X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, 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.
But above all else, help to defend the universe from the Khaak, before they kill everyone and everything they come across.
X2: The Threat Key Features:
1, Explore: You can explore over 130 beautifully designed sectors occupied by nebulas that affect your ships and stations, asteroids you can mine for materials you can later sell on for profit.
2, New Ships: Explore in over 60 ships of varying sizes from scout class ships to the much larger carrier class battleships.
3, New Upgrades: Upgrade your ships systems with many more upgrades, and download new upgrades that make use of the new scripting engine designed specially for X².
4, New Weapons: Add new weapons to your ship including the Ion Disruptor and Mass Driver, but also build factories that will develop these weapons and sell them to make a profit, expanding your own empire among the universe.
5, New Missions: Take part in missions offered to you on each stations bulletin board, make money by defending convoys and destroy incoming Xenon fleets intent on destroying everything in their path.
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Pentium III 800MHz or same grade | Pentium® IV 1800Mhz or equal |
| VRAM | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| RAM | 256MB RAM | 512MB RAM |
| OS | Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2000 / ME / 98SE | Microsoft® Windows® XP |
| Graphics Card | 32MB 3D card compatible with Direct X 8.1 | 128MB DirectX 9 compatible 3D graphics card |
| Direct X | 8.1 | DirectX 9 |
| SOUND CARD | Soundcard (Surround sound support recommended) | |
| HDD Space | 1200MB available space | 1000MB free disk space |
| CD-ROM | 4x CD-ROM | 48x CD-ROM |
| Game Analysis | X2: The Threat is a Space trading and combat simulator set in the fictional X-Universe, a network of sectors, linked by large space gates. The game features a new graphics engine, a much expanded Universe and 60 different flyable ships, along with a number of new missions available to the player. Unlike the expansion pack, X-Tension, which was almost entirely open-ended, X2: The Threat has a clear background story involving an aggressive alien race known as the Khaak. However, the game remains open-ended and the players are free to pursue the plot at their own pace, if at all.X2: The Threat was generally well received by critics, with many reviewers praising the graphics and the amount of freedom offered to the player. Common complaints were that X2: The Threat, like its predecessors, was quite slow paced and had a steep | |
| High FPS | 0 FPS ( GTX 1060 ) | |
| Optimization Score | 10 | |
