Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
"Descent: FreeSpace" was well received as a single-player space simulation that integrated all the desired features of its genre, from competent AI wingmen, to the presence of large capital ships that not only dwarf the fighters piloted by the player, but also explode spectacularly when destroyed. However, the game's multiplayer mode was criticised, as it was plagued by lag and inaccurate tracking of statistics. An expansion for the game, which was less well received, was also released in 1998 under the title of "Silent Threat", and focuses on events after the main game's campaign with the player working for an intelligence branch of the Terrans' armed forces that later attempt to overthrow the Terran government. A sequel to "Descent: FreeSpace" entitled "FreeSpace 2", was released in 1999 to critical acclaim.
2010 in video gaming
2010 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games, including several new titles such as "Ace Attorney", "Alien vs. Predator", "Army of Two", "Assassin's Creed", "Battlefield", "BioShock", "Call of Duty", "Castlevania", "Civilization", "Crackdown", "Donkey Kong", "Dead Rising", "Fable", "Fallout", "God of War", "Gran Turismo", "Grand Theft Auto", "Halo", "Just Cause", "", "Lost Planet", "", "Mass Effect", "Medal of Honor", "Mega Man", "Metroid", "Need for Speed", "Pokémon
", "Prince of Persia", "Red Steel", "Red Dead", "Resident Evil", "Skate", "StarCraft", "", "Super Mario", "Super Monkey Ball", "Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X", "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" and "Total War". In addition, it saw the release of many new intellectual properties, such as "Alan Wake", "Darksiders", "Deadly Premonition", "Heavy Rain" and "Metro 2033". Many awards went to games such as "Red Dead Redemption", "Mass Effect 2", "God of War III" and "Super Mario Galaxy 2". Kinect from Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 was also released this year.