Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

The Good
Edge of Chaos is a beautifully presented game, with a superb 3D seamless universe supported by an excellent an innovative interface. You don't realise how greedy you are until you begin hanging around space ports with the intention of stealing cargo - "hmmm... I can see four escorts around that tug, but there's 16 cargo pods! sure I can take them down" - these are almost always famous last words.

The Bad
Compounding the fact that the missions are extremely difficult, there are extremely long load times and you can't save without travelling back to your base! This game became very frustrating, and I really really wanted to like it more but the loading times are a royal pain in the posterior.

The Bottom Line
Combining the best space simulation on offer with a greed based piracy system and gorgeous visuals ... it's just a pity the loading times are so long.