You remember Elite , right? How about Frontier , X3 , Freespace , Homeworld , Starlancer or I-War ? If the answer's no, then the odds are good that this console port of Darkstar One will be a considerable breath of fresh air, and something definitely worth checking out if you're bored of Shooter...

By Brad Russell The flight simulation genre hasn't had a ton of standouts, and most of the memorable ones, even if you haven't played such games, have leaned heavily to the arcade style of one mission at a time.

DarkStar One: Broken Alliance is basically a rehashed concept taken from the Xbox series. It is a game where the main character has free roam over a huge galaxy and can trade, rob, and kill to earn credits.

Darkstar One is a very odd addition to the Xbox 360 roster. For one, it's not an FPS, a racer or a hack and slasher, which puts it in a very exclusive club these days. Also, it's a straight port of a relatively obscure space-combat game that first appeared on the PC back in 2006.

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DarkStar One: Broken Alliance fast-paced action within a vast and authentic universe that sees players exploring the vast reaches of space, encountering, battling and trading with six mysterious alien races in a quest to unravel the mysterious death of the protagonist's father.

It's been out on the PC for years, but DarkStar One: Broken Alliance's expansive brand of space madness is a rare commodity on consoles. At times unforgiving and unrepentantly rough around the edges, this space combat sim demands patient and careful play. Is that asking too much in this day and age?

If DarkStar One: Broken Alliance for the Xbox 360 seems entirely too familiar to some gamers, it's because it is a four-year old PC game. Don't expect any new features though. Broken Alliance is a basic port, with a new control interface, and a shiny graphical overcoat.

Dark Star One: Broken Alliance Developer: Gaming Minds Publisher: Kalypso Media Genre: Space Sim Released: 07/13/10 Space Sims are a rare breed these days. The glory days of X-Wing , Tie Fighter and Freespace have given way to the bleak prospect of looking at Star Trek: Shattered Universe and...

Have these developers never seen a good menu system?

A huge universe to explore

Each star system is nearly identical to the next