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DarkStar One

Dark Star One combines the popular elements of a business simulation, a role-playing game and an action game to an epic space experience! An exciting story, full of intrigue and inter-stellar conflict are the…

73 16 June 2006 from $1.80

DarkStar One is a simulator developed by Ascaron Entertainment, released 16 June 2006 on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $1.80 at GamersGate.

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What DarkStar One is

DarkStar One is a simulator game developed by Ascaron Entertainment and released in 2006. It was published by cdv Software Entertainment. It is available on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dark Star One combines the popular elements of a business simulation, a role-playing game and an action game to an epic space experience! An exciting story, full of intrigue and inter-stellar conflict are the main pillars of a multiple number of missions to survive on Dark Star One!
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

DarkStar One holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.6 GHz Intel or AMD processor, 512 MB RAM and DirectX 9 compatible 128 MB graphics card with support for pixel/vertex shader 1.1 (GeForce 3 and above). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $1.80 at GamersGate, 80% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

DarkStar One launched on 16 June 2006, within three weeks of Half-Life 2: Episode One, Hitman: Blood Money, FlatOut 2 and LocoRoco. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Half-Life 2: Episode One, Hitman: Blood Money, FlatOut 2, LocoRoco.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

DarkStar One — frequently asked questions

When did DarkStar One come out?
DarkStar One was released on 16 June 2006 for Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does DarkStar One cost?
The cheapest current price for DarkStar One is $1.80 at GamersGate, which is 80% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for DarkStar One?
At minimum, DarkStar One needs 1.6 GHz Intel or AMD processor, 512 MB RAM, DirectX 9 compatible 128 MB graphics card with support for pixel/vertex shader 1.1 (GeForce 3 and above) graphics, 6 GB HD Space of storage.
How many GB is DarkStar One?
The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB HD Space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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