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Article #160805Re: Replacement for wing-commander
From: Stephen R. Marsh
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 03:54
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 03:54
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>What game is the best replacement for wing commander,is it Starlancer and >Freelancer? Freelancer is like Privateer "lite but pretty" "tastes great, less filling." Starlancer is like Wing Commander, only with some bugs and some missions that have play balance problems. The backgrounds in Freelancer are something, especially with all the graphics turned on. But there aren't that many plot missions, you can't skip the cut scenes and the entire game engine is actually less sophisticated than Privateer was. Fun, but nothing to revisit, especially as travel time is really *time.* Pick it up used on half.com -- worth the money, easily a good twenty hours worth of play before you lose interest. Interested in mods? The game mods very, very easy and there are a number of active multiplayer mods on-line you can join, in addition to unmodified multiplayer servers. Game sold well, may be a sequel, may not. Stephen http://adrr.com/hero/diablo.htm http://adrr.com/story/
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