basic by pc standards(elite games) and moneys bit easy to come by which helps starting out but if you dont have to work hard for cash you can be 100% max powered most the time.

Despite this, DarkStar One still manages to feel fresh, open and free of frustration - it's easy to lose yourself in the adventure. If you're prepared to put up with a little bit of grinding and can deal with some of the more repetitive missions outside of the main quest, there's a lot here to...

Vast Universe to explore; Space combat is enjoyable; Relatively frustration free

There's some required grinding; Side missions can get repetitive; Graphics can seem 2006 rather than 2010

These days you do not get many opportunities on current consoles to explore the galaxy shooting space pirates and trading goods, therefore DarkStar One: Broken Alliance fills a very large void.

This is the worse game ive ever played!! Granted the cut scenes graphics are epic and cinematic but game play lets it down!! Ship is very hard to control, upgrades are slow and confusing, alot of travelling not much action.....i could be here all day simply awful, just awful......

Have these developers never seen a good menu system?

A huge universe to explore

Each star system is nearly identical to the next

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.

Originally released on PC four years ago Darkstar One has taken its sweet time to come to console. Has it been worth the wait?

More than 20 hours long; entertaining space combat

Average graphics; ill conceived menus; poor voice acting; repetitive missions

DarkStar One: Broken Alliance review

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?