Freelancer for Windows

Pros: Great visuals, music, voice acting, very playable...
Cons: ... characters' speech and available missions are repetitive...

Freelancer is a space combat / trading / exploration game developed by Microsoft Game Studios and now available as a budget re-release on the XPLOSIV label. It reminded me very much of Frontier (Elite 2), but of course with the modern graphics ...

Pros: Excellent story, graphics, and sound; lots of ships; good AI.
Cons: Repetitive dialogue, lag online really screws up the jump gates.

Gamers searching for that all-engrossing Wing Commander-type space shooter experience need look no further than Digital Anvil’s Freelancer. In this space odyssey set in the future in a distant part of space, the player assumes the ...

Pros: Visuals, story, sound, gameplay, multiplayer mode.
Cons: Creepy character models, random missions can get monotonous.

I have always been an explorer at heart. Unfortunately, the world itself is very small and I am aware of pretty much of everything that is out there without actually having to leave. So, the strong desire to travel has never come to me, not travel...

Pros: Open ended gameplay. Multiplayer option. Convincing and immersive graphics and sound.
Cons: Despite being big, universe could be bigger. Doesn't quite take "that next step".

No over 25 gamer worth their salt should not be familiar with Elite, David Braben's epic game of space trading, combat and exploration.

Elite broke the barriers of genre to create a truly unique and immersive gaming universe and...

Pros: Engaging story, fun gameplay, lots to customize.
Cons: Not THAT free-roaming, repetitive, stale dialogue.

Yeah, this game came out a few years ago. You can find it at some discount bin at some video game shop or order it online for really cheap. But how does it stack up today? The story is a typical conspiracy plot. You're Edison Trent, the ...

Pros: Well...graphics (mostly), gameplay, sound, multiplayer mode, story...need I go on?
Cons: A few graphical rough spots, some repetitive elements.

Space flight simulators will always hold a special place in my heart, mainly because X-Wing, ...

Pros: Immerisive campaign, open ended gameplay, excellent multiplayer options
Cons: outdated graphics, story can get tedious/cheesey

Long awaited and highly anticipated (although many games could claim this), Freelancer has been on the mind of most sci-fi game players, not satisfied with a spaceship flying game since the Descent series ended (including Descent: Freelancer). Freelancer...

Pros: Free-form space simulator. Lots to explore.
Cons: Redundant game play, suboptimal gaming experience...

Summer means one thing for avepythagoras: computer games and lots of them. This is the first of many ...

Pros: Excellent graphics, fun on a bun to play, addictive.
Cons: Plot is kind of disjointed, arcade style controls.

Ho boy, been a long time since I've been around here. Well, new game, played a while, let's review, ...

Pros: Fantastic gameplay and originality.
Cons: It finished...the sequel isn't out yet!

Having played many trading games over my years in computers, I was excited to hear of the return of The Elite type game, in the form of FREELANCER.

I will start out by saying I love this game. When I first got it, I...

Pros: Fun, huge, balanced, totally freeform, high production value
Cons: Might not be challenging enough to some

Freelancer is a worthy sequel to Privateer. If that statement doesn’t mean anything to you, then I welcome you to the world of the Space RPG (role playing games); a genre of freeform video game where you do usually take on some Han Solo like...

Pros: Graphics, sound, appeal, game-play, simplicity, speech
Cons: Repetitive speech/voice, not close enough to Privateer (Where it should be)

Disclaimer

Chances are, because this is gonna be big, I won't be talking about graphics. You look at the screenshots and other reviews and decide for yourself. I DO apologize for not mentioning graphics, but I discuss more specific...

Pros: Incredible graphics, sound and combat control make this a fun, engaging game to play.
Cons: Not as "do-what-you-want" as advertised.

Pros: Graphics, Sound, Detail, Size of Universe
Cons: Game loses its shine after you beat the 13 big missions.

Ive always loved flying games. Ive always loved science fiction. My all time favorite space/war game ...

Pros: Very Pretty environment, Easy to Pick up and Play
Cons: Story was Somewhat Trite, Technical Issues

I have been a space flight fan since I first played TIE FIGHTER many, many, many years ago. Freelancer reminds me more of the Wing Commander series, primarily the game Privateer. I would go so far as to say that it is directly related, but I...