Rebel Galaxy

Due to its very low price point, others who have often thought about dabbling in this game type should pick this up as a great starting point in the genre.

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Overall, Rebel Galaxy is a welcomed newcomer in the family of space games.

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Rebel Galaxy is this genre’s Burnout going up against the “Elite” behemoth that is Gran Turismo.

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At $20.00 USD, Rebel Galaxy feels perfectly priced.

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Cinematic starship combat and a (final) frontier atmosphere give Rebel Galaxy a great hook.

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It might not offer the depth of space-faring greats like Freelancer, but Rebel Galaxy is flashy and fun in all of the best ways.

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Fans of freeform space games like Elite and Freelancer will feel right at home with this one.

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A fun solo venture, but it won’t suck out thousands of your hours.

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There’s a lot to like, but you’ve got to work for it.

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The progression loop of grinding out missions, earning credits to beef up your ship, then taking it back out again is fun, but the mission design felt too familiar to keep me hooked for the long haul.

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Rebel Galaxys combat can be a lot of fun, but there's little depth and a lot of repetition.

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Rebel Galaxy is a streamlined take on the space sim that while nowhere near as complex as its PC peers still has enough going on to keep you more than entertained.

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Even with intergalactic, hyper speed travel feeling like rush hour on the highway at times, Rebel Galaxy has plenty to celebrate.

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Rebel Galaxy is a robust trek through the stars, even if it is bogged down by a heavy reliance on repetition and a weak narrative.

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Fans of the genre would be advised to check it out though.

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Yet, despite my many complaints, Rebel Galaxy did put a smile on my face.

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It doesn’t really do a lot more than what Elite achieved over 30 years ago, but this is a fun and accessible, if rather repetitive, space trading game.

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Considering the size of its development team, Double Damage Games has found a good, if nowhere near universal, amount of appeal.

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A tighter, narrower scope would have elevated Rebel Galaxy beyond being the sort of mild distraction derived from marathoning a TV show.

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It makes a good transition from PC to console, but Rebel Galaxy was far too vapid and uninspired to be a really stand out game in the first place.

2991d ago

Rebel Galaxy is several light years from where it truly wants to be.

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