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AWSOME!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the BEST space combat sim ive ever played! It has Perfect 3D lots of flyable ships (fighters,bombers,ECT...) has g very engrosing story plot and has 2 playable campaigns. This game is well worth the money and i encourage you to buy it!

Still the best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have owned/flown scores of space/flight sims; none is as comprehensively saitfying as Freespace2. The mission progression is linear but the allure of so-called "dynamic campaign" games has always eluded me; perhaps it was their basic gameplay that I found lacking in entertainment value. This one rocks! The graphics are terrific for their day and fine even by today's lofty standards. Amazing framerates even with less-than-state-of the-art machines. The storyline is interesting, the gameplay is user-adjustable from cake-walk to impossible, and the user chooses his own ship, loadout, and those of his wingmates. Too bad the designers are no longer in business because this is still the very best of the best!

incredible game, but a few flaws...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When you look at Freespace 2 and play, you think "Wow, incredible game!" All, in all, this is true. The missions, especially ones with enormous capital ship battles, deep in the nebula, with only enough Hit Points to survive one more shot from that fighter thats chasing you, you have a strong feeling in you. However, it is great fun. One thing the game lacks, is a slide control. ...If you had a slide control in Freespace 2, you could turn and engage pretty much anyone. Also the game takes an incredibly long time to load, which is ridiculous. Also, keep the difficulty setting on easy for a little while, or else you blown up before you even think about it. But, forgetting the flaws, which are so minor, you don't even notice them most of the time, Freespace 2 is definatly a game worth your time and money. Buy it now.

FREESPACE2 GREAT WAR2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Freespace 2 is one of the greatest games i have freespace one
teamwork is one of the best stratigies best weapons are the
hornets:tip:while attacking never fire for the radar go for the
engine:tip 2:never fire apon capital ships with out destroying
all vasudan or shivan fighters.
good luck commander!

I would give it 6 stars if I could!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Freespace 2 is in a nutshell, a Freespace 1 with all its faults fixed. If you don't like flight sims, you wont like Freespace. But, if you've ever enjoyed X-wing, Ace Combat, Wing Commander, or anything to do with fighter planes, this is for you.

Freespace 2 starts off several years after Descent Freespace. Over the years, technology has improved, and Volition accurately shows that. The GTVA fleet is made up of new fighters, though the best of the last gen fighters are still being used. (Though they too, are being phased out)

Volition does a great job of showing the traits of the different factions. The NTF uses older fighter designs, and generally does massed attacks. NTF pilots seem to be more aggressive than GTVA counterparts. Terran fighters continue to be more all-purpose, and their mission styles reflect that. The Vasudans however, have more single purpose ships, normally having lighter armor and increased speed over Terran ships.

One other enhancement is the beam canons and flack guns on Capital Ships. No longer are they just gunboats with a tendency to miss. The huge, Lucifer like Beam Canons look and feel powerful and great. Its fun to just sit and watch a duel of destroyers.... Flack canons are also a welcome addition. They're pretty much anti fighter canons, and they're deadly in this aspect. They can take down flights of bombers with ease, and they also shoot down incoming bombs. These make destroyers rightfully feared of, and the huge battles look majestic overall. It reminds of Star Wars battles, and it never disappoints.

The campaign itself is wonderful, with branching missions and a great plot, which leaves you wondering about the end of the conflict until the conclusion. There are now some new optional missions too, and these grant you elite materials for use later in the game. There is also a more difficult extra campaign, called Templar, which shows the destruction of the Hammer of Light.

What's also included is an enhanced FRED editor, so you now truly have a great mission editor. The instructions are fairly easy to understand, so it's possible to make great single player (or multi player) missions or even campaigns.

This is my favorite flight sims of all time, and it rightfully deserves its flight sim of the year.

The greatest Space Simulation ever created

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Though this game is coming up on 5 years old, it has aged very well. I have replayed the game more times than I ever had any other game. You will see why it is THE benchmark upon which all other space sim games are based. It's a travesty that it didn't get more credit and press. If you enjoy combat flight simulations and you haven't played this one, you're missing out. Play it; you won't be disappointed.

Now if only Volition would release a Freespace 3!

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

i probably own 2 or 3 computer games and couldn't care less about space wars or star trek or other stuff like that, but this is a really good game even if you're not into that stuff. Its simply fun to play

I just don't get it.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 18
Date: June 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

True, the graphics are incredible, and the story behind the game is quite interesting, but...the game itself is dull. Basically you fly around in a beautifully generated computer environment shooting at other ships. If the graphics and musical score were a tenth of what they are, the average user would see it as the low-brow arcade sim that it is. PS: I STILL have not found a game that even closely rivals Red Baron 3D. Now that's a game!

It was good...but not great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I had to review this given the completely hyperbolic reviews everyone else gave. The game simply isn't terrific. Its good, with top notch graphics and sound, and fun to play. The story line is not all that, and really doesn't involve one emotionally the way that Tachyon and X-wing Alliance do. My biggest beef is with the wingmen. They are total idiots; its impossible to keep any of them alive for more than ten seconds. Also, they are pitifully incapable of achieving any but the most rudimentary tasks. "Destroy that" is about as complex an order as they can handle. The game contains more complex commands that may be given, but its too hard to split your attention from combat, and punch in a sequence like C-2-2-1, especially if you have to give multiple orders, or change orders mid mission. Even if you do, they won't get it right. Rank advancement for your character depends on efficient leadership, which is impossible to give. Finally, some of the missions are downright hard, especially considering your incompetent squad mates. I got really annoyed when I had to play one mission eight or nine times, because success or failure hinged on random luck, and literally had nothing to do with flying ability. This game is good, but not as good as everyone is putting it out to be. PS- Why do all space sims make fighters fly as if they were inside an atmosphere?

Really Good Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game in the world. If you like jets or shooters, you will love this game.

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