When I first began this site nearly six months ago (!), one of the games I promised to preview was an interesting looking indie title named Starfarer. I had played the…
See that? That's the transport Hera, which you may recall from my last entry on SOL: Exodus that I was being asked to save from tumbling into Neptune. WELL, this time…
I was engaged in an email conversation with the creator of Beyond Beyaan, Brent "Zeraan" Patterson, about his upcoming game, when he hit me with the following statement -- which…
A while back, the folks at LGM Games announced a sequel to the fantastic Starpoint Gemini. A little while back, a sequel was announced, which made me quite giddy. Around…
And we're back! If you recall from my last entry, I was having some difficulty getting past the third mission in the game, wherein the Atlas was fighting off waves of…
Balance is an Excellent Thing to Strive For. :)
So as you can see by my coming soon list on the sidebar, I’ve got a lot of recent games on my plate to look at, some from several months ago. I just noted this to myself as I finished reading the Distant Worlds – Legends manual today (great manual, BTW!). I got this game to review back in…November-ish, I wanna say. And yet here we are, middle of February, and I’m just getting to it. In a way, I feel bad about that.
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Space Battles for A Few Dolars...
Hey y’all, just FYI that today’s daily deal on Steam is AI War: Fleet Command. The base version is $3.39 and the bundle with all of the expansions is $5.77. This is an excellent deal, so if you’ve yet to acquire this expansive and detailed game, now would be a great time. Enjoy!
It's a Super Nova of News!!
Hey y’all, happy Friday! I thought I’d finish the week out with the latest spate of Spacey Snippets, so I hope y’all enjoy ‘em! Also, lots of videos came out this week, so they’ll be embedded after the cut.
That’s it for now! Have a great weekend!
Ah Well...
So recently I said I was gonna do a few previews, and even listed them on the site. Welp, I tried to preview a few games and found them…not up to snuff. First, neither Star Supremacy and Planet War had any kind of direct spaceship control, so they were disqualified. Then, I tried Starjack Online, but a broken tutorial — how can I extract minerals on that planet when there AREN’T any, dangit? — and seemingly no community turned me off, so I’m dropping that as well. Now I’ll be moving onto Moon Breakers as well as starting my review, finally, of Distant Worlds – Legends. Stat tuned!!
Colorful Ships Go Boom!
A little while back, I got contacted by the author or a console and mobile space game called Star Hammer Tactics, which looked pretty fun. Sadly, I had to explain that my site only covers computer games, and had to decline coverage at the time. Well, thanks to RSharp over on Broken Forum, I’ve been made aware that the game is now available for the PC on Desura! I’m totally adding it to my review queue, so stay tuned, but it looks fun, so you should check it out, as it’s only $3.99 at the moment. Enjoy!
Cheap Spacey Games on Amazon!
So Amazon — according to Digital Distribution Deals — is having a sale entitled “games to play with friends you love”. In this sale is some great deals on spacey games, including:
I’d say Starpoint Gemini is the best on that list, but that’s just me. Enjoy!
Woohoo! :)
As of today, Space Game Junkie is half a year old, and what a ride it’s been! When I began this blog, I was underemployed, and planned to dedicate most of my free time to it. Who’da thunk that I’d get two jobs just a couple of weeks later, leaving much less time to dedicate to this blog. ;) Even so, I’d like to think I’ve gotten a lot done, and there’s so much to do still…good thing I’m still having so much fun! :)
This blog is truly a labor of love, and I can’t help but be humbled by all of the people that have visited. I know this isn’t a numbers game, but just to share a few, in the time since this blog started, it’s gotten:
I don’t know if that’s a lot, but it feels like a lot to me, and I can’t help but be thrilled by the increasing amount of visitors I’m getting. I’d like to think I’m really onto something here, and I am truly thankful and again, humbled by everyone that visits my blog. Thank you all, so much, for your visits and your comments. I plan to be doing this for a very long time — I mean, have you SEEN that dang list? — and I can only hope that anyone who visits this site enjoys the ride as much as I am. Thank you, again, and have a great day. :)
Landing on Gold! ;)
In other news today, the indie spacey landing/fuel management game Lunar Flight has gone gold with a 1.0 release. You can pick the game up on Desura, and watch a launch trailer after the cut below. I’ll be covering this game soon, so stay tuned!
Epic Menu Battles!!
When I first began this site nearly six months ago (!), one of the games I promised to preview was an interesting looking indie title named Starfarer. I had played the alpha a bit and enjoyed it way back when, but sadly I got caught up in reviews and such. With a new version coming out — which is out today, by the way — I contacted the game’s author a week ago for a preview. After diving into the game for a bit, I’m ready to tell y’all what I think…
Music by Which Memories Were Made. :)
Back in the day, if you were a fan of video games and video game music, there was one name that told you that a game’s music would be great: The Fat Man (also known as George Alistair Sanger). The Fat Man did music for dozens upon dozens of classic games, both spacey and non-spacey. This includes:
And many more (you can see a partial list here). I bring this up because not only was I just made aware of his website, but apparently he also has an album entitled “Wing One: Music from Wing Commander”, which is just AWESOME, and I wanted to make y’all aware of it. If y’all liked the music of Wing Commander and the memories its music brings back, check it out. I can’t link to it since it’s embedded, but it’s on the main page if you scroll down a bit. Enjoy!
