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Article #106136Re: Dark Star One?
From: Anssi Saari
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:19
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:19
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Angus <angus@_ANTISPEM_angusm.demon.co.uk> writes: > I see that GOG are selling Dark Star One for $4.99. Any views on the > game? I'm still having a lot of fun with Edge of Chaos, so is there much > similarity? Never played Edge of Chaos, but Dark Star One was pretty good. It does strictly limit where you can go, you need to advance the plot to get a bigger engine with which you can reach further star systems. Upgrading your ship is also a big part of the game and it's done by finding specific artifacts inside asteroids which improbe areas of the ship you choose. Since the asteroid diving was rather dull I think they added an option where you can buy the artifacts from miners in a late patch. Combat is fairly simplistic as I recall, I got a lot of mileage out of invulnerable shields that lasted a short time. The plot is more cliched than original. Certainly worth $4.99 though.
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