76
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.6
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Darkstar One puts you in the shoes of Kayron Jarvis. Fresh from the flight-academy he learns from an good friend of his father, that his mysterious death was caused by sabotage. As a last gift from his father, he gets the ownership of the one-of-a-kind ship Darkstar One and now makes his way to find out the truth behind his fathers death.

Darkstar is a mix of Freelancer and Wing Commander: Privateer as you can fly your ship either with a mouse or a joystick.

As you solve the riddle you can visit 330 star-systems in which you can trade goods from other systems, take contracts like blasting a pirate gang out of the sky or try to be a pirate yourself. Every action influences the reputation with at least one faction and the game gives you total freedom in what you want to do or what career you want to pursue.

It is also possible to search for artifacts. As opposed to other games of this type, you don't buy a bigger ship. Through the whole game you only fly the Darkstar One. You upgrade the ship through artifacts you found in asteroids. If you have enough artifacts for an upgrade, you can boost the basic attributes of the ship. This enables you to install more and bigger weapons or goodies like a shield-booster.

Alternate Titles

  • "暗星一号" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "Darkstar One: Broken Alliance" -- Xbox 360 title

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Amazon
X-Men: The Official Game Windows $0.82  
GOG
Darkstar One $9.99  
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Darkstar One    
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User Reviews

Merely adequate space sim StJude1 (10) 2.86 Stars2.86 Stars2.86 Stars2.86 Stars2.86 Stars

The Press Says

PC Powerplay May 31, 2006 88 out of 100 88
PC Games (Germany) May 29, 2006 84 out of 100 84
GameSpot Aug 14, 2006 8.1 out of 10 81
GamingExcellence Sep 15, 2006 8 out of 10 80
Jeuxvideo.com Jul 07, 2006 16 out of 20 80
Eurogamer.net (UK) Jul 17, 2006 8 out of 10 80
Gamernode Aug 13, 2006 7.6 out of 10 76
Games Radar Aug 15, 2006 7 out of 10 70
Strategy Informer Jul 11, 2006 7 out of 10 70
Deaf Gamers 2006 6 out of 10 60

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This entry was contributed by Cantillon Bronze Star Contributing Member (12866) and Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (61059)
 

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