, and fighter bays.
Freespace 2: Sci-Fi Sim of the Year Reviews
Freespace 2: Sci-Fi Sim of the Year Reviews
| 38 of 41 people found the following review helpful  The best computer game ever made!, By This review is from: Freespace 2: Sci-Fi Sim of the Year (CD-ROM) What else can you do for a game that has garnered as many awards as Freespace 2 has? Why add new missions of course! The result is Freespace 2: Sci-Fi Sim of the Year Edition, a product which includes 20 extra missions as well as some high-res artwork and wallpaper not included on the original CDs. The missions have been crafted by users and are approved by Volition and Interplay.First the specs: Freespace 2 requires at least a Pentium 200MHz processor and 32MB of RAM with a 4MB 3D video card. Ideally, you'll want to run the game on a Pentium II 266MHz or faster processor with an 8MB or higher video card and 64 or more megs of memory. Because the game has a 1024x768 screen resolution option the maximum install is about 1.2GB of hard drive space. But it's worth it, all of it. Freespace 2 is the ultimate representation of what any computer game should be. From the opening cutscene, which chronicles the Battle of Deneb from the previous game, to the first battle in... Read more 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful The standard to which others must be compared, By This review is from: Freespace 2: Sci-Fi Sim of the Year (CD-ROM) This is one of the best games to come out in the last couple of years. I'm not sure that I would say that the extra missions included in the 'SF Sim of the Year' edition make it worth paying the ten extra bucks, so you might want to point yourself in the direction of the standard edition if you're pinching pennies this week.This is a space sim (duh); so you want to have a joystick or a gamepad unless you're into punishing yourself. I'm of the understanding that a lot of people avoid or are disappointed in games that are built around a joystick, which is too bad. This game deserves wider sales than it has had, because it's the spaceflight equivalent of Half-Life or Starcraft. System requirements are also fairly heavy. It can be played in 640x480 or 1024x768 (older Voodoo owners, take note: no 800x600) at 32-bit color, and at 1024 in 32 there still is no game to date that looks better. But you've got to be prepared to throw some hardware at it. I get fairly decent... Read more 17 of 18 people found the following review helpful This is one of the best games ever., By "the_slammer" (Reston, VA United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Freespace 2: Sci-Fi Sim of the Year (CD-ROM) Review System: P3-450, 96M RAM, RIVA TNT2Sweet mother of god. Just thinking about this game gives me goosebumps, bringing me back to long sleepless nights spent in the eerie confines of a nebula, told that SOMETHING is out there, but silently knowing you won't see it until it's too late... Then something appears out of the shadows. Freespace 2 is without a doubt the best space combat sim I have EVER played, blowing away its contemporaries X-Wing Alliance, Independence War, Starlancer and Tachyon: The Fringe. Graphics wise, unmatched. It's like playing a $100 million movie. Huge explosions, screen filling shockwaves, and incredibly detailed and bump mapped ships. Sound: Excellent. Atmospheric music, good voice acting, and perfect sounds for weapons, engines and more. Value: Great. A long campaign and good multiplayer options will keep you playing for a long time. But, you say, Starlancer had great graphics! Tachyon had great sound! X-Wing had great value! Where... Read more |
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