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Darkstar One: Broken Alliance

Review!

Start!

Ever dreamed of being a cool space adventurer like Han Solo? Well now you can, as DarkStar One offers your very own starship and lets you decide what to do next!
The DarkStar One is a wicked spaceship that Kayron Jarvis, your character, inherits from his father. If you follow the story missions then you'll find out what happened to Kayron's dad and maybe save the galaxy in the process. But if you don't fancy doing that, you can just blast off and explore, doing whatever you fancy!
The DarkStar One is a weird spaceship - it's alive! This means that to upgrade it you need to find alien artifacts hidden around the galaxy. You'll be told if there's an artifact nearby, and then you can use your targetting computer to track it down. Beam it aboard and you can improve the engines, wings or hull, as well as add wicked new weapons. You can buy new gadgets and guns from trading stations as well, adding homing missiles and turrets as DarkStar One evolves into the coolest craft in the universe!
DarkStar One looks fantastic, with loads of amazing spaceship designs and mindboggling space backgrounds. It really feels like your zooming around in your own science fiction movie!

Conclusion!

DarkStar One won't be for everybody. It takes a long time to really build up your weapons, and it can be quite cheesy as well. If you're totally into science fiction, and have always dreamed of flying from planet to planet in your own cool spaceship, then this is definitely worth a look. There's nothing else like it on the consoles!
  • xbox360
  • Space

Awesome Aliens!

As you travel around from planet to planet, you'll meet loads of bizarre aliens. Some will be helpful, others will just want to kill you! It's up to you who to trust and help, and who to steer clear of!

You'll need money to get anywhere in this game, but there are loads of ways to earn some more. You can buy goods in one galaxy and sell them somewhere else. Sometimes you can buy illegal cargo (like videogames!) but get caught smuggling and you're in trouble! You'll also get a small bounty payment for every space pirate you destroy, and can also take on more dangerous missions from space stations. If that doesn't appeal, you can become a pirate yourself and attack innocent ships to steal their cargo. Don't expect the police to ignore this sort of naughtiness though!

Put up a fight!

There's no avoiding combat in DarkStar One. Whether you're battling to solve the mystery of what happened to Kayron's father, or just trying to deliver your cargo without getting blown up by pirates, you'll need to defend yourself against enemy ships. Some of them are massive! Luckily, the controls are dead easy to use, and you'll be blasting the bad guys in no time.

Oops!

It's a shame that the story scenes are absolute poop. The story itself is pretty cool, but the graphics for the characters aren't as good as the spaceships and the voice acting is really bad. You'll probably want to get through them as fast as you can, and head off back into space for your own adventures as soon as possible!

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User Comments

I love it
10 / 10
Spaceships are wicked cool!
7 / 10
Wicked sick
10 / 10
Satsuma
1 / 10
Awesome spaceships!
7 / 10