[Fozzy]

check this out

http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/screens/s32402.htm

looks similar to something, cant place my finger on it. 

wana cut there off.

[Flipside]

Heh, to be fair, it's kind of hard to write a space-combat game without it looking like a Space Combat game, Freespace had elements that were similar to both Wing Commander and X-Wing, which themselves had elements from Star Raider and other older games. No doubt that trend will carry on through.

[Ghostavo]

I see no similarity other than the fact that it uses the standard HUD interface just about every modern space sim uses.

[Jeff Vader]

Let's see. There's space. There are ships. There are lazors. There is a HUD. Missiles leave trails. Yup. Definitely a FreeSpace ripoff.

(Psst. I was being sarcastic.)

[terran_emperor]

This is the same as 100 other simulator games

[BlueFlames]

You'd have an easier time arguing that this is a ripoff of this.  I mean, they're in the same setting, using the same weapons, same units, etc., etc., etc.

[Flipside]

Silent Service was, in my opinion, a far better game, however

[Shade]

Well of course it was. It was made by MicroProse, who were without question the kings of sims I miss MicroProse...

[Droid803]

This barely qualifies as "similar" IMO...

[haloboy100]

Personally, I don't give a **** who this game rips off, as long as it's fun.

They could have beamzorz and three-legged black and red aliens with lazors on their headz that blow up stars for all I care, as long as it's still fun.

I miss MicroProse...

Me too

[Akalabeth Angel]

Yay, new space flight sim game. Hopefully it doesn't suck.

[MikeRoz]

Wow, you're right, this is exactly like FreeSpace! The planetary terrain and cloud effects look exactly the same! I bet they even stole the cockpit textures too!

[brandx0]

When are people going to learn that FreeSpace wasn't revolutionary, it wasn't innovative, it was just damn good at what it did.  It wasn't any different from other space sims, it just did it better than most.

[colecampbell666]

This looks ****ty. I mean really cheesy looking.

[CaptJosh]

And before Microprose was Microprose, it was Spectrum Holobyte, and they still kicked ass at sims. I know because I played their Top Gun: Fire At Will title quite a bit. I never did get past Top Gun school though, for trying so desperately to make sure I got Top Gun honors. Still, flying a Tomcat in that game kicked ass. I wish I could get a real F-14 to play with.

[CP5670]

Spectrum Holobyte

This company also made some of my favorite early 3D racing games, Vette and Stunt Driver. Vette in particular was extremely advanced for its time, both in terms of the graphics as well as the open, nonlinear game world, and I spent years playing it.

[foolfromhell]

Haha.

That has NOTHING on Tachyon!

[Rodo]

yeah...they are all alike... but I can't get sattisfied...
is like the only game that really got to me is freespace, and I would have a remake of this one rather a new one.

Dont ask, I just like this one, might be the story behind it... or just that it was the first spacesim I've ever played, and I bought it out right away.

[blackhole]

This always happens. The best game of a genre makes all the others copycats, regardless of who came first or who copied who.

[haloboy100]

think of it this way: How can you get more original then flying through space and blowing **** up without floating away from the genre?