Preview by Darren Astles. Comments on ships, views, gameplay, artificial intelligence, map, and graphics.

Preview by Kyle Ackerman. "Based on what has already been implemented, there can be no question that X2 will offer an incredibly detailed economic simulation."

Review by Tom Chick. "At long last, an uncompromising and worthy successor to Elite." Score: 4/5

Review with screen shots and reader ratings. Score: 93%.

Preview with screen shots by Michael Lafferty. "X2: The Threat is gearing up to be an immersive and intriguing space simulation game that will not pigeonhole players into a set style of play."

Preview with screen shots by John Callaham. "...[B]ased on our brief play with the preview alpha build it seems like X2 is going to improve even more on its predecessor with some deep and involving gameplay that allows for both strategic and flat out action, combined with a great looking graphics engine."

Preview with screen shots. "As a whole, if the bugs are ironed out, the tutorials are a bit more fleshed out, and the gameplay is tightened up a bit X2 could prove to be more than a match for some of the other space sims flying around right now."

Official site. Includes description, news, features, press releases, FAQ, image gallery, and discussion forum.

Contains news, FAQs, guides, scripts, downloads, and forums.

Includes guides to scripting, game background, news, downloads, and forum.