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  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Jan 26, 2000
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67 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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  • Summary: Take a trip to the farthest reaches of space in this real-time simulation. You're the pilot of an experimental aircraft that falls into an unknown sector of the universe. Your objective is to get home alive, but that won't be any small task as tons of enemies and obstacles will try to slow your progress throughout the adventure. The game boasts more than 150 fully operational aircraft, six interactive civilizations, in excess of 10,000 objects to use, and thousands of hours of gameplay. Fighting, trading, and solving puzzles are all part of the territory in this massive gaming experience.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. ActionTrip
    81
    Play it patiently, explore, fight and enjoy... It just might do the trick before the heavy hitters like Starlancer and Freelancer arrive.
  2. TotalGames.net
    74
    Time consuming and considering the lack of alternatives, quite good at what it does. But it fails to seamlessly merge the combat and trading that Elite did so well and is, to put it bluntly, a bit on the dull side.
  3. All Game Guide
    40
    With over 10,000 objects in the game's universe, there is quite a bit to see and no one's going to tell you how or when to see it in this open-ended space adventure.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. OdraSPUF
    7
    A frustrating start turns away most casual gamers, but once you get used to the controls and manage to upgrade your ship for faster travel this game begins to shine. Robust economics, a faction-based political system and a vast universe to explore has made this game a welcome addition to my collection. Players that don't suffer from short-attention spans that enjoy simulations and economic driven games (ie. Simcity) with combat thrown into the mix may find this to be an entertaining title. Some points before purchasing: * The graphics feel dated (1999), but it handles itself well with no problems so far. * Slow "grinding" period when first starting the game. * No configurable controls. (save for about 5 keys) Find a downloadable Demo at Egosoft's website.… Expand
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