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        for all u p0s3ur5, Space Rangers 2 is the best top-down space game
        (equipment upgrades, trading, missions) i've played.  plus, you can
        play 1 hour or 12 hour sessions, save, and come back later.  i got the
        full version via direct2drive, but I think there's a demo too.
        \_ Of course, the demo is only 1.2 GB to download.
        \_ Er....  I bought SR2 a few months ago.  I'm still on my first game.
           It has a lot of potential but there was no there there.  Some of
           the mini games are cool, some are a PITA.  The RTS mini game got
           so fast and brutal and the UI was so primitive it became
           unplayable even though RTS is my favorite genre.  The pizza making
           contest was amusing.  Space combat is irritating because the
           targets keep docking at local planets in mid combat.  Some of the
           alien-alien humor and backstory made me laugh, approaching the humor
           in some other classics like Star Control 2.  At the start of the
           game I suggest getting a trading type ship (forget weapons, you
           can't kill anything anyway), and get a long range engine and big
           fuel tank.  There is a *lot* of hopping from star to star and going
           A->B is much better than having to stop in C, D, and E on the way
           to refuel.
           \_ I don't play the RTS, and I make sure to let targets fly far
              away from any dock before I open up.  I stopped doing assassinatn
              missions anyway since killing pirate hulls piss off all Peleng
              planets.  i also agree that long-jump engines are the #1 priority
              along with trading drugs/luxuries (primarily peleng) in the early
              game.  Mid-game, courier with high courier bonus makes money
              faster.  SC2 is a classic, but I really enjoy SR2 ... better than
              Diablo w/o the sore-fingers and potion-chugging.
              faster.  SC2 is a classic, but I really enjoy SR2 ...
              \_ What are some good osX games?  Are there any free ones?
                 \_ When Steve says you're ready for good osX games you'll get
                    good osX games and not a minute sooner.
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Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators 200 years after the first chapter for Space Rangers, a new, even more dangerous threat arises in the galaxy. A key planet producing war androids has become self-aware and is attempting to conquer the galaxy one planet at a time. These machines are not only capable of fulfilling any order, but they have their own intellect and force of will. This new type of cyber life is driven only by instinct of destruction and cares only about expanding the realm of the silicate. Freedom of choice is a distinguishing feature of the Space Rangers saga and continues as players explore the massive world. The game is not limited by borders and allows players an opportunity to influence the branching storyline. At the same time, the larger and more expansive game world lives and develops by itself. In Space Rangers 2 players will have an opportunity to test their skills not only in outer space, but on planets' surfaces as well. By producing and upgrading war machines, gamers have a chance to defeat the ominous threat of the Dominators.