Battlestations Revised

Battlestations is a complex game, more complicated than most any other game I've played. It can best be described as a space role-playing-game converted to a boardgame. While I dabble in role playing games, and rarely get involved in complicated games, Battlestations clicked after only about an hour; and the depth and fun factor of the game overrode my suspicions. One thing that really impressed me was how balanced the game was; each player had their chance to "shine" (an important part to any role-playing game). The space combat was fun and exciting, and the fact that players moved their characters around the spaceship in the middle of the battle fray. This creates exciting situations - such as one player flying a ship, while another is frantically fixing the engines, and the other two are fighting off a boarding party of aliens. Some games in my life have given me tremendous game experience - ones that translate into stories that bring back great memories. These games, regardless of mechanics, are just so enjoyable to play, produce such thrilling stories that I'll never get rid of them and always be glad to own them. Battlestations is one such game.