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Binding: CD-ROM
Sales Rank: 5743
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
How do you make Independence War, one of the best space combat simulations of all time, better? Offer an expansion pack that lets players play out the campaign from the enemy's perspective. How do you improve on that? Bundle both the original game and the expansion together, call the product Independence War Deluxe Edition, and sell it for under $30. Perfection.
For those of you who never had the chance to play Independence War, here's the lowdown: The strait-laced Navy is fighting an epic battle in space against the wily Indies. In a welcome departure from most simulations of this type, you command a large capital ship instead of a fragile fighter--it's a little like being in command of the Enterprise, only your ship is much more maneuverable.
Independence War was hailed for its realistic physics model. Thrusting in one direction requires an equal amount of thrust in the opposite direction to stop, since neither friction nor fictional sci-fi braking systems exist in this game. This approach makes for a game that is a little tough to get used to in the beginning, but it allows for some really cool tactics as your skills build.
The Defiance expansion pack bundled in the Deluxe Edition lets you play out much of the original campaign again, only this time you command an Indie ship and see how things looked from the other side. It also comes with all the other goodies add-on packs are famous for, such as new weapons, improved graphics, and gameplay additions like the ability to issue commands to other ships.
If you like space simulations, Independence War Deluxe Edition is not to be missed, but there is one catch: The absolutely beautiful graphics this game is famous for will reveal their full glory only if you have a 3-D accelerator card that supports Glide. But for space sim fans who have a video card with a Voodoo chipset, or those who can live with some toned-down graphics, your spaceship has come in. --T. Byrl Baker
Pros: - Unsurpassed feeling of space flight thanks to the advanced physics model
- Fun multifaceted missions with an epic sweep
- Defiance add-on lets you see the original campaign from an entirely new perspective
Cons: - If you don't have a Voodoo-based video card, you won't see the prettified graphics
Amazon.com Product Description:
The Independence War is reaching a crucial phase. The commonwealth Navy is laying siege to Midway, hoping to starve the planet into submission while the Independent Fleet commits acts of piracy and terrorism. The conflict is escalating. No one knows when or if it will end.
Edison Hayses, a young but experienced Indie captain, and his crew are propelled headlong into the conflict, fighting heroically against the Commonwealth Navy in their stolen Navy Corvette--the Spartacus. They must use all their courage, wit, and guile to best their foe against insurmountable odds.
Their mentor is Captain Colin McDuff, the Indies most highly regarded commander, an officer who is more than he seems and who may hold the key to the dark secret behind the war.
The crew of the Spartacus does not know that their lives will soon take an unexpected turn. They'll be fighting the primal causes of the war, defying those who would seek to prolong the conflict, and trying to bring an end to the madness and destruction that is the Independence War.
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I had heard many things about this game and found it at a store near me. So I bought it. The game captivated me from the first moment. The opening movie is action packed and of TV episode quality. The game play itself is incredible. The physics and controls of the ship are very easy to use and yet have such complex results. For example, "strafing" around your opponent is possible. What really makes me happy with this game, however, is the realism of the missions. Not one mission is a simple ... Read More
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I got Independence War only a few weeks after it was released in the States, and I still stuck up another thirty bucks to get the Deluxe addition; even though it only has 18 new missions. I think that says a bit about this game.
But, the best part about I-War is not its single player campaign (as much as I enjoyed it), but the thriving online community that has sprung up around it and the amazing customization ability of the game.
The developer of I-War, Particle Systems, has ... Read More
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When I first bought this game I didn't know what to expect for the 20$ dollars I paid at best buy. But as soon as it was installed on my computer it was obvious that this was a good game.From the 14 minute opening video to the last action intense missions this game is great. Even after beating the original 40 mission game you get the new 18 mission Indie campaign which features a cool customized ship with a new paint job and several new features, including a handy zoom mode that allows for long range ... Read More
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