Freelancer is:
User Rating: 10 | Freelancer PC
The only game that I have ever bought, used for every week of a year, worn down the disc to nothing and then went out to buy again. In my personal opinion one of the greatest games of all time. I can gurantee that if you are open to any type of game, you will be hooked on this, from start to finish. The campaign is a very immersive and enjoyable storyline, it's only downside is it that the story ends far too soon, however there are mods which create new stories or add onto the original. This leads onto my next point. The modding community of Freelancer is enormous with some of the top sites being lancers reactor and so on which contain 1000s of mods to keep the game alive and give it fantastic replay value. If your also the kind of person who enjoys completing games in their entirety or just generally exploring, you'll adore this game. Many people have said 'The fun doesn't really start until the story's over' and I agree. once the story is completed you can venture into 40 huge star systems, each with trade routes, planets space stations and many secrets. The multiplayer aspect is very enjoyable, if you like PvP then its for you, if you like roleplay its also for you, the possibilities are endless online, you can trade for money, join a pirate faction by yourself or with friends or even, to a certain degree, create your own faction. Overall Freelancer is a masterpiece that has brightened the lives of many diehard space sim fans and newcomers alike and despite the claims from Microsoft it most certainly deserves a sequel.
