Re: Favourite space sim <<from the past if possible>>

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From: Angus
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:06

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In article <4ac0f714$1_3@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, 
nstutt@homecall.co.uk says...
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> Has to be Frontier Elite for me not too closely followed by X-Wing and Wing 
> Commander. I also quite liked Space Shuttle and First Encounters. Privateer 
> wasnt bad but it lost some of the Wing Commander magic for me. Hardwar was 
> ok but was more futuristic than space themed. Nothing cvame close to 
> Frontier for me though, I played that game for years constantly - Ive never 
> done the same since with any game. 


I liked Frontier a lot, but I wasn't passionate about the combat. 
Generally, I think it was a tad to realistic in its approach and not 
quite fantastic enough to make you feel like a real space hero.

Undoubtedly a terrific game though.

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