A new patch for Galactic Command: Echo Squad SE (a Tek Jansen adventure) updates 3000AD's space combat game to version 2.10.04.
Developer 3000AD has released The Insurgent Incursion DLC for it's space exploration title Galactic Command Echo Squad Second Edition. The content is now available for download.
The most satisfying bit is the game's core idea: the command system, which hooks into your ship's autopilot, and can automatically handle everything from dogfighting to navigation. Yes, technically, you're letting the computer do your dirty work, but the feeling of control can still be very enjoyable. If you're a hardcore BC3000 fan – and is there any other kind? – wipe the foam off your chin.
You'll likely love this stripped-down, more focused tour of duty. Everyone else: Freespace 2. eBay. Now. It's the game Echo Squad so badly needed to emulate, and even idiots like us could enjoy it. And there's still more of us out there than the grognards.
You'll love:
- Complex as hell
- Satisfying command system
- Goes where most games won't
You'll hate:
- Unbelievably unintuitive
- Often deathly boring
- Unfriendly difficulty
MTV Multiplayer writes: Gamers, don't worry if you regret a purchase of Derek Smart's latest space sequel, "Galactic Command: Echo Squad." You can get your money back.
Smart is, to put it mildly, an outspoken developer of space simulation games who loudly walks the line between passionately defending his creative works and at times outright attacking his own audience. Smart's own personal biography describes himself as "an eccentric and vocal personality."
Isn't he afraid people will purchase with every intent to complain for a free version? "I'm quite certain that there may be other takers. Who knows. But regardless, people know who they're dealing with, so its not like they're going to try and pull a fast one. After all, this is Derek Smart we're talking about :D," he told Multiplayer in an e-mail exchange.
