Thankfully, the space-combat which forms most of the game is actually pretty fun. If I’d wanted to grind for hours on end I wouldn’t have cancelled my World of Warcraft account. The result is a feeling of grinding from start to finish, where you’re doing a quest not because you want to, but because you’re trying to make your ship powerful enough to survive subsequent areas – where you’ll be doing similar activities to what you’ve already been doing for hours. You spend the entirety of the game either: shooting down other ships, transporting cargo from one area to another (*yawn*) or simply flying off to far-away places in order to meet someone. Whether you’re completing story missions or grinding side quests for cash to upgrade your ship, the entirety of Broken Alliance boils down to one of three goals. After all, most media essentially retells the same few story archetypes over and over but it’s the journey to the conclusion that lets the game down.īroken Alliance’s graphics are pleasing to the eye, but later areas just seem to be re-skinned versions of earlier zones. Using the DarkStar, Kayron sets out to kill the man he believes killed his father although the ending will only be a surprise to those of you who haven’t watched Star Wars Episode VI. The ship can absorb ancient artifacts from space and uses them to alter the abilities and look of the ship. Sadly though the new visuals and name change can’t bring DarkStar One: Broken Alliance up to speed, and the revamp cannot disguise a campaign full of clichés which could have been shortened to enhance any feeling of fun.īroken Alliance follows a young pilot named Kayron, who’s father left him a ship called DarkStar One. Four years later in 2010 and the game has been re-released on Xbox 360, with Hi-Def graphics and a fancy new name. DarkStar One was an enjoyable but repetitive game that launched in 2006 on PC.
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