Hmmm... whilst this game was great at the time, it has aged pretty badly.
That said, I am hooked on what is basically a modern remake called Freelancer. I just love the way that you can go go anywhere and do what you like (even destroy whole battleships if you really must
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But then again, there is a time when you just have to say 'Hmm... this is unfortunately now completely cack compared to how I remembered it.'
It's a shame, really, as I used to play this game like... all day.