Can someone recomend me a...

[Grey Area]

...space combat game for the PC. In the same vein as Colony Wars or Rogue Leader. There must be loads but i havent a clue whats good and whats not.

(been playing Tachyon but its a bit dry tbh)

[superkully]

Buy X-wing, Tie-Fighter and X-wing vs. Tie Fighter from Lucas Arts. They are old but still unbeatable in my eyes. Plus you'll be able to pick them up for vitrually nothing.

[Commander Marklar]

X-Wing Alliance too, same stuff really but more recent (probably easier to get a hold of?) - lots of extra mods and things on the 'net too.

[Grey Area]

Hmm, yeah i was looking at them yesterday. Bit unsure of XP compatibility though.

Thanks for the suggestions. Any more?

[Rankin]

Freespace and Frespace 2. The second is probably the finest you can get, but good luck tracking them down...

[Valken]

Starlancer's always worth a look... it's sequel Freelancer's pretty hot too IMO but it's less about combat and more about trade and whatnot.

[choddo]

XW:A works fine under XP, I played it a couple of weeks ago.

A second vote for Freelancer - good fun single player, don't bother with the online bit

[Vaipon]

Freespace series is the best space combat on PC. Absolutely brill.

[Super Stu]

meh.

- DOS emulator
- Elite: Frontier
- 24 cold cans of bud

Sorted.

[mid]

Frontier First Encounter runs just fine on XP or 2000 if you get the WinFFE version from the fansite.

[JibberX]

XBeyond the frontier, or Xtension or X2, although they are not entirely mega action orientated.

Xwing alliance was ok, but the narrative dissappeared halfway through

[superkully]

XBeyond the frontier, or Xtension or X2, although they are not entirely mega action orientated.

Xwing alliance was ok, but the narrative dissappeared halfway through

I was thinking about Tie Fighter on the bog this morning. Nothing has beaten the feeling of being in a natty little Tie-Fighter knowing that one shot will annihilate you, having to fly into the barrage to fire from capital ships and taking on X-wing squadrons...

You feel so naked but it feels so good.

[Magnakai]

I always had a soft spot for the first two Wing Commanders.
I loved the bombing runs in WC2... That was dead tense...

[choddo]

Oh yeah, definitely X-Beyond the Frontier, if you can find it. X2 is out soon. Utter classic.

[Magnakai]

I have X Gold, but my joystick buggered a while ago, and I haven't been able to play it. I've always had a soft spot for Elite-style games...
If you can find it, I'd definitely recommend picking up the wonderful Hardwar. That game was beautifully made...