I have never played space sims. I only played arcade style ship games like Rogue Squadron and Crimson Skies. So I did not know what to expect from Freespace. By reading the reviews I decided to get it and I must tell you I'm glad I did. The game is quite captivating, you feel like you're part of the war. Also you do feel the scale of the world when you are next to a command ship and parts where everyone is shooting at each other. So if you only played arcade shooters give this one a try there is plenty of action and maybe will get you into this type of space sims.