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Article #106129Re: I-War (Independence War) thoughts
From: DarkOne
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:32
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:32
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On May 16, 3:41 pm, Angus <angus@_ANTISPEM_angusm.demon.co.uk> wrote: > In article <hsoj0d$57...@news.eternal-september.org>, > ethers.tra...@paradise.net.invalid says... > > > > > Angus typed: > > > Anyway, double thumbs-up here. :) > > > Glad you're enjoying it. :) > > > I never did get around to playing I-War 2 afterwards, but > > maybe I should track it down. I wonder how it compares. > > I thought it looked really nice. I didn't get the chance to get deeply > into it as I didn't have full access to a pc at the time, but I kept a > copy of the game, and bought the original I-War when I saw ir, just > based on my brief experiences with Edge of Chaos. > > My guess is if you liked I-War, you'll like the sequel too, and I think > you have more freedom to roam, and to pick and choose your line of work > than in the original which I gather is entirely core mission based. Both Independence War games are great and for them being roughly 10 years old they still hold up nicely. You can get these games very cheap now and you can find info/patches/mods at these sites. http://www.i-war2.com/ http://www.spacesimcentral.com/independence-war-f27/
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