Tachyon for Windows

Pros: graphics, good engine, story line, everything
Cons: ai not so impressive

Space combat genre has been a dying breed until recently. Privateer made it seem like it was at its apex, and that it would not get any better. Privateer II sort of proved that point, but than we were served with a superior title such as Freespace 2....

Pros: Immersive plot; lovely graphics; some excellent mission variety
Cons: Too structured; limited trading an exploring; dubious 'artificial intelligence'

Novalogic has produced a tightly scripted game where the evolving narrative takes precedence over open-ended, free shooting and trading gameplay. It is a remarkably playable and enjoyable space sim that compares well with contemporaries such as FreeSpace...

Pros: Great voice work and a top notch flight model
Cons: average graphics, Banzi AI, confusing keyboard setup

Tachyon The Fringe is the latest space combat sim from Novalogic(Delta Force, F22 Lightning). While not the most advanced game in the world, Tachyon is a competent addition to the genre that sprouted Wing Commander and...

Pros: Good graphics and voice acting
Cons: Too restrictive

It's the future and you are mercenary pilot Jake Logan, doing odd jobs for the mega-corporations. Does the theme sound familiar. Well, there are no surprises here. Naturally, in the future the mega-corporations rule space with an iron fist....

Pros: Unique characteristics of main character, graphics are nice
Cons: Gameplay, fights, limited scope of game, no great upgrades

This game looked great off the shelf. From the box cover and write-up, it seemed a lot like "Escape Velocity" for the mac, but in a 3d interface. So, I went ahead and bought it.

My first impressions were great- for about 25 seconds. I...

Pros: Bruce Campbell, Graphics, Gameplay
Cons: Horrid Win2K support causes a myriad of problems.

Tachyon: The Fringe is a space flight shooter (it'd be wrong to call it a sim, seeing as how we actually really have NO idea how all this stuff would perfom in space.) that borrows heavily from the Privateer games. You've got a fighter, and you can soup...

Pros: Great Graphics, Good Gameplay, Good Multiplayer
Cons: The AI is too easy except on hard mode.

Tachyon: The Fringe is a game that was worth every cent. I had never before played anything quite like it. You start off as a contract space pilot, taking the jobs that you want and doing them. You start off working for a company in the system with Earth...

Pros: Bruce Campbell's voiceovers for the main character, sound effects and visuals
Cons: Gameplay, story, funfactor.

Sometimes a game company puts together a real prize. Sometimes a game company puts out a pre-beta of a real prize. You can probably guess that Tachyon: The Fringe falls in the latter category.
You play Jake Logan, an independent pilot (Read:...

Pros: Graphics, sound, engaging storyline, addictive multiplay
Cons: poor documentation

This game offers a lot of great features, although some aren't really implemented correctly.

First off, the solo game has an engaging storyline and offers a number of paths for you to choose with varied missions that you can accept. The...

Pros: Fun space game, good voice and story, fun battle and ship evolution
Cons: linear missions, multiplay is ok, usual absence of intertia

Tachyon, The Fringe
Cool, Evil Dead in Deep Space

Let me start this review by dating myself, I still think Origin's Privateer was the most entertaining space sim I have ever played. I had to play on the computer down the hall in my dorm...

Pros: Gameplay, Graphics, Story, Bruce's voice-overs,Twists,Personality,Attitude
Cons: May put off Veterans of the genre, Touchy controls

Ok, so here goes with my first review after a long absence. Once again, for those people who read only the first paragraph of a review: This game is awesome. Now, for the rest of you, who plan to read all of this. Let's get started.

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Pros: excellent presentation and gameplay, multiplayer, storyline
Cons: somewhat odd graphics very close up, multiplayer tends to lag up on slow modems

I seem to be writing reviews on games a lot nowadays, and one of them happens to be Tachyon: the Fringe. The creators of Delta Force who revolutionized on-line gameplay in FPS games bring to us the universe hundreds of years in the future. You star as a...

Pros: Great action+graphics
Cons: unless you like space sims -don't try it

General/Summary: A great space sim! Outstanding graphics - especially the star bases and planets (which include all the ones in OUR solar system), also explosions, ships, etc. The game gets addictive very fast. The missions are fun and you can also...

Pros: Unbelievable graphics, good storyline, good multiplayer.
Cons: Once you finish the game, there isn't anything left to do in single-player except start over.

Tachyon: The Fringe is a game that was worth every cent. I had never before played anything quite like it. You start off as a contract space pilot, taking the jobs that you want and doing them. You start off working for a company in the system with...

Pros: graphics, voice-acting, customizing of ships
Cons: Follows in the footsteps as some heavy contenders

The ad copy for this game made it sound more than a little like the much-loved and much-remembered family of space-sim/space-trader games, such as Wing Commander: Privateer, Elite, and those various Space Trader BBS games many of us used to play. I was...