![]() ![]() Given that pretty much everything is a good looking whole, the mood does get hampered a bit not only by the frame rate drops, but also by the fact that you can fly through many stations and other objects as if they aren’t there. ![]() It kind of hampers the overall smoothness of the space backdrop when your console seemingly has issues loading new zones or preparing for battle. While these often occur when entering a new zone, or when a certain amount of action is going to take place, they do get rather tedious. Seeing you’re flying on a massive map, you’ll encounter a tad too many frame rate drops. When there are enemy vessels near your ship, you’ll see a circular frame appear around your spaceship, which shows the strength of your different shields. Only at one given time things get a bit crowded, namely when hostiles are in your vicinity. These menus look fairly modest but they provide a nice frame for the entire space adventure. This means that many of the functions of your vessel and/or other interactive options are hidden in the different menus of the game. The UI has been kept quite simple, making sure a minimum of clutter is on your screen at all times. All in all, this space adventure looks great and it might not fully live up to the expectations of a next-gen console, but it certainly approaches the quality of many other games. The clutter however, and some of the roaming stations and satellites look rather pale compared to the things we just mentioned. Nonetheless, the game does offer a reasonable amount of different vessels and space stations, which all look fairly decently done, while some might pop out in comparison to other. The backgrounds look like an actual view of space, with a clear distinction of different systems in that same background, as well as stars, nearby planets and other moving objects that scurry along the void and otherwise emptiness of space. Perhaps a few cockpit views etc would have been nice, but other than that the visualization of the story works just fine for a game like this.Ī beautiful backdrop might be the most astonishing feature of the game, as the rest just gets sucked in a black hole in comparison. The story itself is presented by voiced cutscenes with ingame graphics or simple text windows after retrieving extra information. While grievous at first, you decide to get back in the intergalactic saddle and follow your father’s last request to finish his mission and keep the galaxy safe from otherworldly invaders, all while being the first Nancy Drew in space to solve the mystery of your dad’s death. When hailed by an emergency frequency you decide to respond, but it seems you arrive too late, as your father’s vessel has been destroyed, along with him. Even though you followed your father’s footsteps, he seemingly did his best to keep you away from danger during his last, secret, mission. You take command over your very own spaceship under the guise of Adrian Faulkner, who is the offspring of the legendary Gabriel Faulkner, who played a big role in the Gemini war. Nonetheless, the story present helps you to learn the ropes, without having to dive into all the tutorials first. We simply weren’t quite sure if we would be the righteous space crusader or the savvy plundering space pirate.Īs the free roam mode is actually considered to be the first choice by the game, rather than the actual campaign, the story itself proves to be rather ‘simple’, as this game is pretty much all about gameplay. As we missed the chance to review the original PC version in 2014, we decided to boldly go where no man has gone before and make a name for ourselves in outer space. Starpoint Gemini 2 offers you the chance to explore the giant black pool known as space from the comfort of your sofa, with this Xbox One port. Star Trek, Star Wars and other franchises such as Alien, made mankind ponder even more about what’s beyond our solar system and whether we are truly alone in the vastness of the universe. These were the iconic first words of the Star Trek series that conquered the hearts of many, and still do, even today. ![]()
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