Space Rangers Prequel Gets TotalGamed
Got a note from Tom Ohle which is worth passing on to you unwashed masses: "Stardock just launched Space Rangers: The Klissan War -previously unavailable in North America - on TotalGaming.net for $19.99 or 1 token (that's less than $10 if you go the token route). They've bundled it with Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators for $29.99 or 3 tokens."
This is pretty cool - European sites such as Eurogamer were big fans of the Space Ranger series - though note that in the UK, Space Rangers 2 and Space Rangers came in the same box and were collectively called 'Space Rangers', whereas in the States, Cinemaware Marquee did a standalone retail release of Space Rangers 2 and called it... Space Rangers 2. As far as I can divine!
Anyhow, the point is, the Space Rangers series is a sprawling PC space exploration game which is, Kieron Gillen claims, "...precisely aimed at my soft spots – emergent situations, freeform universes, sheer quirkiness, and being constructed by an underdog developer in the middle of nowhere (Vladivostok, apparently)." It's interesting that Eastern Europe/Russia is starting to produce innovative titles that flow away from the traditional RTS/FPS genres which apparently keep the German economy strong, so I say, by all means support it!
Comments
Space Rangers 2 used Starforce so I never tried it. It sounded like something I'd enjoy though. It sounded similar to EV Nova.
Posted by: Corey Holcomb-Hockin | January 11, 2007 9:20 PM
The version distributed online didn't use StarForce.
Anyway, good to see SR1 becoming available for NA gamers, though if you've played SR2, I don't see much of a reason to buy the original.
Do play SR2, though, it's a great game.
Posted by: fluffy bunny | January 12, 2007 12:10 AM
I actually might consider this.
I actually own the SR2 special edition, which also came with SR1, but wouldn't have even bothered had I known it had Starforce, especially since the shiny new DVD burner in my new computer is exactly the sort of drive SF likes to toast.
This is, IIRC, cheaper than the Direct2Drive release, and I'd frankly rather buy from Stardock anyway.
Posted by: J Arcane | January 12, 2007 12:44 AM