looking for a space combat game

[Alneyan]

I have always been partial to a Mara myself, with the standard double Kaysers (energy has never been much of a problem though, as few targets take more than a few hits to go down): jolly fun! And that Mara mission gives so many nice vessels to take down, all for yourself...

Still, my favourite will be the Great Hunt (I think) in FS1, where you try to catch up with You Know What. The mission can be downright easy (run like the coward you are!), or you can have some fun taking down everything on your way (destroyer included, of course), and without losing a single ship in your escort. Dofighting madness! (And hope the friendly bombers can deliver the goods...)

[EaX]

A question to all of you who played freespace 2, the first time you played the last mission (the one that the capella star goes nova) did you survive? i didn't it was unexpected i was faaaaar from the jump node...

[Suicide Junkie]

I almost got there...

15 seconds more and I think I would have made it.

[Alneyan]

I got killed while trying to protect as many ships as possible actually, so I didn't see the Thingy the first time around. Once I started flying more cautiously, I got killed by the Thingy, and before you ask, I failed to Dive! Dive! Dive! Hit your burners pilot!

[EaX]

Who me????? i would never ask such thing.... hehehehe

[Iron Giant]

I've played most of those games (maybe all, iirc).

The best one, the one that really made me feel like I was in a space ship was Independance War 2.

In fact, I just bought it again. Its under $20 including shipping:

http://www.atari.com/us/games/iwar2/pc

[Alneyan]

On another note, Allegiance may be of interest to you: it is a multiplayer game with some strategy elements mixed in, where you can pilot a variety of vessels or act as the commander. I've found the game to be pretty enjoyable, and it's free, so you can't go wrong at that price tag.