Darkstar One

DarkStar One... isn't a good game, let's be honest. It took me 18 hours to beat on normal difficulty (finishing the plot + all side missions + all artifacts), and it doesn't really have half as much hours worth of unique content. That being said, it isn't offensively bad either, and I did derive some enjoyment out of it, so if you want a numbingly-simple spacesim to play for an hour or two during a slow evening, this game might be just about right. I say the biggest entertainment value is the main plotline and the sidequests. The main plot is super simple, you can see most of the plot beats from miles away (though one plot reveal between the two leads did amusingly blindside me); it is also quite a bit scattered and full of digressions, the way I've been playing it - two hours an evening - I return to the game next evening and I wouldn't necessarily remember what I was doing yesterday (though the game gives you more than enough information to continue from where you left off). Nevertheless, it was mildly entertaining, occasionally somewhat funny. Voice acting is passable, sometimes good, in a few occasions really great, though the voicelines during the generic non-plot encounter…

Don't bother. It does not work past tutorial mission 3.

Poorly designed and implemented, Darkstar One has far more problems than it's goofy cutscenes and the lameness of its much-vaunted "spell weapon" being just a pathetic gimmick. It's just not fun. In an era when something like Freelancer had been out for years, Darkstar One was much hyped up until release and considered something of a joke afterward and time has certainly not reversed that trend... Name it, it isn't fun. There is no exploration. There is no engaging trade mechanics. The combat is pretty dull. The only cool thing is the music and, once you've heard "Space Rock" for the dozenth time that session even it gets old. You have no reason to play this. I regret even buying it. Heck, I regret my mom buying it years ago on disk.

game sucks all around

For its age, a really fun game, enjoyed it a lot. My only gripe was the ending, but still totally worth your time.

This game is really fun. I'm upset they did not make a Darkstar Two :*(