Why I buy this one ?
- A vast universe of over 300 solar systems with numerous races, spaceships and battle tactics
- Over 200 different weapons, shields and equipment items
- Tactical weapons such as rockets, torpedoes and mines which fire at approaching missiles
- Upgradeable Darkstar One
- Distinctive weapon types

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What our customer's say!

"fun when it works - do not buy if you have widescreen monitor", When Darkstar One works, it is a lot of fun. However, as others have said, it is buggy.

By far the single most annoying bug I've encountered is that every single time I start the game with 1680x1050 (guessing any widescreen resolution), the game crashes immediately with a cryptic error message. The next time I try to start it, it works but *all* options are reset to default (which requires adjusting video options *except* resolution, exiting the game, restarting the game, and then setting the resolution). Of course, if it crashes or if I forget to change the resolution before exiting, I have to go through it again the next time.

"Not worth it", I got the "$10 and under" bargain bin version. This is supposed to be the fully patched and completely up-to-date version. Even though my PC is well above the minimum and recommended requirements, this game does not work. I went on-line to the game's site, and tried all the fixes suggested in the forums by other owners of the game, none worked. The game still freezes my computer with the Windows 'Blue Screen of Death' requiring me to manually power down my PC. I can't even get more than halfway through the first training mission without the game crashing. I now have an expensive coaster, and another jewel case to use for some other disc that deserves to be protected.

"not worth the money", It is easy and intuitive. There are plenty of pirates to shoot and missions to choose from. jumping to different sectors is good. You don't have to rely on trading to make money.

It feels kinda empty and there not much fun in playing a second time.
Having to tug a your shipments behind you is not fun.




"It fell just short", This game has the potential to be great... All of the necessities are there; A lot of systems, Many different weapons, great control interface, the list goes on. The only problem is, It is so buggy that you rarely get to play for more than an hour and a half before the game crashes and you're back you your last save. Even with the patch it still does it, and that's before and after I have reformatted my computer and updated all of my drivers!

"Highly addictive", I played Freelancer a few years ago and it was the best space game I've ever played. I originally downloaded the demo of DS1 a few months ago and couldn't figure out the controls.

I got the official version and as soon as I figured out how the controls worked, I was hooked.

This is not Freelancer by any means, but it was a lot of fun, and the story line was pretty decent too.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"A Worthy Successor to Elite - Joystick Support!", Alot of reviewers have been comparing Darkstar 1 to Freelancer; that is a good idea. Darkstar has good things that is missing from Freelancer. Joystick support is a big one. I would still be playing Freelancer if it supported a joystick, nothing is sillier than a space sim with no joystick support. Darkstar gives you a choice: Joystick/Mouse support or mouse based controls only.

This game has the same type of space trading system as my first space sim, Elite. Tactical displays in the cockpit is great, my only problem is the missile controls,which does not let you switch missile types easily. Also, the game has a memory leak bug that reboots my PC after 2 or more hours of game play (Even after I applied the patch).

Even though Darkstar One has bugs, I still enjoy playing this game.

"Very Good Space Game", Great game with a good story line. It could have been a little more free flowing instead of so strongly story oriented. It was also a bit short but that seems to be the standard these days.

"Simple Fun", DarkStar One is a fairly simple and straightforward game, that although it lacks much depth, still manages to be a lot of fun. You will spend most of your time dogfighting space pirates and upgrading your ship. The biggest downside is the linear plot that you must follow to advance through the game. The game does offer the freedom to engage in piracy and smuggling, but it makes it difficult to advance through the game if you're being chased by the police and bounty hunters in every system in the galaxy. All of the missions are more or less the same, and will seem a bit repetative after a while, so I find this game is best in small doses. It's also nice that you can save your game anywhere at any time. Everything combines to produce a fun experience for a casual gamer who doesn't want to have to play for hours on end in order to advance through a game. I did initially have some performance issues with this game, although after downloading an update, the game runs perfectly.

"Great Space Game", Its not a Wing Commander, but it sure was a lot of fun to play and see my ship grow into a bigger one. The cutscenes and story were well done and space looks really good too. Yes some of the missions are repetative and some of the space chatter too, but I still enjoyed the game. What I liked too is that all my money was made on missions and pirate killing. Trading is not required in this game.

The mouse controls worked really well and the game only crashed about 4 times during my long campaign.

"Does not live up to the hype", Originally i bought this game as it was hyped as 'the next freelancer' - um, no. Comparing this game to freelancer is like comparing childrens books to war and peace. This game got uninstalled a week after i got it. Yes, i gave it a fair try, and no, the game isnt anything of what it said it would be. If you want a superficial shooter, and have never played freelancer, you might enjoy this game. I would just suggest buying freelancer though, as freelancer is ten times the game for a quarter of the price. DSO simply has no depth to it. They should have never compared this game to freelancer, it doesnt hold a candle to freelancer. (edit) - If you want a game that was REALLY freelancer done right get X3 the reunion.