I bought Darkstar One from gog.com because I was browsing the game list shouting out names of games to a co-worker when cam across Darkstar One he said “buy it it’s a game like Freelancer!”. So I forked over the money and commenced the huge 4.2 GB download.

Darkstar One is a shooter/RPG space simulator that resembles Freelancer in every way. It has a weird alien plot and a story line so obvious I knew how it would end after the opening cut scene.

However, the game play itself makes up for it faults.

Something about blowing random ships into another dimension with rockets while rolling and fighting of fighters is extremely satisfying. You can be a pirate, a merchant, a bounty hunter or a serial killer for all the game cares.

Why you would ever want to play this game in 1st person? You will find yourself press F4(to switch to 3rd person) when ever you start/load a new game.

The upgrade system is also a little wired as I found my self upgrading towards the indestructible plasma shield as quickly as possible and upgrading the ship to move faster and carry more turrets(auto aiming wonders). After that I just went on killing sprees as nothing in the universe could stop me.

The story is kind of weird too. I find myself confused during more of the missions and not knowing what was going on.

(Spoiler highlight to see it) Also, you don’t get the girl! In every medium of story telling, the hero always gets the girl!!!! Except the Zelda series(end spoiler).

In conclusion Darkstar One is weird but one of my favorite games of all time. It is available DRM free, it has amazing graphics, and being able to redirect power from weapons to shields is just so cool!

GO BUY IT!

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