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"Allan Parent" <allanp@nospamforme123.charter.net> wrote in message 
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>I just read an excellent article in Computer Games magazine. They
> rated it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Anybody playing it?
>
> Allan

I am.  Excellent game.  Main gameplay is like a TBS version of EVA Nova, but 
better.  There are also RTS ground missions, text-based quests and 
arcade-style fights inside black holes.  Random generated universe each 
game, 5 races, 5 occupations (whatever you do a lot of causes your 
occupation to change after the initial choice), experience points to 
distribute for character development, a ranking ladder to show how you're 
doing against all the npc rangers, dynamic trade economy (alas, you can't 
find that "perfect trade route" and milk it to death to get rich), hirable 
wingmen, lots of different ships and great equipment for upgrading, etc., 
etc.  Yes, lots of stuff....yes, I'm a fanboy. :)  Protected by Starforce, 
if you have a problem with that.  Check out the Octopus Overlords SR2 
threads for more info.