Okay, first off id like to say I LOVE Space Sims, everything about them just makes me so happy. The grand and epic freedom of them, the pure array of ship choices, interesting storylines, exploration... so you can tell why I didnt enjoy DarkStar One.
When I saw darkstar in the stores, I naturally thought "Woo! space game" and purchased it, ready for another freelancer or elitiesque experience but what I got was neither. The game itself is very pretty, has a lot of dogfights, trading, minimissions like you would expect from a good space game... however, the game is not worth that much praise.
Most of the game consists of dogfights, and nothing but. Systems are bland and univiting, all with a star, planets, nothing much else... While the planets themselves are drawn rather nicely there is no real orignality and every system it just the same old boring flight in. The storyline is uneventful and is litterally just GO HERE, KILL THINGS, GO HERE, KILL MORE THINGS, no real twists, or gaps in the storyline.. and even if there was, the submissions are just as basic and boring, and when coupled with the set upgrade system for your ship which tell you which systems you have to go to to get an upgrade there is no real reason nor invitation to actually bother exploring.
Overall, this game is a SOLID space SHOOTER but fails to withstand the test of what makes a good space sim. My star ratings should reflect that also,