10 Greatest Spin-Offs In Video Games
5. Descent: FreeSpace
Stretching the definition of 'spin-off' to it's breaking point, Descent: FreeSpace may have had little to do with the 360° FPS it took its name from but when the results are this good it hardly matters.
Space-combat games are undergoing a minor renaissance at the moment, with the much-anticipated release of Star Wars: Squadrons causing gaming veterans to wax lyrical about the genre's glory days. For younger gamers wondering what the fuss is about, you could do a lot worse than check out Descent: FreeSpace and its sequel.
The FreeSpace games are the kings of space-combat. The X-Wing and Rogue Squadron series may have had the Star Wars license but FreeSpace 1 & 2's satisfying combat, set-piece fuelled missions and entertaining plot have endured in the hearts of all who played them.
If you are a fan of simulation games, flight games, action games, sci-fi games or video-games in general, you owe it to yourself to experience the thrill of FreeSpace.