A great game that resonates more with me personally than the "technical" scoring that it may or may not recieve.
Gameplay: This game was just plain FUN. Sure, the actual flying missions where just there to get you from one cinematic to the next but you were eager to do it just to see what happens next, which made it a joy. Graphics: While the VGA was nothing flashy, the FMV was top rate at the time, and I could run this game all day on a 100 MHz PI. On my monitor, the FMV was just a good as any movie, that's something.
Sound: While the score will never be a prize winner, the sound quality in the FMV was on the same level as a movie, and in game sound was good too. The voice acting didn't sound forced, and the weapons fire was spot on.
Value: Even at 40 bucks, for 6 disks worth of game that was so enjoyable to play, this was a good deal.
Personal score: 10.
This has to be my favorite game of all time. I first played it when I was 16, and picked it up just cause it looked like it might be "cool". This game is the reason why I became addicted to video games.
The first time I played this game, I remember staying up till 3 am, just cause I had to know what happened next. When the Border Worlds destroyed the medical transport in the intro movie, I was ready to kill so Border Worlder Scum! Needless to say I was shocked when the plot twisted back around.
Looking back, I realise now that it was a pretty easy plot to guess at, but for a 16 year old who had never seen anything like this in a game, I was pretty blown away. I played this game so much that I wore out my joystick, and had to go buy "Heart of the Tiger" and a new stick just to find out who these "Kilrathi" guys are. This game has always held a certain magic for me, and I STILL want to play it. I have this game in it's original box to this day, and bought a gameport joystick so I could play it on XP.
I hope everyone has the kind of great experiance this game gave me with their personal favorite game, this will always be number 1 for me, and I miss the days when game had stories like this one, where you cared about them and laughed at them and just had to know what happens next.