Space Rangers HD Review

This review looks at the Russian childhood favorite Space Rangers HD, a remastered version of the classic Space Rangers 2 with its own new additions of content, music, and many, many pirates.
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00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Game Premise
1:52 - Music & Sound Design
3:19 - Visuals
4:05 - Space Gameplay Mechanics
8:02 - Story & Text Adventures
10:23 - Arcade Gameplay
10:48 - RTS Gameplay
12:30 - Conclusions
12:57 - Credits
14:08 - Asteroids

[@MandaloreGaming]

Space Rangers on GOG - gog.la/GangstasParadiseInSpace THE LIST - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_K3ziSxT9zcUUGCddS4sF1uNJTWHSbOwB1CQX2Rx4Uo This gave me similar feelings to playing Aurora 4x sometimes. The game is STILL getting new free content after this video launched.

[@nasser314]

Dont forget to check out Endlessky, its a more adult and complete version of SR (without the RTS stuff) and its free on steam.

[@errinwright3700]

you happen to have a discord server? (if so, invitation link please)

[@Yuk3yN4g4t0]

Shame that only the shitty HD re-release is on sale and they never fixed the og 2 one, the bullshit pirate syndicate ruins the fan imo and some of the new content is questionable. Also, shame that 1 didn't get the HD remaster/re-release, it really deserves it, would play the hyperspace battles again and again

[@hamzah800]

how do you recommend game to review? did i just put it on the list or i put it somewhere and he will put it on the list?

[@jorjastortass]

suggestion for THE LIST, freedom fighters, I remember it being a blast, but I believe there is no way to buy it digital, I think.

[@Slithy]

Fun fact: if you start a game on 50% difficulty, land on an uninhabited planet, and just hold spacebar for a couple of hours to skip 50 years - the coalition will dominate dominators without you. They will kill Blazer, they will be sending tons of ships to attack Terron but i don't think his stats allow him to be brought down by conventional weaponry, and Keller will launch invasions, get his ass handed to him, and continually jump away into hyperspace. If you do the same thing on 200% difficulty - the system you're in will be completely captured within 10 years and you will get killed by an orbital strike. That's the kind of simulation this game does.

[@Reypstraptor4269]

Ye i used to do that skip like 50-100 years on impossible then use the some or all of the cheats to get best equipment and see how fast i can complete it.

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

His stats actually do allow him to be brought down with conventional weaponry, but not solo. It takes like 3 extra ships to start doing shit.

[@RomioUA89]

I remember a bug when you skip 50 years and a pirate tries to rub you asking for negative amount of money i.e. giving you money.

[@TheKitMurkit]

@@RomioUA89 that's how much the world changes in those years

[@router9717]

@@TheKitMurkit that’s inflation babyyyy

[@jackwinterheld4335]

This is an absolute cult classic here in Russia. Just seeing the thumbnail gives me so many sweet nostalgic memories.

[@ILOVESTARK]

What do we need to do as humanity to get the Russians to start making Space Rangers 3. I feel we have been waiting forever!

[@tsartomato]

@@ILOVESTARK there is no one to make them most devs went to make kings bounty legend after which they did dumb mmo and [F] the one who have the rights re-sells and hd remakes rangers and tries to shove them into mmo or mobile game

[@ILOVESTARK]

@@tsartomato ah that is sad. oh well :)

[@tsartomato]

​@@ILOVESTARK oh you know what? you can try The Last Federation it's arcen game so it's probably interesting too and it has similar spacegameplay

[@Alchemeri]

I dont live in Russia, but man, does this game have a special place in my heart

[@Jimbo55151]

Mandalore and reviewing Russian games. Name a more iconic duo.

[@Soldier3856]

Mandalore and Limbo of the Lost.

[@eduardvainraukh5642]

Dr. Mandalore and Mr. Sseth

[@katamariroller2837]

Sseth and the Merchants' Guild

[@zachariasnoack4894]

Sseth and Goblin porn

[@YuffX]

loli hentai and prison

[@HappyAspid]

Most memorable thimg about this game. I was N1 pirate before pirates became a faction. I has arrived in a system, landed and decided to check news network. The first thing i have seen - it was Warning about me, and recommendation to all traders to avoid this place while I am here.

[@VasilyMusic]

That's badass

[@user-zm2zv6bw8i]

based

[@spaceinventor6477]

"Russian childhood favorite" I doubt you could've been any more right

[@TheNemesis432]

Now all we need is Dungeon Cleaners review...

[@tsartomato]

@@TheNemesis432 2nd is significantly improved also none westerner can ever get the entire meta of those games like ugh

[@ImperativeGames]

Yeah, the writing even better if you get all the references and has right cultural background (right == Russian/USSR)

[@tsartomato]

@@ImperativeGames it's more about 1 Goblin 2 Fallout 3 Russian Fallout 4 RUSSIAN FALLOUT 5 prison culture mass expanded by ussr death squads

[@jordanwong7902]

Space Inventor Agreed this was definitely a game that defined my childhood.

[@Zezzimo]

"Hang on a little, I'll... I'll be back." This is where he went to do the Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom review.

[@GooseManPursec]

"Hang on a little, I'll be back" *in the distance* "Hey hey people, Sseth here..."

[@majordakka5743]

So a Sseth review next week?

[@pureevil9496]

True

[@sebastianrosa4651]

I think it'll be Divinity Original Sin honestly.

[@Voitan]

Strange, I never see Sseth or Mandalore in the same room ever. Hmmmm....

[@oj8868]

"Yeah I got your whole race addicted to crack" - The CIA

[@adenowirus]

"Yeah I got your whole civilization addicted to opium" - The British Empire

[@MouldMadeMind]

@@adenowirus "i will fight you because of it, again"

[@burkhan6004]

In our country, Space Rangers 2 called "Game of the year of every year". You know...that's fair. It was a time when the Russian gaming industry was at its peak. Golden time. For many in our country precious. Some games of that period received almost sacred status among the people. And it's doubly disappointing, that our industry, which can indeed be on par with your, Western...but it seems, that not now. A new Golden Era of the Russian gaming industry has not yet come. And it is unlikely that our generation will find it. Sorry about that useless speech. Just a cry from the heart. Thanks for the video. Sincere.

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

The saddest part is that Space Rangers 2 is still one of the best games Russia's ever made, up there with Red Comrades (Petka). And there's not going to be anything good for a while, considering the sorry state that Atomic Heart is in.

[@burkhan6004]

@@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire not only SR2. There's a lot of good games, which was made in Russia. Rangers are just...special. It's really hard to explain. Even for me, russian gamer, it's secret, which hide behind the mystery. For now we have a lot of small indie-studios. But they are too small. Also we have some fundamental issue - all talented programmers, artists and in General everyone who is really capable of making games well, or go abroad and work abroad, or work remotely on outsourcing. We're just losing the talent we need. Units remain at Home.

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

@@burkhan6004 хех я тебя понимаю

[@dimas3829]

@@burkhan6004 most of talented people in Russia are bought by mobile and social-network trash developers to make money-sucking atrocities and clones of clones of disgusting Chinese pay-to-win games.

[@retrolives3799]

FUTURE10S Didn't Atomic Heart just release gameplay quite recently?

[@ilocosmetro]

Star citizen but it actually got released?

[@Lady_in_Yearning]

The prophecy tells us that someday, someone will make a game as diverse and fun as Space Rangers but with actual 3d space. There will be no more death or disease and all shall bask in the glory of a new golden age.

[@TotalNigelFargothDeath]

@@Lady_in_Yearning That game will only be released after bannerlord

[@p_serdiuk]

@@Lady_in_Yearning It seems to me that the complexity of games had dropped significantly with the development of true 3d graphics, so I wouldn't hold my breath for that.

[@Lady_in_Yearning]

@@p_serdiuk A girl can dream.

[@undying2160]

Kinda like X3 with mods and in 2D.

[@benhelmer]

And unlike pathologic Space ranger is a sandbox for children. Actually had to double take and repeat that to fully appreciate that slight pause afterwards.

[@ImperativeGames]

The joke is that Pathologic is also sandbox for children ^^ Spoiler ^^

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

Thank you

[@inozz4c]

for any ages

[@ryanrising2237]

Oh my god, that is... that’s incredible.

[@GreenEyedDazzler]

Imperative Games you usually put the spoiler warning before the spoiler not after

[@Srksius2802]

What? No mention that you can sing Coolio's Gangstas Paradise to gain reputation in prison?

[@Jonathan-px7dg]

Srdjan Maricic WHAT? (really?)

[@Srksius2802]

@@Jonathan-px7dg Yeah. When you get arrested you get like a text adventure on how to spend your time in jail. Easy to max out all relevant stats but you literally have to play every day of your prison sentence. One of the events is the prison talent show where you can choose to sing and you get an option of a genre. Picking Gangsta rap say you sang Gangsta's Paradise and the audience sang along with you.

[@blackmonish]

Holy shit... I was searching the comments to see if the love for this game warranted my purchase. But screw that, this is literally all I need. Thank you!

[@Srksius2802]

@@blackmonish you're welcome

[@63Limar]

twitter.com/Lord_Mandalore/status/1114688369328644096

[@yourhornytwin6003]

In my opinion the best part about this game is warm comfy feeling, like soviet comedies and cartoons. Jokes, references to 90-00 tv-advertises, movies, books that obviously foreigner will not understand. Game doesnt have dark edgy humour and stuff like that, which I really appreciate. By the way, the most beloved text quest in this game for russians is obviously the Jail. Its insanely good, fun and deep in terms of gameplay possibilities.

[@TheEvilShepard]

Yes! It's got that nice feeling when you launch it and hear the beautiful soundtrack, like you're home and everything's gonna be great :)

[@cattrucker8257]

It's a sort of bright-future game, even despite the actually pretty dark stuff happening rather often and lots of comedic mishaps. It carries the spirit of Russian sci-fi, in a way - gives you that image of a better future among the stars, where things aren't an idyll, but traversing the galactic expanse sure is still fun and adventurous. Like Star Trek but with emphasis on a galaxy already living, and living in the galaxy, as opposed to only exploration and weird encounters.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Russian Buzz Lightyear is weird.

[@ligmagaming6939]

naah bro, there is PLENTY of dark humour, it is just blended with just good humour

[@ligmagaming6939]

@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 what

[@FoiledYetAgain]

"for some reason, when I said I would have all the journalists lined up and shot, they gave me a very low ethics score" That's a spicy one

[@517342]

A danger to our democracy

[@517342]

It's a reference. You should look it up just in case.

[@namesurname624]

Spoonfeed me daddy

[@user-xr3rb6pn9m]

Maybe Donald Trump was playing this game and got some useful advice from that quest...

[@mugwump7049]

@@user-xr3rb6pn9m LOL! Drumpf is the undisputed king of disinformation.

[@leopalled]

1. Take a biggest possible loan at the business centre. 2. Destroy every last business centre, so you don't have to pay the loan anymore. 3. ??????????????? 4. Profit.

[@Pacan-fw7fw]

5. Liberate a sector and hope that a new BC will be built 6. Repeat

[@HungPham-qq6me]

Kill Me 1 save scum so every big dominaor ship you see drops a vertix 2 grind the nodes and save scum again to get the -50% weight module 3 rinse and repeat 4 proceed to slaughter everything in your way

[@user-wc9do4ww5y]

1. Call red dominators to green dominators' home system 2. They capture the system and start attacking defenseless green boss for eternity 3. INFINITE NODS Sadly, got patched out.

[@user-wc9do4ww5y]

1. Get 5 rocket launchers. 2. Fly to the conquered system 3. Prepare to fly back out of the system, but on the last turn, cancel and fly further into space. You can shoot the fast ones without big ones catching up to you, and you can fly away immediately when you need that.

[@HungPham-qq6me]

Michael Jackson This is expensive though extremely effective, but man does this chew through your hundreds of thousands of creds. Still my go to strat tho, for early to mid.

[@gerthner]

Its really cool how Mandalore made thing that was not possible in the Russian-speaking part of internet - create high quality reviews for the games that are so beloved in the entire Post-Soviet states. Those games are barely known outside of PSS, and it's really fascinating that someone actually started to take a look for such games and spread the word. Just, thank you, Mandalore.

[@Mrteakost]

Ну не знаю. Думаю если Зулин или Мэддисон сделает обзор на Рейнджеров, ажиотаж будет не меньший.

[@gerthner]

​@@Mrteakost Ты не путай холодное с мягким. Зулян и Мэдд делают контент для секты фанатов из СНГ региона. Что первый, что второй имеют аудиторию в основном олдовую, которые рейджеров еще в бетах видели, им тот обзор Америку не откроет. Мандалор выпускает обзоры ориентированные на комьюнити, которые вообще не слышали о СНГ игрострое, для них Рейнджеры, как и другие игры из СНГ - это открытие. Вопрос не в ажиотаже, а в импакте - Зулян и Мэдд их давно уже не имеют, они просто эксплуатируют фанатскую базу, Мандалор же имеет импакт, открывая людям новые горизонты. И да, задача обзора именно в том, чтобы рассказать людям про что-то новое, а не создать буфанаду с кучей мемов и смехуечков, потому творчество того же Мэдда становиться вообще сложно считать обзорами. Зуялн же хз, он потерял большую часть аудитории. После всех скандалов с патреоном, после невыполненных обещаний, после всего лицемерия, и скотскому отношению к комьюнити - львиная доля его фанатов ушла, а новых - не наблюдается. Его контент уже давно ориентирован не на широкое общество, а на мелкую секту, которая не смотря на весь треш все еще несет ему бабки.

[@Mrteakost]

@@gerthner Тру. Но думаю что аудитория Мандалора также фанатики и в основном люди из СНГ. Иначе почему под каждым его видосом есть русские субтитры?

[@gerthner]

Я не могу провести параллель между "аудитория Мандалора в основном люди из СНГ" и "под каждым его видосом есть русские субтитры", то что Мандалора таки смотрит много соотечественников - согласен, но делать выводы о том что основная его аудитория это СНГ - странно. Интересно было бы посмотреть на статистику по государствам сабскрайберов, и источникам трафика канала, но такой инфы в общественном доступе, увы, нет.

[@user-dp3lo4zx8e]

@@gerthner А ты представь ещё,если он бы обзор на Звёздные Волки или Код Доступа РАЙ бы сделал.Это бы для англоязычных ребят бы тут вообще бы отвал башки бы был!

[@khamulthewack4732]

"Hang on a minute... I'll... I'll be back." *gets up and leaves computer, walks into another room filled with sex toys, syringes, and mold. Puts on his army camo and starts up an entirely different computer next to a body pillow of a cat boy trap* "Hey hey people, Sseth here. Starsector is an open world space strategy game..."

[@user-hq4hj4kl9q]

That is VERY underrated comment!

[@khamulthewack4732]

@@user-hq4hj4kl9q thanks man! Wasn't expecting to get a comment over a year after I posted this but apparently folks have been liking it so cool!

[@jackreid2664]

Jesus Christ this is amazing

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

The strange case of Doctor Mandalore and Mr. Sseth.

[@user-hq4hj4kl9q]

@@khamulthewack4732 and it's still fire!

[@CreepsMcPasta]

Cramming this many genres into one game sounds like something a high schooler would come up with. And I love that someone managed to pull it off... ... kind of

[@vantuz8264]

Why "kind of"? Aside from the RTS part it's great. And even RTS have its strong points.

[@Genesis115]

CreepsMcPasta?? Well I never expected to see you here!

[@user-ho9nq1wt3e]

I think first iteration of SR1 was created by amateurs for free.

[@MsHojat]

The RTS aspect of the game sucked. variety/balance is weak, pathfinding is bad, opponents cheat, etc. Like Mandalore said. The text adventure has some weak points (bad gameplay at times), but is overall pretty good, or at least bearable. All the rest of the game (really the main part of the game) is quite perfect though. this is a 10/10 game. Porobably one of the best non-story single player games made (at least for me)

[@DmitriiGlandarius]

As one review of the first Space Rangers game noted (paraphrasing from Russian from memory): "Where some developers delicately try to study and learn from cult sci-fi games, shows, books and movies in a clean lab environment, these guys went in dirty rubber boots with a bucket and plucked every cool and unique idea to add to their stew... and it worked brilliantly."

[@mr_beezlebub3985]

Eastern European games are always strange in a charming way

[@voliker]

It's the least strange game from the reviewed ones. And the most heartful, hopeful and sweet.

[@deadleaves1985]

more like Far Eastern game in this case, which kinda explains all the whackiness and unique feel

[@theguardian8317]

*were (before steam direct and the advent of cheap "bundle" game stores)

[@ImperialGuardsman74]

I feel like they are always janky and incredibly ambitious/innovative. You end up with a misaligned but interesting/memorable experience. Better than a factory produced dime a dozen 3A at least.

[@Humanophage]

Three main reasons: 1. Consoles like PS never became popular in Eastern Europe, so they never ruined PC games. 2. Piracy meant all games were on equal footing so you had equal access to AAA and very niche games, whereas in the west it was harder to acquire the latter. 3. The market was too small and piracy-infested for developers to bribe journalists, so they cultivated a good taste in games.

[@VonFinsterheim]

as a Russian gamedev, thinking back on this legendary game makes me so proud, and so sad - because today neither Russian nor any devs seem to be able to do anything like this. Too concerned with graphics, public opinion, modern-consumer-simplicity and marketability. Can’t blame them ofc, I feel the weight of the industry myself, and a man must eat. Still I think more devs should try to reach for the sky, and this game is there to remind us what is possible, thanks for bringing it back to our minds Mandalore!

[@cattrucker8257]

I guess it's up to us to be the change we want to be. Perhaps in a few years there may be openings to make masterworks once again, not crappy mobile games and online games-as-a-disservice.

[@lMrRedl]

выходят достойные, kingdom come deliverance, например

[@TheBayzent]

I know Owlcat are Belarussian but they don't seem too concerned about those things, and they have succeded. Also, while Atomic Heart isn't the deepest game in mechanics, it stil, is more complex than the Bioshock series it was inspired by.

[@EndricksGame]

I love this game. I spent hours when I was 14 pouring over all the text, reading about these goofy worlds and aliens, and flooding the economy with cheap booze. I even liked the RTS missions, even if I had to cheese them to stand a chance. Really liked the text adventures, so 9.5/10 would infiltrate a planet by becoming a rock star again.

[@strangerakari2836]

Man such nostalgia, I love it. Edit: the best part about RTS: if you given planetary mission by Maloks (red duds) and you decline it - there's chance they will send you to prison for cowardice.

[@ImperativeGames]

And they are right ^^

[@HungPham-qq6me]

Stranger Akari those missions are a piece of cake once you figure out the tricks. I made nearly 10mil credits everygame from them...

[@dqvoltheweak6689]

fun fact: if you fail the RTS you go to jail regardless of the race.

[@lAsteriosl]

@@HungPham-qq6me What the trick? I don't like RTS part but I don't want to decline all this missons because they give a lot of credits and unique medals.

[@HungPham-qq6me]

@@lAsteriosl just look for guides, there's a ton floating around. In essence, though, you want to turtle. Make robots with 4 slots weapon, bulk head/firewall whichever you want. The treads for extra hp, one mortar for one unit you'll be controlling, and 1 4 slot healer for every 2 of your bots. Then, push for the closest depot, bu don't over extend, manually cheese it with one of your bots with the launcher till all the turrets go, then grab it. Try to prioritize choke points. Then, build 2 rocket towers, set your 5 bots in a V formation, 2 healer bots behind, and chill until all the AI can send is garbage, then roll em over.

[@letmepreachhisname2184]

The "Pizza contest" text adventure is haunting me to this day.

[@Ezekiel_Kleyer]

It's ok. They can't hurt you anymore.

[@desertdevil6451]

Ive said it before and ill say it again -- best username on all of YT.

[@PLpatriot999]

Hello fellow servant of the emperor

[@letmepreachhisname2184]

@@desertdevil6451 Yeah, Esekiel Kleyer is a really dope name.

[@MandaloreGaming]

HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT TOPPINGS THEY WANT AHHHH

[@reddlas413]

That feeling, when you see your name in the in-game news. The game itself tells you that your actions - dominator killing, trading or piracy and murder - aren't revolving just around you alone, they affect entire galaxy. That you are not just playing the game, you are the part of this world.

[@Purmurtail]

Now with PBEngine mod, it's possible to save designs of your robots. Modders fixed some stuff with planetary battles, added rally points and more. By the way, I do reviews about Space rangers: mods, guides and etc. Added english subtitles to some videos, an example, to guide about 500% : )

[@any1alive]

Damn, after watchignthe niv i might get this mod, wish me luck out there,, inthe kinda scuffed Russian Star Sector ..... but mroe like the old Jack of all Trades

[@lIIIIIIIl-96969]

Здравствуйте хороший рейнджер )

[@machpella]

i see you also make hta videos. This is an even bigger classic for me

[@Lukeaaaa]

Where are the mods for space rangers? There are som at nexus but can't see PBEngine mod...

[@coachrenaldo]

Limbo Briggs: The space pirate captain who got his entire race addicted to dope, changed his name to Artyom, engaged in an election with the campaign slogan of Bread and Circuses, piloted a POS mech to fight robotic conquerers, and became a ranger. That’s a hero if I ever heard one!

[@NucleaRaptor]

THE KING OF LIMBO!

[@Daniel-nf1gq]

1:55 that's where music starts and where I'm stop video to re-install one of my favorites games

[@voliker]

It's Alpha Centauri 2 next

[@Brandelwyn]

So, youve deleted it at one point, shame on you

[@HungPham-qq6me]

Dikekeke Mosted wait until you grinded your way to the best hull, renegal V that could only be obtained by reaching Khan rank. I nearly died in the middle of the grind... but damn the ship is OP AF. Even more so than the SW ripoff

[@Reypstraptor4269]

BROO SAME I JUST SAW THE VIDEO HEARD THE MUSIC MY CHILDHOOD FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES AND HERE I AM DOWNLOADING THE GAME.

[@arseniymarchik]

@@Reypstraptor4269 same for me) I instantly got goosebumps from the first sounds of music

[@Switowsky]

7:26 Dang, I feel like there was a missed opportunity to have a low voice in the background go "Hey hey people Sseth here"

[@stansmith7438]

The best game ever made. Of all time. There is a text adventure in which you play the RPG game while playing RPG game. And it has more depth than most of the actuall modern releases. Or that one, where you need to cook the best pizza in the galaxy. Or tabletop game tournament. Or hunting down wild creatures Bear Grylls style to produce Swarokok. The main game is really cool too. Conidering the main objective is to liberate galazy from hostile robots, there are so many ways to do it. The 3 dominator hiveminds are completely different, and can be dealt with using almost any gameplay mechanic in the game. Or not. Just get assimilated, become dominator and consider that a good ending. 10 years in prison for buying a stool on Malok planet out of 10.

[@adenowirus]

Reminds me of Overworld Zero from System Shock 2.

[@Abaduaber]

The fan fact, there is even space rangers-like text adventure in the game. So you can play space rangers in space rangers :)

[@Reypstraptor4269]

Man it really is the best game one of a kind unlike other great games you never get bored of it no matter how many hours you play.I also enjoyed the robot planetary battles especially the strategy of it i dont get why mandalore hates it ye there are some anoying glitches in it but overall there isnt a single thing i dont like about this game except the fucking bitch useless Feyans i tried to kill all Feyan ships in the galaxy one time to see if i can drive them to extictiction but the game kept producing more and more of the cunts.

[@Dianbler]

An Alfabusa and a mandalore video on the same day, what a nice april Christmas.

[@TaPoGxA]

ДЖВА ГОДА ЖДАЛ!

[@MonstraG55]

For anyone wondering, that is specific reference and misspelling of "waited for 2 years".

[@Drakyry]

@@MonstraG55 Indeed. For our western friends: just copy-paste "корованы" into google. It's a pretty famous (and old - from 1999) russian gamedev meme

[@DrGhoztz]

@@Drakyry "waiting for 2 years" is a russian meme? Jesus christ. I know memes made by anyone who isnt a communist are autistic but Jesus Christ.

[@originalchanelname3224]

Нельзя терять конечности 0 из десяти

[@cotbegemot371]

@@DrGhoztz Waiting in general is a well known soviet meme.

[@lAsteriosl]

I'm 30 now, and each year at least once a year I play this game for my whole life (Since I played my first time when I was 13). This game never getting old unlike me.

[@biomechanicalcyber-jesus7573]

It really is infinite.

[@Night-ys1ju]

I've been playing this underrated game for many years. I got Space Rangers 2 when I was 5 years old and now I have around 280 hours on the HD version on Steam. My reaction was crazy when I saw this video I haven't clicked on a video so fast. Thank you for this!

[@palrob1714]

Мы улетим, Солнцу вослед, Чтобы достичь края Вселенной. Наша судьба необыкновенна - Мы это знаем.

[@voliker]

Ключ - на старт! Время не ждёт! Крылья расправим…

[@TheEvilShepard]

Прям в душу

[@Maggerama]

Песня слащавая хуйня, если честно.

[@TheWoodstock2009]

как называется песня?

[@sphericalnoob2991]

@@TheWoodstock2009 Ксения Ларионова - Космос и Звезды.

[@253637zero2]

The ultimate underated gem. I love it to dead.

[@arima272]

Thanks to the Merchant Guild for funding this video.

[@LuccaZa]

Havanagilahavanagilahavanagila...

[@michaelbatashov2468]

Wrong channel. Wait till the pills wear off.

[@arima272]

@@michaelbatashov2468 im looking forward to that.

[@toakovika]

The 46th Corpus Merchants Guild? Wait, this isn’t DrekarTubeGirl..

[@praetorian3902]

Ranger Number 1 funded this video. Then sent help to families...

[@oreroundpvp896]

This game is sooooo goooood, I remember playing Space Rangers 2 as a kid, so nostalgic and the music was very memorable. The only issue playing this as a kid was the text missions, they're hard to understand when you're 8 haha.

[@CatWithSambrero]

Базированый Мандалор, наконец-то сделал обзор на одну из лучших космических игр! Примногим благодарин сэр.

[@MandaloreGaming]

Now I just need to brace for people asking for Cossacks instead!

[@Drakyry]

@@MandaloreGaming You still haven't made a HoMM 3 review -_-

[@CatWithSambrero]

​@@MandaloreGaming Don't worry about that :D You keep a good work. I'm very surprised that you covered this particular game. Thanks once again. ^^

[@DrZedZ]

@@Drakyry his alter ego made that one already

[@dimas3829]

@@MandaloreGaming nah, it's just a buffed copy of age of empires . I would rather plead you to review Rage of Mages 1,2 (Аллоды) (Third part is shit, and multiplayer game is macro-transaction abomination, only first two games are beautiful and the setting is quite unique). It's a squad-rpg (while you start with one character) with tactics being as important as grinding your skills by using shitty weapon on enemy that can't kill you (well you can choose one of such options and be successful too).

[@hideshisface1886]

"Unlike Pathologic, Space Rangers is a sandbox for children" - I see what you did there.

[@sirmicah]

Dude you just blew my mind

[@v4rr0lot3k6]

Who needs star citizen? Just make Space Rangers 3 and we're set.

[@Reypstraptor4269]

Can we get a petition to make it happen?

[@user-xr3rb6pn9m]

Original developers don't talk to each other for a decade or so, as far as I know :(

[@Reypstraptor4269]

@@user-xr3rb6pn9m Well but who made HD A war apart and who still makes up updates and bug fixes?I guess steam but they wont make much money of it so i dont think its possible or they will probably make it a mobile game and instead of doing mission u pay money for Credits lol .Shame though a storyline so deep that goes way back deserves atleast a Trilogy.

[@user-xr3rb6pn9m]

@@Reypstraptor4269 no, there is just a little group of developers (different from the original ones) who still maintains the game, to a lesser and lesser degree. Also, there are some people who are working on game mods. Otherwise, the game is close to being abandoned. Well, 15 years of support, if you count from 2004 - very-very decent, on par with Warcraft III or Starcraft.

[@SteaMeUp]

А, рейнджер Mandalore! Хотите кофейку или секретное задание? (operation silent storm, pls)

[@spectral_force5097]

Ah, Silent Storm. Now that would be something!

[@russleman9819]

Мне пожалуйста планетарную миссию. Обожаю это дерьмо. И чего все плюются?

[@user-vv3zc9il9k]

Wasteland 3 полная хуета

[@Extellus]

I got all of my elementary school friends addicted to this game and one of them wouldn't stop calling me for three weeks to talk about how good of a ship he's got lmao

[@cattrucker8257]

To be fair, some of the ships you can get there are worth calling people about.

[@Borgorg]

It's a classic for every 90's CIS kid. If you ask any boomer nerd in Russia about Space Rangers, then you're in for a stories. Love the game and love the exposure. Thanks Seth!

[@tsartomato]

boomer is a joke, if you are not being ironic (and you are clearly not) you meant millennials

[@midge_gender_solek3314]

Urine therapy was a huge meme back in the day, when we had a popular TV program about "alternative medicine".

[@snakeplissken1933]

Outside Russia it is a hidden gem. One of my top 10 games of all times.

[@krikun98]

The sheer insanity of the text quests is barely covered here. Time travel! Cult infiltration! A fully functional magic-based RPG! Неимоверная вещь. Как увидел, что на неё обзор будет недавно, так убил ещё сорок часов.

[@Dr.Strangelewd]

One of the best sandbox RPGs out there. And THE best prison simulator.

[@Lepestok_One]

It is impossible to watch a video about Space Rangers and not go after that to replay the game for the tenth time.

[@DmitriiGlandarius]

The problem with pirate faction and never fixing planetary combat is that HD was made not by the original developers who split at this point (main bulk and the lead designer/programmer forming Katauri Interactive and making Kings Bounty games) and this version is basically a fanfic made by a community of modders that formed around this game. They added more modules and maps/quests that people made back in the day and added in a pirate faction that people really wanted when this game was a the peak of its popularity, but they were not able to balance it properly. Planetary battles are actually inspired by an old ZX spectrum game Nether Earth. Originally you weren't supposed to have any direct control of the robots, you could just build them and they will go and try to capture the nearest production plant, you could only directly control one by flying you command hovercraft to it and assuming direct control. It was even seen in some early pre-release screenshots. But developers were forced by the publisher to drop that and make it more of a standard RTS so it won't confuse people. That's one of the reasons that it's half baked. And you also need to remember that it's just one of the small side activities to the main space game. Another fun fact. All this living breathing simulated universe runs on Delphi.

[@user-dp3lo4zx8e]

Among the authors of HD there were also designs of the original parts, so here you are not quite right.

[@mortemtyrannus8813]

Oh boy, a new Mandalore review. That means only a few weeks until he goes off his meds and uploads another Sseth video.

[@titanschannel585]

From where does this joke comes from?

[@Calvimh10]

Basically from what I understand, it’s because they have similar voices and tastes in video games.

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

@@Calvimh10 Except their voices sound nothing alike if you even paid the slightest ounce of attention but let's keep this terrible, unfitting, unoriginal joke rolling until eternity.

[@m0n4rch911]

@@tommasozacchia2988 nah bruh. If u watch all his AfricanWarlordsama vids, he mentioned this channel "not by name, he simply said he has another channel". I couldn't tell its him at 1st till i saw how the videos are edited. His voice and taste of vids didnt give it away. Its his editing style. Edit: Some think it's a big discovery but it's really not. If they've been following Mandy for awhile, they'd know its the same person.

[@m0n4rch911]

@@Hanfgurkenhasser I'm actually wondering why it turned into a meme. It's not even that groundbreaking to know. He doesn't even address his AfricanWarlordchan channel. It's oozing of satire that he knows it'll get targeted by soft delicate snowflake SJWs.

[@user-kd2qd1sh3o]

official soundtrack is on youtube, uploaded by the author Gregory Semenov

[@AlexOrtiz-iv7tn]

Your reviews are the perfect combo of honesty, critique and a good sense of humour. I never plan to really play the games you review I just love watching you review them!

[@soslowman]

Спасибо за обзор, товарищ!

[@patch-fm]

Where are the subtitles when i need it uhhhhhhhh.

[@TheGlenofKrokot]

@@patch-fm "Thanks for the review, comrade!"

[@patch-fm]

@@TheGlenofKrokot Thank you comrade.

[@DmitrySF]

SR2 was one of the greatest games I've ever played. It was fantastic in 2004. Sad to see they've never came out with SR3.

[@MrJerondo]

Желаю тебе никогда не добраться до Гульмена и Lada racing club

[@kambucket6838]

Аминь

[@user-ct8dm7ez4r]

Эй, без Гульмэна не было бы Фар Края 4.

[@mindvr]

Oh god, please no.

[@user-yf7cr1bn2y]

Хы

[@user-dp3lo4zx8e]

Возможно,они бы ему даже понравились)Всё таки человек Limbo of The Lost обозревал)

[@ballisticwaffles]

I adore your choice of background music by the by. Your use of tracks from other games is like a little auditory easter egg in every review, I love it.

[@sandwich2473]

This really sounds like one of those "everything" games that I always dreamed about when I was younger. It seems like it's a good version of the last part of spore, but with the living world elements from S.T.A.L.K.E.R turned up to 20. The RTS parts having unit customisation like Warzone2100 sounds great, but then the way that you describe how it plays makes me sad. I'll definitely give it a look into when I'm finished with Kenshi.

[@desertdevil6451]

I found the RTS segments enjoyable, but I am a Slav, so...

[@Voxavs]

Just make sure to get a mod that disables the pirate faction. Lurk through steam forums and you will find it.

[@517342]

I wonder if that RTS segment is an accurate representation of the Winter War

[@SapFeaRon]

@@Voxavs Pirate storyline is actually OK, you just need to join them asap and then destory them from the inside. Or rule the galaxy with them.

[@teo-na]

Man, you gotta try it out. It's bloody fantastic!

[@frankdelgrosso8297]

This game carried me through many rough times while I served in the Army. Years and several compters later I buy it again. Still fricken great unlike the disapointment I usually have when taking a trip down nostalgia lane. To anyone considering buying it but has reservations about certain aspects. To deal with the complexity just jump in and accpet your first time is just to learn the game. Expect it to not go that well but you will learn nearly everything you need for the next play. As for the Robot fights...yeah just chose the option to never do those and they wont come up at all. Nearly everything else in the game you can do or avoid doing at your pleasure. One of the only games that truely lets you do what you want. Oh one more thing, if you don't want to do combat you better get the fastest engine you can to get away, pirates and domminators do not care that you wish to skip that part of the game.

[@williamw3003]

I got Space Rangers 2 on CD-ROM at Toys-R-Us when I was 12. It was a favorite of mine! I still have my physical copy. I’m glad to see others still remember this odd game & it’s good to see it’s been re-released in some form or another

[@NoNameAtAll2]

Лякуша Уляпик remembered forever

[@ProstyValacuga]

А в мой словарный запас на всю жизнь засел пенчекряк!)

[@zackgalaxy4801]

@@ProstyValacuga Мне нравится, как в прологе у Лякуши имя Йцукен, что является просто набором букв со строчки клавиатуры))

[@user-dp3lo4zx8e]

@@ProstyValacuga А в мой ещё и сварокок,вот оно как.И Пачвараш,кстати тоже!

[@Are_you_eyeballing_me]

Your channel is a nourishment for my russian soul.

[@StommelenGames]

Fun fact that "Vote with your heart" was an actual slogan for elections used by Boris Yeltsin in his 1996 campaign.

[@BroundGeef]

The closed-captions at the start say “[loud explosion in space vacuum]” Please never change

[@heoneandanoherone9442]

planet battles are not really brilliant designed, but all that you need is to kinda adapt to it. when you start to understand how it works, it gets much easier and more satisfing sorry for my poor language

[@louisazraels7072]

the amount of work put in this game is staggering, designing multiple and entirely different game modes, from RTS to text based, to turn based tactic, and now you are going to tell me they made it in a year with a team of 10 x)

[@Zucadragon]

I played this game and loved it to bits and hated the exact same things you did, the strategy is stupid. Though the arcade part isn't that bad once you get used to it and you start fighting bigger battles in it. Anywho, just wanted to say, I had the original Space Rangers 2 and it came with a manual that basically explained that if you find any errors in the language, it is actually you who is in error, for it is the future, and language has evolved. And you know, I love that. Great video!

[@rushiandiggity5004]

MandaloreGaming . You are by far my favorite game reviewer because i love your editing style , your voice and the choice of games you make.So unique and different from the rest. keep it up my man. Keep this up and you will get huge . Its only a matter of WHEN , not IF.You deserve it. Lots of love from Greece

[@dakiitto]

THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS OMG FIRST SSETH MENTIONS SO MANY OF MY CHILDHOOD GAMES AND OUTS COMMAND AND CONQUER IN THE LAST VID AND NOW THIS IM SO HAPPY

[@Rizoof1]

I love this game. I can't forget my cockroach racer in the prison. I feel so guilty for pushing my cockroach too far... Poor little guy.

[@Enceos]

Considering it was released in 2004, the game is revolutionary.

[@user-dp3lo4zx8e]

The first part of this game was already released in 2002, if anything)

[@biomechanicalcyber-jesus7573]

It still holds up to that tag, at least for me personally.

[@FirstLast-qm4ye]

Thanks for covering these lesser known games. I've enjoyed playing a few of them and I wouldn't have known about them without your videos.

[@khaoscualdawath]

OK, so arguably the devs of Starsector played this, and choose a direction from it, and ended up creating something magnificent, but are still perfecting it. Headcanon.

[@rustyshackleford1508]

I love how Sseth was trying to claw his way back out of Mandy's subconscious several times during this video

[@LasosIvanovich]

Yup, we're watching, thanks for the review!

[@letmecringe]

Hello. RIP SR 1998-2016

[@SamsButterscotch]

Very cool of you to shoutout Grimbeard at the end of the video, I found out about him thanks to that, and I much appreciate it. He became one of my favorite videogame content creators in the span of a day. Would love to see a collab between you two!

[@VaiSwitch]

Oh my god the music, that really took me back! Used to love this game when I was a kid, great review!

[@sethleoric2598]

Wow... you finally found it... a game i wanted 4 years ago AN ACTUAL F%@& GAME THAT LET'S THE NPC FACTIONS CAPTURE BASES ON THEIR OWN F^@& YESS!!

[@SapFeaRon]

It's depends. If you playing on easy/normal - NPC rangers would win WITHOUT you. On hard+ you need to help them, but they still can win if you buy them enough time. Every ranger NPC also buys ships, weapons, complete missions, hire mercs etc.etc.

[@Pacan-fw7fw]

@@SapFeaRon And then you try 200% aka try to hold the last non-dominator controlled system in the universe by skipping 100 years sitting on a planet or attempting to earn money by trading withing the fucking system until your braindead scientists can develop tier 5 tech and you can afford to buy some cool equipment only to get blown the fuck up by endless kligs of peace in the next system simulator. 10/10 balanced difficulty would recomend again. Also NPCs either spawn with or update equipment according to tech level or buy it in stores depending on what you set it in the advanced settings. The store one is pretty shitty tbh, NPCs will steal your desired equipment and will lag behind tech level hard.

[@sethleoric2598]

@@SapFeaRon oh then easy it is... just saying i need more games where real time sieges are a thing

[@SapFeaRon]

@@sethleoric2598 rangers can still take systems without you even on insane, problem is how long coalition could hold it tho. There is also an early game tactic where you follow more successful rangers nps and helping them + getting loot after they clear system. Later on if you strong enough they would follow you and pick up scrap after your victory :) There also pirates who will take/lose systems, military operations where they try to take system and you can join in. It's really a very alive and dynamic world and i still waiting for sandbox game with this depth...

[@sethleoric2598]

@@SapFeaRon ah

[@KobylnikovSI91]

Великая игра, когда в первый раз увидел , не думал, что это что то хорошее. Но начинав играть утром, я вечером не мог понять как провел в игре весь день, так она затягивала. Отличный обзор! p.s Thanks for russian subtitles.

[@Pilum1000]

snk-games.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=182100#p182100

[@calicococody]

I've had this game stuck in my head for years! I could never remember anything about it but every once and while I'd get glimpses. Like having a dream you don't remember come back to you. Then I saw your video. All of that wakiness came flooding back. This game is real and not just a figment from some dream.

[@SolarScion]

Mandalore has the best review format of anything I've ever seen, and it is a respite in this age of strained and hysterical sensationalism. Thank you.

[@Zeithri]

First " _You've been playing a lot of Russian games lately._ " Then " _THIS LOOKS AWESOOOOME!!!!_ "

[@josefharvey5614]

I'm only two minutes in, and I already have so much appreciation for Russian developers and their games. Thank you for sharing this mandalore. I hope the creators see the comment section and I hope they continue doing what they do.

[@Zimagog]

The robots RTS part is inspired by Nether Earth, an ancient ZX Spectrum game. ZX Spectrum was big in late 80-ies in Russia

[@ZemoVII]

I love mandaloregaming, almost all of the games he has reviewed I’ve never played or even heard of. It’s so cool to hear him talk about these super interesting games that I never even knew existed. His reviews are so in depth and well organized I feel like I get such a great picture of what playing the game is actually like. This is my favorite channel on KZbin and I find myself rewatching his videos so many times. So happy I stumbled upon your channel. I hope you keep making this great content for awhile! Thanks for running such a great channel and you’ve made me a lifelong fan! I will also do a game suggestion! Star Wars Battlegrounds. A lesser known rts game in the Star Wars universe that I enjoyed as a kid. Keep up the great work and thanks again!

[@Jandau85]

I remember playing the original Space Rangers 2 back in the day when it came out, and watching this review makes me feel like I played a totally different game. I recall liking the RTS sections quite a bit, and they were my main source of fast money. I didn't notice the crazy level of simulation - I just thought the game randomly did things from time to time. But the text adventures were the high point, even then...

[@TexusEnigma]

В HD-издании ИИ сделали читерным, сломав баланс. Даже без всех контрольных точек у него бесконечное число ресурсов, что превращает рядовую миссию в настоящий ад безумного микро-контроля. Как и в случае с фракцией пиратов, новые разработчики, которые не имеют никакого отношения к оригинальной версии, ввели много дополнительного контента (новые текстовые квесты, экипировку, карты и так далее), но пираты и дисбаланс в РТС-миссиях просто убивают всё удовольствие от игрового процесса. Вот что бывает, когда дилетанты пытаются править работу гения.

[@Glassandcandy]

“Unlike Pathologic, Space Rangers is a sandbox game for children” I can’t tell if that’s serious or a really clever in joke.

[@user-dp3lo4zx8e]

Yeah, for 14 year old babies)

[@Jonathan-bu7iv]

Dude I have to say. I fucking love your content. I've watched all of it. You're one of the few people I have on bell subs. For the love of god try and make this into a fulltime thing. You bring back the good old times. Talk about interesting games that I might have missed. And you do it all with that sweet ass sarcastic voice. It's literally healing my soul.

[@Mega4est]

Been waiting for ages for a big channel making a review on this game and it finally happened 🙂 Space Rangers 1 and 2 really deserve more popularity.

[@iXPilot]

0:40 The good thing is that all of patents for MP3 are expired now, so it shouldn't be a problem anymore: it is an "open format" now.

[@user-wc9do4ww5y]

I think the issue is a video codec actually.

[@kiddhkane]

The music is legit awesome. Just wow!

[@dystopiangod1210]

This game was a major part of my childhood. I'm absolutely shit at it but it's quite fun and i have many good memories of it. ... and it honestly says something about me that I've been playing it all this time and i'm only now learning it's a Russian game

[@earthsteward70]

This may be the most viewed video regarding this game, THANK YOU FOR SPOTLIGHTING THIS, SO UNDERRATED.

[@ilocosmetro]

Happy Spring, Mandalore!!!

[@scroogemcduckenjoyer]

My first experience with weird-ass Russian RPG was Age of Pirates (Seadogs), straight after playing Sid Meier's Pirates! Needless to say it was quite the experience (Not to mention countless Java/Symbian games I played, most of which are made by russian (special mention for Revival 1/2, which I played before even touching Civ IV))

[@almostontimehero5415]

Waiting for your videos is agony, watching them exuberance, and finishing them a sweet parting.

[@marcusavron47]

These videos are an underrated valuable service to ppl who like to hear about strange games that they have no intention of playing. My gratitude knows no bounds.

[@512TheWolf512]

the virgin american chris roberts versus some chad russian bois on a dirt budget

[@shidhantasen7959]

A surprise but a pleasant one

[@TheNewlonewolf245]

One of the few KZbinrs i actually get excited when they release a new vid but Mandalore especially just to see what strange,obscure or nostalgic game he will talk about next, also what is this game never heard of it before, it seems overly complicated........haha i like it Keep up the good work man :)

[@DonSenshi]

I love games with intricated mechanics like this, but its hard to find them because they aren't very popular. The sheer freedom the Game gives you is amazing. Thank you for showing me these GEMS!