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X: Beyond the Frontier
Released On: Jan 26, 2000
67
7.4
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
67
24% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
65% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
12% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
67
24% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
65% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
12% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It's the sort of game that will carve out a space on your hard drive and stay there while other, newer games come and go. X is not for everyone, but it'll almost certainly become a classic for fans of more slowly paced, economics-intensive space simulations.
An admirable game that manages to do quite a lot with very little. Even so, it's doubtful that anyone besides those of you who are addicted (like me) to the trade simulator are going to find this title real competition for the big name space combat games that are already on the shelf.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 29 User Ratings
7.4
55% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
34% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
10% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 29 User Ratings
7.4
55% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
34% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
10% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
After playing around a bit with X3, I decided to give the original game in the series a try. As a gamer who really misses Wing Commander: Privateer and the original Mechwarrior game for the PC, I've been very pleased with X-BTF. It seems to have the same balance of combat tactics and resource strategy that keep the game interesting over the long term: You can switch from Businessman to Demolition Man and vice-versa as the mood takes you.
As with most sandbox games, you don't start with much in the way of resources... but there's no point to playing an empire building game if the empire's already half-built by the time you start. For newcomers who find the complexity of the more recent games of the X series a bit overwhelming. I'd recommend X-BTF as good way to get a feel for the combat/trading systems and the plot/setting without getting hit by option overload.
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There is nothing flat out wrong with X, it's just that after you finish the game (either story or achieve your long-term goals), there's nothing left to do. This is where the genre is supposed to be strongest - the freedom to do whatever - yet X somehow misses the mark.
If you thought "Elite" had too much combat and not enough trading, X is probably worth a look. Otherwise, it's probably best to avoid this one.
Since the X universe limits you to mostly trade and price tracking, X starts to feel like "Excel in Space" only with better graphics than the Microsoft game. Eventually, X’s lack of depth creates a game of commuting, which kills off your urgency to see the main story come to a conclusion.
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.
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PC
This game, no....this entire series is a complete pile of badly programmed rubbish. I have had more trouble with what's been deemed a audio/video "codec" issue. Seriously? With all four of the titles I've installed? You would think that Egosoft (wow, not a humble bone is this crowd huh?) would have released a "patch" like every other reputable game manufacturer would have done to fix this issue. However this task of spending more time trying to fix a "scratchy-assed" noise through your speakers, then actually playing the game is left up to us consumers. I'll just chalk this X-turd-box series up to a loss. I personally couldn't "rate" this crap any lower than I did, so I would highly advise steering clear of this, and any other EGOSOFT software in the future.
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PC
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...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Jan 26, 2000
Developer:
- Egosoft
Publisher: THQ
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