Freelancer (PC)

This is probably my favourite game of all time. This game has really stood the test of time and still manages to amaze with it's outstanding graphics and unlimited online play, it never ceases to amaze everyone when I tell them it is actually 5 years old (Release date: 6th June, 2003). I would recommend this game to anyone. It has a great storyline, unlimited customization for both single player, and online, and free roaming missions, meaning you can never completely finish the game. Don't take this to mean that the game will get boring, as the game is very adaptive. The better you are (higher level) the harder the missions become, and the range of ...  Read the complete review

One day, years ago one of my mates ran up to me one day and showed me what looked suspiciously like his geometry homework. He was trying to say something, but the bit of paper he held in his hands only contained what looked like a random collection of simple triangles. I took the bait... "Wassat?" I asked, squinting at the paper. "Fer de Lance" he replied, grinning. "Amazing, isn't it?" And so began my education of what was known as Elite. Elite, if you didn't already know, was a space-based trading and combat game released on the BBC Micro (and later on the more popular home computers). It was the first ...  Read the complete review

Hmm, unlike the title of this review suggests, Freelancer is not in fact a weird RPG (probably from Japan) where you have to go around freeing all the poor captive lances from captivity as jousting tools. No, it is, in fact, a highly entertaining, highly polished space game, published by (whisper it; or you'll faint) Microsoft. As the game title does suggest, you are a freelance pilot, taking missions from the numerous guilds and factions that populate the game. But before I go on to describe the gameplay, I have to mention the surprisingly entertaining storyline. You are Edison Trent (no, really, if you check your passport details, you'll see ...  Read the complete review

*****Why I Buy***** Once upon a time in space there came a product that revolutionised the gaming industry, a game set in space, a game they called Elite. Some of you may remember it, some of you may have heard of it, some of you may have played it and loved it, lost countless hours in pursuit of the next ranking; dangerous, deadly, ELITE! – For those that do remember it, and it may be those slightly older than 16, you’ll also probably be aware that for several years the gaming world waited with baited breath for a suitably adequate sequel, whilst a second and third version were released they had massive faults and never really ...  Read the complete review

Freelancer is a 3D sci-fi space simulator that is getting pretty old now. I recently decided to dig out my copy and give it a go as I never actually got around to playing it seriously. Unlike most games, Freelancer is set in an open universe meaning the player is not tied to a specific storyline. This means that the player can drop in and out of the storyline whenever they please allowing them to craft their own adventure. From trading to combat missions, it is all present in Freelancer. The game is set 800 years after a war between two factions in which one eventually conquered the other forcing many colonies to flee deep into the universe. The ...  Read the complete review