Dated? I don't think so... Just played it again (Feb 2006) on a top notch gaming rig and it still looks great and plays great. Top Notch voice acting, story, and game play. It's like a Hollywood production instead of a game. Makes me want to play the Wing Commander series all over again.
Absolutely a first class game that makes me which a developer would the title up and continue the tale. I want to see them make it back to Earth... they found the gate stabilizing technology to re-open a portal in FS2... There really needs to be a FS3 to finish this story.
It's only very rarely that a game like FreeSpace 2 comes out--a game so where everything clicks so well that it's hard to imagine a better game. This 3-disc behemoth (more than 1.2 gigs all up) is the best space sim game... Read Full Review
Gameplay: Even better than the first, better story, faster, and more twists than ever. The game once again puts you in the seat of a space fighter but this time you're not battling Vasudans, you're battling the Neo-Terra... Read Full Review