Ok just got this game last week and i want to write a review, since we are all into space games (or most of us should be) i thought this game would be nice to show around.

X3 reunion is the 3rd installment of the X series based on the Space Shooter concept. In this installment there are so many things you can do it makes you feel overwhelmed. First off there is a Vast and complex AI controlled economy that has prices of items that fluctuate with supply and demand. As a trader you can use the econmy to your advantage to become the next millionare. Also you can buy your own stations to produce items, create your own AI controlled trade fleet that finds the best deals and sells for the best price.
The fighting concept is the usual 1st or 3rd person space shooter, there are many ship options to choose from starting with the basic fighter and ending up with a titan or collosus size ship. You are also able to have multiple wingmen (AI controlled)that follow variouis commands. with 180 sectors to explore, there are over 100 (180 i think) to explore with 12 different races, you could spend days or weeks just exploring.
And on a side note X3 has an amazing graphics engine, if you have a graphics card that can handle it GET IT, i have never seen such awesome visuals in a space game in my life.

No game is perfect however and x3 is DEfinatly not perfect. There are the sneaky crash bugs that can happen once in a while and since you can only save while docked at a station crashing can be a hassle. Also since this game gives such a wide wide wide variety of things that you can do, it can be extremely overwhelming and you could be lost on what to do. The controls arent to bad but it takes a while to understand them since there are so many options availible. The demo of the game has a tutorial for some things but the actual game itself doesnt throwing the player in a world of confusion. All i can say is thank god for walkthroughs and noobie tips. Also dont expect to be palying the game for 2 days and conquer the universe with ease, i have been playing for a week and i dont have a space sation yet, but this is a good thing because it gives a long lasting appeal.

So in conclusion i beleive this game has amazing aspects to it. and even though some of the controls are confusing as well as the concepts, its easy to get used to after a few days of play. this definatly is a game of thinking and stratagy more than a shooter uper but for those homicidal maniacs there are some awesome fighting that can go on in this game. For $19 this game is fun and challenging at the same time and im definatly gonna be stuck with this one for a long time to come.