For fifteen years (yeah, really!), independent developers have been tweaking the original game to perfection, adding improved graphics and effects, expanding the campaign, and keeping the innovative multiplayer systems alive.
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Unfortunately, it came out in 1999, just as space combat was taking a dive in the PC gaming market, and the developer released the full source code just three years later.Įnter the FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project. In addition to an impressive variety of ships and a solid single-player campaign, players could go head-to-head in a consistent online universe that shifted as the various factions fought. FreeSpace 2 Source Code ProjectįreeSpace 2 is considered one of the best entries in the space combat genre, breaking the somewhat stale mold that had been set by entries like Wing Commander.
Give it a try if you’re a fan of the original, or the recent (also great) reboot/sequel/whatever who wants to see what the hubbub was about back in 1993. Teams of marines will help you shoot Hell’s legions of demons, you can use vehicles and sneak up for stealth kills, and tons of new weapons and bad guys keeps the old game fresh. But there are a ton of gameplay improvements, too, incorporating some modern design into the classic shooter. For my (lack of) money, the best of the bunch is Brutal Doom, a bigger, louder, bloodier version of the original from modder Marcos Abenante.īrutal Doom is best known for its over-the-top blood, gore, and eviscerating animations (and it’s not as if the original DOOM was family friendly). Duke Nukem, Quake, and Wolfenstein are all well-represented on freeware databases, and of course the original DOOM has hundreds of variations on just about every platform ever released. The classics of the first person shooter genre have all been made and remade in open source flavor. This video is a probably NOT SAFE FOR WORK.
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