FreeSpace 2

Freespace 2 is a space combat simulation published by Interplay in 1999 and developed by Volition. It's the sequel to Descent Freespace: The Great War, but in my opinion it supplants and surpasses its predecessor in every possible way.

Concept

Set several years after the events of The Great War, Freespace 2 finds the player fighting separatist humans as well as mysteriously returning Shivans in a series of amazing combat missions.

Base Game Reviews

• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 1 – Once More Unto the Breach…
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 2 – Oh Shi…….van!
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 3 – Getting Nasty in the Nebula…
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 4 – The Reviling Ravana
• Let's Play Freespace 2 – Entry 5 – You Dropped a Bomb on Me
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 6 – Being the Bait
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 7 – Going Deep Undercover
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 8 – I Love a Good Heist
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 9 – Debating My Usefulness...
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 10 – That Could Have Gone Better
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 11 – From Disgrace to Hero
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 12 – Crushing the NTF
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 13 – Luck in the Nebula
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 14 – The Lure of Failure
• Let's Play Freespace 2 – Entry 15 – Sathanas Down
• Let's Play Freespace 2 – Entry 16 – Poor Lines of Communication
• Let’s Play Freespace 2 – Entry 17 – Crawling My Way Back
• Let's Play Freespace 2 - Entry 18 - The Mouths of Lions... (YouTube Playlist)
• Let's Play Freespace 2 - Entry 19 - Finishing Up the Campaign (YouTube Playlist)

Mod Reviews

• Blue Planet
  • Let’s Play Blue Planet – Entry 1 – Unexpected

Podcasts

• SGJ Podcast #58: The Beauty of Open Freespace
• SGJ Podcast #76: Fondly Remembering Freespace 2 on it’s Fifteenth Birthday
• SGJ Podcast #85 – (Some of) The Brilliant Minds Behind Freespace 2!!!OMG!!!

Op-Eds

• The Day the Space Sim Died

Forum Threads

• Freespace 2 Forum Thread

Places to Buy

• Amazon Physical Base Version
• Amazon Physical Sim of the Year Version
• GOG
• Steam

External Links

• Hard Light Productions
• Freespace Wiki
• Freespace Open Installer
• Wikipedia
• Mobygames