Remember this game? Launched back in '99...My friend just gave me his old copy. I had Freespace 1 for years, but this one just blows me away. The voice acting is amazing (I once was startled so bad I nearly pissed myself), the plot is spectacular, and the gameplay is just plain frantic and fun. The weapons are also EXTREMELY cool. I really like the TAG-B missle, which allows a cruiser to shoot with flak cannons, beam cannons, etc. at whatever the missle hit. The ships are also much more balanced than the original, but I really miss the old Valkyrie interceptor...The new Perseus interceptor is good, and much more durable, but it ain't as fast.
For those of you who have not played Freespace, it is a realistic space combat simulator that takes a couple of days to get a good handle on. It's nothing like StarFox, because it features realistic physics, advanced ship controls, weapon and energy management, and extremely elaborate wingman commanding. It also is more mission based, with objectives such as search and rescue, prototype testing, covert ops, recon, escorting, scrambling, search and destroy, etc. It is an amazing series, be sure to buy both if you want the full effect!
EDIT: HOLY FUCKING SHIT! I wish I had this version...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8155346801&rd=1
For those of you who have not played Freespace, it is a realistic space combat simulator that takes a couple of days to get a good handle on. It's nothing like StarFox, because it features realistic physics, advanced ship controls, weapon and energy management, and extremely elaborate wingman commanding. It also is more mission based, with objectives such as search and rescue, prototype testing, covert ops, recon, escorting, scrambling, search and destroy, etc. It is an amazing series, be sure to buy both if you want the full effect!
EDIT: HOLY FUCKING SHIT! I wish I had this version...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8155346801&rd=1