This is not like starfighter assault on BF2, this is a hardcore star fighter game. This means it's controls are a bit harder than other games, but it allows you to access and control the ship to a higher level. It takes time to get used to and requires patience to get a handle on the controls, but once that is done you can get into actual dogfights that blow starfighter assault out of the water. Sure there is only eight ships, but with customization you can tailor these ships specs to your liking/playstyle. This game gives the most realistic space combat that I've seen, albeit this combat will only be fun if you put the time in to learn how to fly the ships. This game is to star fighter combat, what rainbow six siege is to the fps genre. It's hard as hell, but so satisfying to get good at. This is game that challenges you to learn, adapt, to actually pilot. Sure you'll see plenty people upset with how difficult this game is, but that's not who the game was made for. It was made for the person who really wants to be a starfighter pilot, and tackle all the challenges that come with that. Don't play if you don't have the patience to learn to be a pilot and fly with aces in space.