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Seriously, Don't

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 19
Date: November 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I cut my teeth playing Omnitrends Universe. Which was at the time of its release the most complicated, difficult to learn game in history. (also a totally amazing open ended space sim circa 1988). I would say that Battlecruiser follows very closely in that genera, a very indepth open ended space sim, built on technology .

So if you're into the genre, I mean really *into* it like willing to study and memorize the manual before you ever even install the game, willing to accept that the so called training missions are nothing of the sort (they are simply instant action missions where no one will kill you, they serve no educational purpose at all).

Still don't buy it.

Seriously. Because you will have problems, (I couldn't even get it to run for over 5 hours), and the president and CEO of 3000AD, (who also apparently is the head of tech support) is the rudest person I've ever had the displeasure to know. Instead of being helpful to people who are struggling to get this piece of 1990's circa technology to work .
I don't have a personal grudge, we've never spoken, but I encourage you to check out (http://www.3000ad.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi ) his forums to know what type of person you'll be dealing with if you ever have any kind of problem at all. The Man proudly flies this quote in his signature:
"Squirrels with very cold paws have less trouble getting into peanut
butter than the average uninitiated Homo Sapien has in getting into a
Battlecruiser game. - Tim Stone, PC Gamer UK #133 Review"

Seriously the only people who should be buying this game are parents who want their kids to stop playing games forever.

Wasted money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 21
Date: April 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I see why I'm the first review. I'm the only one stupid enough to buy it. Way too many controls to have to try to remember. An airline pilot has less. (I've got a simulator)

much more work than fun

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

After buying this and feeling the weight of the package I should have known that there was going a massive book explaning how to play the game.It is way too complicated to have fun without researching for hours. I blame myself for not looking at the reviews first for if I did I would have known not to buy it.

I Don't.......

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 15
Date: August 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

For the Like of me have no idea why I bought this game. Too many controls and does't have a tutotial or how to in the game or maybe there is but have to press this or that. If you like simulators this is your game.

Nerdy Flight Sim

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 13
Date: November 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this item was a complete waste of my money and I was very dissapointed with it, it's just a flight sim with a bunch of control s you don't know how to use.

Don't waste your money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

What a disapointment. I am a big fan of the space sim genre (X-wing, Tie fighter, Wing commander, homeworld 1 & 2, freespace 1&2 and Independence War 1&2). I bought BC3000 Gold on an auction site for $6.00. I wish I hadn't wasted my money. After 3 hours of trying to figure out how to run the ship I gave up. Too complicated. The graphics are mediocre, the sound is low quality and the music tracks are cheesy. There are no training missions to teach you how to run the ship. The GUI looks like something from 1995. I was sucked in to buying this game because Dreamcatcher was the publisher and they have had some good space games, this is not one of them.

Starforce Strikes Back

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Nevermind how complicated this game is purported to be - don't buy it just for the outrageous hassle you'll go through just trying to get it to run on your system, because of the anti-ripping technology that's spot-welded onto this thing. If I wanted to be challenged by the complexity of getting a complicated program just to run on Windows, I'd just as soon hand-code an emulator for the Apollo Space Program as try to get this thing to cooperate.

meh

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

EVE Online, Freelancer, Homeworld, even old school Wing Commander and Privateer titles are much better, IMHO.

wont buy this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I actually found this game,I could never get the demo to install,if I can't try the demo I wont buy the game.

terrible game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i bought this game thinking it would be great but it is crappy,the graphics are great but the game i dont understand.i tryed just learning the controls but i found out only to fire and move.here are some cons and pros,

cons:

theres like a thousand controls you have to learn

i couldnt do anything nothing to fight,i couldnt get into starbases or buildings,theres like 5 or 6 computer things in this like screens and menus.

pros

good graphics

the easyist thing to play is being a marine which is like fps (first person shooter)(though it is freakin boring at begining)

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