Starfarer: Full of Potential, Oozing wit
Posted 9 days ago

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…

Starfarer: Full of Potential, Oozing with Sty…
SOL: Exodus – The Final…Something
Posted 17 days ago

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…

SOL: Exodus – The Final…Something Something…
Beyond Beyaan Q&A: Lofty Goals, Passion and Ambition
Posted 21 days ago

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…

Beyond Beyaan Q&A: Lofty Goals, Passion and A…
Starpoint Gemini II Q&A with GM Danijel
Posted 22 days ago

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…

Starpoint Gemini II Q&A with GM Danijel Mihok…
SOL: Exodus – Hacking and Slashing
Posted 24 days ago

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…

SOL: Exodus – Hacking and Slashing
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Off-Topic, Kinda – Finding a Balance

I loved seesaws as a kid.

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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Spacey Snippets – 2/17/12

All those little dots are news stories...

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.

  • There’s a new Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion trailer, which you can view after the cut below. The developers are also teasing a new game, according to VG237.
  • There a new EVE Online video entitled “Awakening”, which you can also see after the cut below. They also have a new spaceship viewer on their site
  • Space Sector has an interview with Novacore Studios regardings Legends of Pegasus, and there’s also a new trailer, which you can see below. They also have a review of Blue Libra.
  • There are some more blog posts regarding Beyond Beyaan regarding technology scripts, particles and combat plans.
  • The Drox Operative website has been updated with pics of two new monsters, the Storm and the Swarm. They look creeepy!
  • There’s a bit of news on Naev, including a new blog posts on activated outfits, and also you can now get the game on Desura.
  • In Miner Wars 2081 news, they’ve now added a top list of contributors, a new build for paid beta testers and some new pics, which you can see on their website. They’re also looking for more playtesters.
  • According to Space Sim Central, there’s a new trailer for the upcoming game Salvation Prophecy, which you can see below. They also have put up a Solstice review.
  • In Evochron Mercenary news, there’s a new version of the game on the game’s website, and Giant Bomb has done a quick look of the game which is pretty amusing.
  • The folks behind the Freelancer mod Freeworlds: Tides of War have released a new video looking at basic shadows, which looks awesome. Check it out below.
  • The fantastic Starpoint Gemini is now available on Steam.
  • In SOL: Exodus news, SpaceSector is reporting that there’s now a demo out, as well as an upcoming update which includes in-mission checkpoints, a cockpit view, collision damage and more.
  • Over on Doctor Frog’s Horrible Things, he’s written a blog entry about the recently-made-open-source space sim Starshatter: The Gathering Storm
  • Besides my own preview, DIY Gamer also has a preview of Starfarer for ya.
  • Finally, in non-gamey news, a lot of concept spaceships were put up this week at the Concept Ships blog, including fantastic entries by Mike Kim, Dima Goryainov, Fabián J. Cuevas and finally, an amazing Enterprise concept by Shawn Weixelman.

That’s it for now! Have a great weekend!

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Another One…or Three…Bite the Dust…

SpaceShip Crash

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!!

Star Hammer Tactics Released for the PC on Desura

Star Hammer Tactics Screenshot

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!

Spacey Games on Sale at Amazon

Tons of Space Games on Sale!

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!

Off-Topic: Six Months In – Thank You!

Fireworks

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:

  • Over 15,000 unique visitors
  • Over 25,000 visits
  • Over 50,000 page views

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. :)

Starfarer: Full of Potential, Oozing with Style

1 - Menu Battle!!

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…

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Remember The Fat Man?

Wing One CD Cover

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:

  • Wing Commander I and II
  • Rules of Engagement
  • Master of Orion
  • Master of Magic
  • The 7th Guest and 11th Hour
  • US Navy Fighters
  • Castles and Castles II

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!