The game was great ... the squadwar competition was fantastic and the mission editor was fabulous .. but the best of all was all the great pilots and personalities you could fly, chat and compete with.

This game has been around for a decade, and still keeps me playing it. The game is extremely enjoyable, both the main campaign, and the numerous player-made campaigns, that are still being developed today. This game deserves more light, so that it can be picked up, and made even better.

Simply Magenificent. This game was amazing. Great graphics for its time, great Voice Acting. (espeicially after Freespace 1) This is truly the greatest space sim ever. I had to play this game over and over and over before I even got close to being tired of it. Great Spinoff of Descent.

Beautiful Graphics! Absolutely Stunning, without sacrificing any gameplay quality. The main menu also has pleasing cinematics, and after the breifing, you are thrown right into the mission, without having to wait for anything to load.

An extremely engaging game. In order to play it well you nust learn half a keyboard of controls. This appeals to some people, but if you're in the mood for some good mindless carnage (left click to shoot + movement controls) then consider a different game.

Greatest space sim iv'e ever played.

Greatest combat space sim ever made fullstop. Probably my favourite PC game ever and one of the last of dead breed of games the combat space sim. If you ever enjoyed Tie fighter/X-wing/rogue squadron then get yourself a joystick and grab this game and freespace source code project (the community upgrade) and prepare to fall in love.

It's a shame this game didn't get the attention it deserves, because it's a real masterpiece. I very rarely give a perfect score, but Freespace 2 deserves it. The graphics, although old, are still more spectacular than most games I've seen in the past few years. The sound effects and the soundtrack could not have been done better, the gameplay is amazing and the plot and storytelling are among the best I've seen. If you like space simulators, you need to buy this game.… Expand

FS2 is just one of the best space simulators you'll ever see, and with the new graphics system made by Hard-Light Productions you'll experience a flawless AI, epic sound, great storyline and much more: all in a perfect "ooh! shiny!" graphics, and there is even an online mode! To point some flaws, if you are into online communities, HLP won't be your average community: just missing a bunch of days can leave you way behind the discussion. Some guys told me that once there was a "squadwar" games, and you can see someone talking about that feauture on the other reviews below. This is only partially true: there is a multiplayer schedule, but the servers are almost deserted even during scheduled games, but when there is something up, fun is guaranteed!!… Expand

FREESPACE 2: First of all, I'm not a good Space Sim gamer, but this is a pretty fun game for the newcomers of the genre. Here's Freespace 2. It's a beautiful game for a 1999 game. It feels like a 2004-5 game. This game was actually intended to be a spin-off for Descent, but right now it's more stand-alone on it's own. The gameplay was just your normal Space Sim. You lock on missiles and shoot your enemy's vehicle. The vehicle designs are not bad actually. You have your lock on target missiles and your normal infinite laser beam gun. The game is pretty challenging and it can be very intense too. If you are new to the genre like me, don't worry! As soon as you start the game, you'll greeted with a pretty good in-game tutorial. The single player campaign was great with an interesting storyline too. The voice acting is top-notch on this game. It feels like you're playing a Sci-Fi movie instead of a game. I really liked the theme for the game. The space just feels really like a space. Though there are some problems I have no this game. It really takes practice your you to hit a target with your laser beam as you won't hit it perfectly. And If you have a netbook, this game works well, but the problem is that you don't have enough buttons on your keyboard. The game uses more than all the buttons on your keyboard. Most netbooks don't have keypads which was used on this game if you want to strafe your ship. If you want to, just use your joystick. OVERALL: FreeSpace 2 is a good game. I can't really rate it higher because I'm a noob on the genre. So I can't really enjoy the overall feel of the game. If you really liked Space Sim games, go ahead and pick Freespace 2. You will be very satisfied, and newcomers should check it out. [7/10] "Good"… Expand

Epic, and yet one of the saddest games in history. We will never see a Freespace 3 and the world is a dimmer place for it! I will never learn why the Shivans want to kill us, or how far Lt. Snipes career will go now.

A commercial product lovingly crafted with care and detail. A scifi story epic in scope and layered with mysteries. An instant classic with legions of diehard fans in a niche genre. Boy, they don't make em like this anymore. All these sentences describe Volition's much beloved FreeSpace 2. Not to be confused with the partitioning utility software, FS2 is a scifi space simulation which deals with an alien threat to humanity out among the stars. Sound cliched? Yes, it is. But combine the best aspects of space sims (Wing Commander/TIE Fighter) and polish it until it gleams with radiant storytelling and space environments, and you've got this treasured masterpiece. The first FreeSpace got everything pretty much right, but Volition outdid themselves on their second outing. Introducing dense nebulas to their already painterly regular space environs, the cosmic ether is a wonderful place to fight in. The pace of the game is leisurely at the beginning, but quickly ramps up to a deadly tempo as you fight to save humans and their Vasudan allies from the return of the Shivans, the antagonists of the first game. And boy, they return with a vengeance. Don't get comfortable now that mankind's built a huge new capital ship named the GTVA Colossus, the Shivans can more than match it. The twists and turns in the narrative are never anything less then captivating, and the entire game does everything to make you feel as if you're part of an epic struggle between spacefaring civilizations. In the end, questions will linger, which unfortunately must remain unanswered as it doesn't look like we'll ever get a Freespace 3 due to poor sales of FS2. One of the greatest injustices in gaming history.… Expand

Very infrequently would I give out a perfect rating to ANYthing. FS2 on the other hand is, in one word, spellbinding. Rarely have game from ten years ago had such a massiv narrative impact, but FS2 nails just about everything you'd want to get right in video gaming. Everything in this thrillride is solid; the voice acting, the story, the graphics, the sound, the mission design, the gamplay. If I had to complain about anything, it would have to be that FS2 wasn't more successful, then maybe we'd have a Freespace 3 to continue its epic story mode.… Expand

Absolutely excellent game. It has an elegantly simple (but very compelling) plot, and excellent graphics. Although it involves enough controls to blur the line between 'simulator' and 'game,' this is actually a highlight--the control scheme is well-designed and unobtrusive. Ever 2-3 years I try it out again and find that I instinctively remember how to play and shortly thereafter why I liked it so much. Even better, the original Freespace 2 has been vastly improved since it's release (see the Freespace Source Code Project). My only regret while playing this was that I could never find anyone on the multiplayer servers, despite rumors of crazy tournament-based fun, etc.… Expand