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X2: The Threat

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First release
Aug 07, 2003
Developer
Runesoft, Egosoft
Genres
Simulator, Strategy · 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux

X2: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games where you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.

Also known as 星域大反攻2：威胁, X²: Die Bedrohung, X²: La minaccia, X²: The Threat

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Release dates
Mac
Aug 07, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 03, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 06, 2004
All 5 release dates
Linux
May 30, 2006
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 21, 2006
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
space simulation, space combat, futuristic, space, trading
… All 8, space exploration, terraforming, digital distribution

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