Battlestar Returns
April 4th, 2008 by CrusaderSince Battlestar Galactica returns to television in the US tonight, I figured it was worth pointing out this project again: Beyond the Red Line is a BSG-inspired space combat simulation which utilizes the FreeSpace 2 source code and has the following features:
- Entirely stand-alone, Freespace 2 not required
- Accurately detailed high-resolution ship models
- High quality, originally engineered audio
- Authentic, original in-game soundtrack, in addition to pieces by Bear McCreary and Richard Gibbs
- Original characters and voice acting
- A three mission single player campaign depicting never-before-seen events, interwoven with and true to the series’ storyline
- Head online and go head-to-head with your friends—and foes—in intense multiplayer missions including Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and others
- Exciting Viper combat with authentic weaponry and flight controls
Only a demo has been released to date, but work on the project continues.
Download: [ game-warden.com ]
April 4th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I remember playing this sometime last year. I was amazed at the voice acting during the mission briefing since it sounded like Starbuck was actually leading it. What was weird was that she referred to Starbuck in the third person, so it wasn’t Starbuck in-game, but it sounded like Katee Sackhoff.
I’ll have to download a newer iteration to see how it has improved. I’ll also have to dig out a joystick since space sims aren’t great using the keyboard only.
April 4th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I am excited for tonight! I am downloading the demo again, and watch the last few episodes again before it premiers at 10:00 pst. I really wish SciFi had other shows of the caliber that BSG is, but yet all they have are crapy movies that nobodies make, and shows that nobody wants to watch, except BSG…