X3: Reunion (2005)
PC, Linux, Mac OS X
Picking up where 2003's X2: The Threat left off, Egosoft's freeform space trading and combat game takes more than a leaf out of Elite's spacecraft manual.
There's a lot of “cargo jockeying” as you protect your wares from space pirates and build up your trading empire in this beautiful Galaxy sandbox but there's also plenty of chances to blast the ships of the enemy, Kha'ak. Best evil alien name ever? (Tip: say it out loud.)
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