Galaxy on Fire 2

Galaxy on Fire 2 is a space trading and combat simulator developed by Fishlabs Entertainment GmbH and published by Fishlabs and Deep Silver. It's the sequel to Galaxy on Fire 3D and second title in the Galaxy on Fire franchise.

The story starts with Keith.T.Maxwell, the protagonist of GoF3D, being shot 35 years into the future by a malfunctioning hyperdrive. An ore dealer named Gunant Breh finds Keith's crippled ship drifting in space and brings it to the Var Hastra mining station. There Gunant gives Keith a battered old spaceship named Betty fitted with a mining laser and asked Keith to do a few favours for him; with no ship of his own, Keith was forced to agree. Keith eventually earned Gunant's respect after helping the ore trader take out a group of pirates that frequently raids the station. Gunant rewarded Keith by giving him Betty and helping him find a way to reach Terran controlled space. There, Keith learns that the Voids, a mysterious species of aliens with the technology of generation wormholes, has been causing much chaos and destruction across the galaxy by raiding various space stations with hit and run tactics. Keith agrees to help the research organization Deep Science in finding a way to vanquish the Voids once and for all.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The game is the closest one can get to Elite on mobile.
 * 2) Unlike the previous GoF game, the player can freely explore the galaxy as soon as they find their way out of the Mido system.
 * 3) Despite having much fewer systems and stations than the first game, each station in GoF2 has its own unique design (except for the Vossk ones) and allows trading.
 * 4) Decent graphics for its time.
 * 5) The HD version of the game further enhances the graphics. And it's currently free.
 * 6) The Full HD version available on Mac and Windows PC takes the already decent HD graphics up to a whole new level.
 * 7) Decent voice acting for both the main cast and the NPCs.
 * 8) Keith.T.Maxwell. despite his various flaws, is still a likeable protagonist.
 * 9) A large quantity of ships, each with their own separate characteristics and design.
 * 10) Ships can be customized with various of primary weapons, secondary weapons and pieces of equipment.
 * 11) Some of the ships in GoF3D made an return.
 * 12) Each ship, weapon, equipment and character has its own backstory.
 * 13) The game introduces new gameplay modes such as mining and looting.
 * 14) There are many ways to earn money, one can accept freelance missions from NPCs, trade goods, mine ores from astroids or sell cargo looted from enemy ships.
 * 15) The game allows you to determine which faction to ally yourself to. You can choose between the Terrans and the Vossk like in the first game, and between the Nivelians and the Midorians. Being loyal to one faction can have both benefits and hinderances.
 * 16) Players can purchase the Kammo Club - their very own space station that is capable of storing an unlimited amount of ships, weapons, equipment and merchandize.
 * 17) Unlocking all the achievements unlocks the Void ship and allows players to hire wingman for free.
 * 18) The Valkyrie and Supernova add-on adds even more content to the game.
 * 19) Players can hunt down most wanted criminals after completing the Supernova campaign, each faction has its own blacklist. Hunting down the last criminal on a list unlocks said criminal's unique ship.
 * 20) The Extreme difficulty option is challenging but not overly difficult.
 * 21) Features a screen capture system.
 * 22) The background music is excellent.

Bad Qualties

 * 1) The SD version is completely broken, but since the HD version has been made free and still functions normally, this is not a serious problem.
 * 2) Many features, such as the Kammo Club and the add-ons are missing on the Windows PC version of the game.
 * 3) Tractor beams, pieces of equipment that are essential to progress in the storyline, has been made extremely overpriced in the android version of the game. It's speculated that the price increase was done to encourage IAPs.
 * 4) Blueprint items also require a far larger quantity of materials to complete in the android version.