X-Tension
X-Tension is the eagerly awaited expansion pack to X: Beyond the Frontier. The expansion is not limited by a linear plot line but makes use of new ways to expand your empire. You can now take part in missions…
X-Tension is a simulator developed by Egosoft, released 1 June 2000 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What X-Tension is
X-Tension is a simulator game developed by Egosoft and released in 2000. It was published by SouthPeak Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on X Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Features: - More Ships - You are no longer limited to one ship, but can now buy and pilot all fighters and small transports in the game. As well as capturing new Pirate ships. - Expanded Universe - The universe has also been expanded with over 40 new sectors to visit, trade and fight inside, allowing you to find new locations to build new stations and trade in new goods. - The Version 2 Update - The release of the 2.0 upgrade expanded the game even further allowing you to pilot the larger TL class freighter.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
X-Tension holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 8 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Pentium II 200 MHz, 32 MB RAM and 4 MB DirectX-compliant video card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
X-Tension launched on 1 June 2000, within three weeks of Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Shogun: Total War, Perfect Dark and Ground Control. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Shogun: Total War, Perfect Dark, Ground Control.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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