Space Shoot em ups

[kirennia]

Okay so I recently found the game freelancer on my shelf and tried it but sadly it didn't work. Anyway, I was only gonna try it again for a bit of a laugh but it got me wondering. What happened to this genre? Are there any new games of this type out with a single player storyline? Discuss!

 

[old.Tohtori]

Okay so I recently found the game freelancer on my shelf and tried it but sadly it didn't work. Anyway, I was only gonna try it again for a bit of a laugh but it got me wondering. What happened to this genre? Are there any new games of this type out with a single player storyline? Discuss!

Sadly...no.

The genre has somewhat died and no longer is the "streamliner" in the mass market. Only reason games like Grand Theft Auto should be hated; they brought a new trend and killed the interstellar radio starburster.

 

[Aoln]

That's because GTA rocks, stop being such an old fart

 

[Thorwyn]

The genre has somewhat died and no longer is the "streamliner" in the mass market.

Don´t tell anybody but: we´re currently developing a title from this genre. Stay tuned!

 

[Jjuraa]

That's because GTA rocks, stop being such an old fart

GTA is a good game, but not a patch on X-Wing Alliance

 

[Jeriraa]

GTA is a good game, but not a patch on X-Wing Alliance

I looooooooved those games from Lucas Arts! Defender of the Empire even more than X-Wing. I was soooooo proud when I was Vaders wingman!

 

[Rulke]

Give freespace 3

 

[Laddey]

Space Invaders > X-Wing shizer!

 

[kirennia]

Wing Commander > all The third one was absolutely fantastic. I have the game box for that on the shelf too but I'm not sure whether I should install it or not. It might destroy my memories of it

 

[Jeriraa]

Wing Commander > all The third one was absolutely fantastic. I have the game box for that on the shelf too but I'm not sure whether I should install it or not. It might destroy my memories of it

I played WC 3 on my very first PC... some Amstrad thingy... I was quite frustrated when I visited a mate and realized the massdriver was a rapidfire gun. Hell, I had to delete parts of my DOS to make WC 3 fit on my harddrive.

 

[Ormorof]

freelancer is amazing

i have it installed on my PC, but cant find my CD

 

[Nomans Land]

freelancer is amazing

i have it installed on my PC, but cant find my CD

Ebay it!

 

[Konah]

eve online

 

[Lamp]

OK going waaay back now...

Who remembers Galaxians on the BBC B computer?#

And Exolon on the Spectrum !

Memo to self: Download a Speccy emulator for PC

 

[Thorwyn]

OK going waaay back now...

Who remembers Galaxians on the BBC B computer?#

And Exolon on the Spectrum !



Memo to self: Download a Speccy emulator for PC

yay! those were the days

 

[Lethul]

Okay so I recently found the game freelancer on my shelf and tried it but sadly it didn't work. Anyway, I was only gonna try it again for a bit of a laugh but it got me wondering. What happened to this genre? Are there any new games of this type out with a single player storyline? Discuss!

i think there is a game called "X3: Reunion" aswell had it for a while before winter holiday but havent played it since. It was a really pretty game, amazing gfx. sadly my comp couldnt really handle some of the more stressful situations (and i didnt play very far cause i had to go away for 1 months ). Here is a review of the game

http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=120341

 

[Roalith]

Give Elite 4 already

 

[Haggus]

Eve online is like freelancer but its far > it.

same gameplay but upgraded graphics n such.

looks amazing though

 

[Takhasis]

X3 is bugged to hell n back at the moment, and laggy as hell even on top end computers....i've got it installed and played it once - sooooo slow even on low settings - sux....it can wait till i upgrade...

Freespace 2 was excellent - as stated before givf freespace 3 and elite 4 NOW...

 

[Thorwyn]

http://darkstarone.ascaron.com/gb/gb_darkstarone/screenshots/screenshots.php

 

[Aran Thule]

X3 is very pretty but stresses your comp and the storyline isnt too good.
Basically i think of it like elite.

Going back a bit i really liked Tachyon (bah spelling wrong i expect) and the Bora had nice storyline and the last 3 missions were a challenge.

Going even futher the best game in existance is Star Control 2, which some people have redone for xp and its on free download, ive mentioned it before so a search might bring it up.

 

[Lethul]

X3 is bugged to hell n back at the moment, and laggy as hell even on top end computers....i've got it installed and played it once - sooooo slow even on low settings - sux....it can wait till i upgrade...

Freespace 2 was excellent - as stated before givf freespace 3 and elite 4 NOW...

ye, but apparently accoring to the review Egosoft knows about this and has released alot of patches that removes bugs/improves framerate. Quote from the review "With that in mind, I seriously recommend not even trying the game until updating to the current patch (1.3 at the time of this writing), and the game will be reviewed under this patch."