X3: The Reunion 2.0

List Price: $9.99 Discount Price: $4.99

Features:

• The Bala Gi EXPANSION is a campaign to unlock a unique new spacecraft and get hold of the biggest construction set in the X universe so far: The headquarters station
• Jump in to the cockpit of the exclusive M6 class battleship, once owned by the Pontifex Maximus Paranidia himself. This ship is lean and mean and can host two M5 ships
• New M3+ class of ships. During the game you can distribute the blueprints for this new masterpiece in ship construction to the various shipyards
• Exotic space ships, revised battle tactics and exciting missions for all difficulty levels. The award winning X3 engine has been further enhanced creating an absolutely stunning universe

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

Great for those who enjoy space sim combat, or who want a trading experience. [Posted on 2007-12-14]
OK, so this game is a lot of fun. Many, many, MANY hours of fun.
To start off with a couple of minor negatives, the in-game console is slightly cumbersome, and also the physics engine leaves a lot to be desired in terms of realism (read: angular changes in trajectory rather than smooth arcs).
Ok, with that out of the way, I can move onto the good parts...
This game is mostly about freedom, you really can do pretty much whatever you want and still accrue your credits and affect the surrounding solar systems(or not) to the same degree.
The graphics are stunning, the game won the best in show for graphics at the E3 convention in the year it came out, and wether or not you have a good computer you will be able to appreciate the stunning visuals.
The crowning glory of this game, as other reviewers have hinted at, is the amazingly dynamic economy and "AL" (Artifical Life). The supply and demand mechanics have been worked out to a fine degree, and there are thouands and thousands of AI ships and stations that participate in it.

To start off, I ran a few taxi missions, ferrying supplies or passengers from one system to another, which, once you know and understand the UI, is very simple, (Open Command Console> Navigation>Dock at...>Select the station>Initiate Time Accelorator and watch your self arrive in a couple of minutes.)
After I had enough credits from the taxi missions to arm my ship,(actually the first few storyline missions help with this as well), I started to prey on lone and weak pirate ships, after loading my ship up with as many big missiles as it could carry. Saving before any given fight is a must so that you can perfect your technique and maybe even get the pirate to jump ship.
After that, the options are limitless, you can continue to raid pirates, or wage war on one of the other races. You can equip some transport ships with hired pilots and watch them advance from "System Traders" to "Universal Traders" while your bank account grows just as quickly.
The main fun for me in this game now is setting up complete manufacturing stations with all the different resources to make expensive end-line tech products, an then equipping my own armada to prep for a mass invasion of one of the alien sectors.
The game is fun, immersive, and extremely dynamic, I reccomend it for any space sim fan...

Great game if you hav patience. [Posted on 2008-02-19]
Well the title to my post says it all. X3 Reunion is a great game if you have time and patience. The game has a lot of depth, and the plot is worth following, but not necessary to enjoy the game. If combat was more like Freelancer and the interface was more consistent I wouldn't hesitate to say this game is the best in it's genera.

X3 the reunion [Posted on 2008-04-16]
This makes up for what the original freelancer lacked. More cargo hold space, and building of stations and buying of fleets of ships. This game I bought a big lots for nothing. But it is mind boggling with all the stuff in this game. Buy your own factories, make your own automated trade routs. Buy upgrades new ship and make lots of money. In other words very good game.

This series is getting better... [Posted on 2008-05-08]
I started playing this kind of game with Elite on the C64. That game was always the one to measure the others by. Unfortunately I've never had as much fun as I once did with that old game. Sure, everything aspect of gameplay has moved on but it never quite worked well enough for me to get into the game like I once did. The X series has certainly been the leader and this latest version, the 2.0, is far and away the best space combat/training game ever made. It allows you to play it like a Wing Commander/Starlancer mission based game or (and my preferred) completely open-ended. I feel like I'm flying around a fully realized universe with this game. I almost get that limitless feeling like I once did with Elite. Indeed, there are many different ways you can play the game and that is why the replayability is also something remarkable here. Compared with all previous games like this one I think the combat aspects are the best they've ever been. I'm very satisfied. The game certainly needs some work in some areas, such as more voices...got tired of the same old voices when docking. Still, any problem is certainly minor. I've been enjoying this game a great deal. A word of warning, if it grabs you, you better have a loooot of free time.

Doesn't satisfy me [Posted on 2008-05-27]
I have to say. I hear a lot of about how buggy the game is. I installed and updated it just fine and the game ran great on my computer. Guess I got lucky

Now when I got into it I realized this game will take some time to get into. I did a lot of reading on the forums and spent a good amount of time figuring the dynamics of the game just to realized I've just barely begun. First of all going along in the story, the dialog was a joke. It reminded me of a really bad movie. I had to turn the volume down so my wife wouldn't laugh at me becuase of the cheesy lines.

I thought the game was very open ended and you could just go at it and do whatever you wanted. In the end I felt empty inside. Normally setting up a business and making a lot of money would be a good drive for anyone, but only in a MMORPG. You can be filthy rich and have a powerful ship but in the end... it's only a single player game and it's meaningless. So I finally just uninstalled the game and traded it in for something else more enjoyable. Unfortunately I only got like $4 for this game.

I think that a hardcore fan of the previous X games would enjoy this but anyone else would do better with another game.

Oh. I forgot to mention that one thing I enjoyed about the game was the graphics were beautiful.

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