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Freespace is one excellent game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: April 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I never liked the Star Wars games too much (although I still love the movies). Nor did I enjoy the Wing Commander series. I was into first person shooters (Quake and the like) until I played Descent: FreeSpace Battle Pack. Now I don't even bother with Quake, or even Half-Life, anymore...

FreeSpace is Volition's and Interplay's first space combat simulation game and it is the bomb. The game unfolds in the year 2335 and starts you off as a low ranking Terran pilot in the Terran-Vasudan war. After fourteen years of conflict both sides are assaulted by the nigh all-powerful, xenocidal Shivans. From the first Shivan attack the game's pace picks up as the Terrans (humans) and the Vasudans form an alliance to defeat their new enemy. Missions are of the branching type where the outcome of one effects the other; you will be made to replay some missions if the outcome is not favorable for your side. The Shivan capital ships are of enormous proportions and flying over them instills you with a true sense of awe. There is a palpable sense that if you don't defeat the Shivans then the human race will be annihilated.

Because this is the Battle Pack there over fifty missions (with the mission pack). Multiplayer mode allows for several players to fly against one another over a LAN, modem connection, or over the Internet. Volition also has its PXO site that allows players to form squadrons and fly against one another. Graphically the game looks good with a supported 3D card (Glide and Direct3D only) and requires a Pentium 133MHz as minimum. Although the game runs in software mode it doesn't look as good as it's 3D accelerated mode. A Pentium 166MHz or 200MHz with 64MB of RAM should be quite sufficient to run the game at an acceptable frame rate. For owners of a SoundBlaster Live! card you're in for a treat: EAX is supported by downloading and installing a patch (1.06). You'll have to go to Volition's web site to get it (www.volition-inc.com) but it provides great 3D sound support. Force feedback is also present and accounted for and adds to the game's atmosphere.

Descent: FreeSpace Battle Pack is a great game and a must-have for anyone interested in computer gaming. The missions are challenging and immersive, the graphics and sound are on point, and at a price point that's under $20 dollars it's an absolute steal! Just be sure to pick up the sequel FreeSpace 2: Sci-Fi Sim of the Year Edition. I can't wait to see what's in store for FreeSpace 3.

A good game for people who like space sims

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

FreeSpace: The Great War is a great game! The graphics are very nice. The plot is very involving and keeps ya stuck in front of the computer for a good amount of time. The missions are really fun and I always play the campaigns over again. Silent Threat is a good addition to the pack. It is more "confidential classified for your eyes only" sort of stuff. The nebulas in the backround are very colorful and keep ya staring at em' until you notice you are being pounded unmercifuly by enemy fighters. There is a certain strategy that is involved rather than just sliding that disc in and blowing up everything you see. There is little wrong with this game. When you start a new campaign, you lose all your simulation missions in the previous campaign that you just finished, which is what I don't like. If you have played any X-Wing series games, you will most likely like this game as well, though in my opinion the X-Wing series are better, but that's my opinion. Overall, this is a good addition to all that stuff on your C drive. It has good graphics and plot, very good missions, plus some cool music. A good game!

X-Wing, move aside!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Usually, the only spce flying games I would play were the X-Wing games. I went out and bought every one. But one day, I was over at my grandparents house. I saw a disk case reading "Descent Freespace: The Great War". I popped it into my grandpa's computer, and I was instantly swallowed into space. I was surrounded by ships. Friendly and enemy. I was hit by laserfire. I swerved aroud to meet my enemy. I shot back at the other ship . After about five seconds of holding down the trigger on my enemy, a bright explosion was seen. As my enemy drowned into the brilliant nebula surrounding me, a call from a ellow pilot came in. He couldn't escape the enemy trailing him. I helped him out. With no enemies left, I warped back to base. The commander debriefed me, and then I had to go home.

A very fun space game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Really fun and a good simulation of space...later on in levels you can get really bored and stuck,the controls are difficult to. But take all that away and it is the #1 shoot the living ...and keep no survivores game.
This a very worthy game to buy!

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