X² is the worst game you could ever wish to have - really, each and every aspect of it sucks.
I think you're being a tad harsh there Lightspeed. The game has several redeeming features....
It has a huge universe, is very moddable, excellent graphics (For the most part, though yeah, the Space Suit looks like it belongs in XWing (You remember that old game?

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On the downside, the economy is a bit wobbly if you don't mod it, there could have been slightly more diversity in ships I suppose, Capital ships are both rare sights and way out of scale...
Oh the most annoying bug of all... the AI is thick as pig S***. Surprisingly modders found that by reducing turning speed by 50% on all ships actually made the AI quite kamikazing you ever 2 minutes.
But you do need to give the game kudos for huge universe, excellent graphics most of the time, and generally good moddability.