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.
2011 in video gaming
The year 2011 saw many new video games, as well the release of numerous sequels to critically acclaimed games, such as "Ace Combat", "Assassin's Creed", "", "Battlefield", "Call of Duty", "Call of Juarez", "Cities XL", "Crysis", "Dead Space", "Deus Ex", "Dragon Age", "Driver", "Duke Nukem", "Dynasty Warriors", "F.E.A.R", "Forza Motorsport", "Gears of War", "Infamous", "Killzone", "LittleBigPlanet", "Mario Kart", "Modern Combat", "Mortal Kombat", "MX vs. ATV", "Need for Speed", "Operation Flashpoint", "Pokémon", "Portal", "Rayman", "Red Faction", "", "Resistance", "Saints Row", "", "The Elder Scrolls", "The Legend of Zelda", "", "Total War", "Tropico" and "Uncharted". In addition, it saw the release of many new intellectual properties, such as "Bastion", "Dark Souls", "Dead Island", "Homefront", "L.A. Noire", "Minecraft" and "Rage". Many awards went to games such as "", "Portal 2", "", "" and "". 2011 also marked the worldwide release of the Nintendo 3DS.