Space action combat simulator for the PC finds a new home
The official website of Dark Horizon is now live, offering new details about this stark and atmospheric space combat simulation which follows along the same lines of classics like Wing Commander and Freelancer. The game promises to deliver a plot-rich experience, 22 challenging missions, laced with special features such as full ship customization, original weapon creation, joystick support, and several modes of combat. Dark Horizon will hit the store shelves on September 23rd across North America and September 26th across Europe.
GamersInfo writes: "I'm a fan of space ships, lasers, "pew pew," and of course, explosions. What sort of science fiction fan would I be otherwise? Much to my sadness, the space simulator/shooter genre has been dying in recent years, so when I heard Dark Horizon was being released I couldn't wait to see how it turned out. Once installed I eagerly double clicked the icon, expecting to be launched into space and shooting down enemy ships faster than I could say, "I have you now." Instead, I was greeted with an error box telling me that my DirectX was messed up and I should reinstall the game. Several reinstalls later, said box was still plaguing my efforts to play, so I spent a little time on Google searching for a solution. A complete reinstall of DirectX, the game, and a reboot of my computer finally got me into the game."
AVault:
"Sadly, Dark Horizon is a disappointment in a lot of ways. Looking at the screenshots, you might be tempted to pick up a copy because the game is certainly pretty, but the frustrations that come with it are not worth the price. Fans searching for a game to come along and rescue the space fighter sim will have to keep looking."
GamePyre.com Writes:
"Disappointment is not a strong enough word to describe how I really feel about this game's gameplay and controls. Maybe this just happens to be one of those games that I just can't seem to do well in, but in all honesty I blame Paradox and not my flying skills.
The first thing that I want to point out is the fact that Dark Horizon is a space flight game but unfortunately for us joysticks do not work. There is an option for them, but after about an hour and a half of trying to get either one of my two joysticks to work I gave up. While the flight stick itself works, for some reason you can not bind any controls to the joystick; they are limited to keyboard and mouse only."
