Wing Commander: Darkest Dawn — Fan-Made Goodness Reborn

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Last week marked the launch (http://wcsaga.com/news-archive-2012/the-darkest-dawn-is-cleared-for-launch.html) of Wing Commander Saga: Darkest Dawn, a fan-built companion to Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Wing-Commander-Darkest-Dawn-is-Fabulous-FanMade-Goodness/) that's been in the making for the past ten years. It's a real labor of love. Now that the game is available, the question is, how good is it? "The game dropped on Thursday, I started playing Friday, and as of this writing (Sunday afternoon), my weekend chore list is gathering dust on the fridge. I've been too busy cursing my decision to chuck my Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2 to notice. 'If I'd kept it just one more year I wouldn't have this problem,' I mutter, fingers splayed over the keyboard in a vain attempt to convince my Hellcat to bank like something other than a Centaurian Mud Pig. Wing Commander Saga is a fan-made game that's good enough to be worth paying for. Not only is it better than a lot of schlock companies expect you to pay for, it pays homage to its source material while improving on Wing Commander's classic gameplay and graphics.
http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/03/26/2033215/wing-commander-darkest-dawn-fan-made-goodness-reborn