DarkStar One (DVD-Rom)
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Video Game Reviews of DarkStar One (DVD-Rom)
Customer Review: DarkStar One
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent game with compelling story line that keeps you playing. Lots of fun. Probably want to make sure you have the current patches installed, and check out the excellent forums.Customer Review: Buggy Software Didn't Work - Website Shows Lots of Problems
Summary: 1 Stars
I paid $40 for this game and it never worked. I've NEVER had another game not play on my brand new IBM system... it should work. And error messages in german... installed latest 1.3 patch and nothing... same errors before even loading. Just a watchout. In my opinion, if this game has as many problems as the online forums suggest, I'm not buying. Frustrating experience, since software is non-returnable. Good luck to all.Customer Review: A Worthy Successor to Elite - Joystick Support!
Summary: 4 Stars
Alot of reviewers have been comparing Darkstar 1 to Freelancer; that is a good idea. Darkstar has good things that is missing from Freelancer. Joystick support is a big one. I would still be playing Freelancer if it supported a joystick, nothing is sillier than a space sim with no joystick support. Darkstar gives you a choice: Joystick/Mouse support or mouse based controls only.
This game has the same type of space trading system as my first space sim, Elite. Tactical displays in the cockpit is great, my only problem is the missile controls,which does not let you switch missile types easily. Also, the game has a memory leak bug that reboots my PC after 2 or more hours of game play (Even after I applied the patch).
Even though Darkstar One has bugs, I still enjoy playing this game.
Customer Review: Very Good Space Game
Summary: 5 Stars
Great game with a good story line. It could have been a little more free flowing instead of so strongly story oriented. It was also a bit short but that seems to be the standard these days.Customer Review: Simple Fun
Summary: 4 Stars
DarkStar One is a fairly simple and straightforward game, that although it lacks much depth, still manages to be a lot of fun. You will spend most of your time dogfighting space pirates and upgrading your ship. The biggest downside is the linear plot that you must follow to advance through the game. The game does offer the freedom to engage in piracy and smuggling, but it makes it difficult to advance through the game if you're being chased by the police and bounty hunters in every system in the galaxy. All of the missions are more or less the same, and will seem a bit repetative after a while, so I find this game is best in small doses. It's also nice that you can save your game anywhere at any time. Everything combines to produce a fun experience for a casual gamer who doesn't want to have to play for hours on end in order to advance through a game. I did initially have some performance issues with this game, although after downloading an update, the game runs perfectly.