First space combat game I've ever played, and the last name I'll ever play it under! BooYAH!
First off, gameplay. I never had a joystick while I played this game, but I still enjoyed the keyboard controls. It is surprising how easy it can be to control the ships with the number pad! My fingers were darting from key to key with relative ease! It made the game easy to get the hang of movin around in, but the enemies took more getting used to. The tracking, radar, weapons systems and all in between made for a colorful game with near limitless replay value. Even the missions change when you fail a few important objectives!
For it's time, the graphics associated with this game were very well done. The lighting effects worked brilliantly and the explosions were never less than spectacular. Not a glitch, not a hitch!
The sound also added to the experience. You could always hear your squadmates updating you on the status of the area and the lovely shattering explosions of ships. Even the creaking of your ship against another was well done.
Overall, this game came cheap, and paid off untill the end. Must play, most will NOT regret it!