Not too long ago I got the chance to sit down with Kalypso Media and get a look at a couple of games. One of them, as you may have seen was M.U.D. TV, and the other was an early version of the DarkStar One port for the Xbox 360. There haven't been a whole lot of space combat simulators in the past decade, so fans of the genre are probably already familiar with DarkStar One - Broken Alliance on the PC. But for those of you who aren't, or if you interested in the port details, read on!

The game is as much about exploration and commerce as it is story and combat -- there are 330 different star systems, a bevy of asteroid fields potentially containing pirate hideouts, and a fully fleshed out economic system continuously running in the background. Free gameplay is at the heart of it all, allowing the player to be a pirate, mercenary, smuggler, killer -- whatever class alignment you desire -- but at the same time requiring story advancement in order to gain access to new sectors. There are of course perks and repercussions for each class, but if you don't like one, there are deeds that can be done to alter your alignment accordingly.

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-Full HD 1080P at 60 Frames Per Second

-Ninety minutes of original composition with 5.1 surround

-Six different class types: Pirate, Killer, Smuggler, Trader, Bounty Hunter, and Mercenary

-Several hundred various items to customize and enhance your ship

-Artifacts to collect and enhance your ship