Gamespot's review of 7.4 may seem like a sub-par game, but don't be fooled, this game can bring hours of enjoyment and challenging moments as you explore and monopolise space. The story of this game isn't always stressed and built very well, as the story bases itself on finding your father, you may find yourself drifting in and out of it's missions as you attempt to establish yourself in X2's economy. Therefore don't be surprised if your carrying out one of the simpler missions in a high priced corvette, the story isn't that compelling to keep yourself occupied with. When you start the game after completing the easy and yet glitchy tutorials [Note: an update fixes the glitches but increases the difficulty of the tests] you'll find yourself at the bottom of the chain of command as all you have to your name is a simple scout ship. Patience therefore plays a big role in successful completion of this game, as you begin to carry out trivial chores to earn some credits. Once you've built up enough, you can invest in a new ship or perhaps and new station. Explaining all the features would be a waste of mine and your's time, gamespot can easily inform you these. Once the game picks up as you earn more credits, then the good times com'a flyin! The self satisfaction the game rewards you after all those hours ploughed into this game finally pays off, as you see all your stations operating with your many freight carriers carrying out all the micro-transactions leaving you with less work to do. the feeling you get when you purchase your first destroyer and watch warp in to aid you in battle is certainly rewarding. This game is full of these moments, if your strategist, patient and love big scale battles involving the mysterious aliens the khaak and man kinds mistake the robotic xenon, then this game is for you!
Summary:
Graphics - Graphically this game when i bought it and to this day still looks great and will work fine on low end pc's like mine. The cut scene;s involving the characters are questionable, but other than that i was not displeased.
Gameplay - If your willing to dedicate several hours into this game of repetitive task doing, you will be able to reap the rewards of your hard work as you find yourself boosting up the economy and wield an armada worthy of your status.
Sound - Music can be atmospheric when entering either hostile or unknown sectors, can be disturbing 'you have been warned!'. However sounds in stations including the announcements can get very irritating but the option to switch it off is there.
Value - If your looking for game to last you a loooong time, this is it!
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