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Darkstar One

MundaneMundane Elite Ranger
in Zocalo v2.0
[url]http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/ve3d/image/article/715/715120/darkstar-one-screenshots-20060627011342031.jpg[/url]

[url]http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/ve3d/image/article/715/715120/darkstar-one-screenshots-20060627011320557.jpg[/url]

[url]http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/ve3d/image/article/715/715120/darkstar-one-screenshots-20060627011334435.jpg[/url]

[url]http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/ve3d/image/article/715/715120/darkstar-one-screenshots-20060627011325636.jpg[/url]

Looks good... (space-sim)

[url]http://www.darkstar-one.com/[/url]

Comments

  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    I like his outfit!
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    reading the info, i am more than a little reminded of the Independence War games.....damn i need to dig them out again:)
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    You know, its a shame Battle Cruiser didn't live up to its potential - its exactly the kind of game I am in the mood for right now.
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    Sounds like a game Id like to buy, if only it was for the xbox 360..
  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by croxis [/i]
    [B]I like his outfit! [/B][/QUOTE]


    Crox.... that is so stereotypical !! :D

    ~~~~~~~~

    Game itself looks good, I wonder what the price will be like.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    My boyfriend is totally rubbing off on me =Þ

    Anyways, the games does look interesting going back to the old school mission set-up. I'll keep my eye on the reviews and if it is any good I'll nab it. I'm liking the stylization as well.
  • RubberEagleRubberEagle What's a rubber eagle used for, anyway?
    In the 3 biggest german PC Games mags, it got about 85% every time.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    85% is a decent score, although grade inflation is getting bad in game reviews imho
  • RubberEagleRubberEagle What's a rubber eagle used for, anyway?
    well, one review in particular says it's a great game if you like space-sims, and the reasons it hasn't a 90%+ score is small things like AI (though another review says it has great AI), and not perfect joystick-control (wich will be changed in a future patch), and they recommend to get the game.

    An international Demo should come out Friday.
  • SpiritOneSpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM
    whats with the lack of multiplayer?? It looks a lot like Privateer or Elite, great games in their day, but now adays multiplayer just makes a game that much more fun. Besides, after Jumpgate, a single player space sim = ZZZZZ.
  • WHYWHY Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by croxis [/i]
    [B]You know, its a shame Battle Cruiser didn't live up to its potential - its exactly the kind of game I am in the mood for right now. [/B][/QUOTE] Closest I can think of is X3, but that's provided you're comfortable having Starforce on your machine.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    No star force. Ever. My drives are dying as it is. That and the game wouldn't like my slow system.

    But I agree - multiplayer would be great. I'm totally in love with eve for that reason. If they could have something like co-op play as well (or a free form alowing just co-op).


    Speaking of that they are now starting to work on multiplayer for the vega strike engine. If I could code (and knew networking) I would totally help with that.

    Sadly us non coders can't do much :(

    Any other upcoming space sims?

    Oh, and for those who might be interested, I just found out BattleCruiser Millennium is free: [url]http://www.3000ad.com/products/bcm.shtml[/url]

    EDIT: Star Trek Game using the vegastrike engine: [url]http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/[/url]

    There is a B5 one too but it seems inactive.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SpiritOne [/i]
    [B]whats with the lack of multiplayer?? It looks a lot like Privateer or Elite, great games in their day, but now adays multiplayer just makes a game that much more fun. Besides, after Jumpgate, a single player space sim = ZZZZZ. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Some of us prefer single player over multiplayer, you know. :p

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by WHY [/i]
    [B]Closest I can think of is X3, but that's provided you're comfortable having Starforce on your machine. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Precisely the reason I haven't got X3 yet.
  • RedAssAg05RedAssAg05 Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by croxis [/i]
    [B]
    Any other upcoming space sims?
    [/B][/QUOTE]


    Work is progressing steadily on the Battlestar Galactica total conversion for Freespace 2_Open. We are gunning for a late July multiplayer release...hopefully the world can be dogfighting in Mk IIs, VIIs, and possibly even Cylon Raiders by the end of July!!!

    [url]http://www.game-warden.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=36[/url]
  • TridentTrident Ranger
    If you get that, I'll be starting a squadron! :p
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]Some of us prefer single player over multiplayer, you know. :p
    [/B][/QUOTE]

    I agree. Singlplayer with better gameplay and story is often better than multiplayer.

    On the other hand, the option for both is not wrong.. ;)
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Darkstar 1 demo avalable!

    [url]http://darkstarone.ascaron.com/gb/gb_darkstarone/home/home.php[/url]
  • MundaneMundane Elite Ranger
    Downloaded it...1GB almost, big for a demo.
  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    bah... its just a reskin

    bunch of new cutscenes and storyline plugged into freelancer

    dont bother with the demo unless thats what you want

    its a real shame, not a skerrick of innovation in there at all, just little inconsequential tweaks around the edges
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Wow, now that I know such shocking information about its horribly boring and completely unoriginal gameplay, I'm not going to play it...ever!

    SB, just because something isn't entirely original doesn't make it bad. Freelancer was a great game that ended too early in its life. So why re-invent the wheel when you already have a perfectly good concepts that you could successfully re-use?

    Change just for the sake of change is a bad idea.
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by shadow boxer [/i]
    [B]bunch of new cutscenes and storyline plugged into freelancer[/B][/QUOTE]So that's why those preview shots looked so familiar.


    Incidently newest number of Finnish Mikrobitti (literally Microbyte) had introduction of one game reviewed early in magazine's life: Tie Fighter. And then there was comment from today's perspective: "Wing Commander, X-Wing, Tie Fighter, Freespace, those are words which make "old timers" cry from joy, nostalgy and yearning. If there was something they knew how to make in 1990s it was space operas..."
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by E.T [/i]
    [B]"Wing Commander, X-Wing, Tie Fighter, Freespace, those are words which make "old timers" cry from joy, nostalgy and yearning. If there was something they knew how to make in 1990s it was space operas..." [/B][/QUOTE]

    I hear that...those were the good old days...

    Worf
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