Galaxy on Fire 2 ™ – The epic, multi award-winning space adventure featuring spectacular action, a compelling story line and free gameplay just received a free-of-charge update, which is now available on the App Store. It not only includes various enhancements, bugfixes and new features, but also enables the in-app purchase of Valkyrie™, the new extensive add-on for only US $4.99/ €3.99/£2.99. 

A hyperdrive malfunction sends Keith T. Maxwell through space and time; awakening 35-years later at the far end of the galaxy, where a strange alien species is wreaking destructive havoc on the warring races occupying this volatile sector of space.

Despite his efforts to return home, Keith is drawn into a plot to investigate and stop this alien menace and ultimately find his way home after bringing the war to an explosive conclusion.

Follow the rich and engrossing storyline through a fully 3D, war-torn galaxy for over 10-hours of action-packed gameplay, or head off at any time on an interplanetary journey of your own design; mining asteroids, trading ore and supplies, taking on mercenary missions, working as a pirate and manufacturing new weapons and equipment.

Buy and customize more than 30 different types of space ship to aid you in a variety of heart-pounding missions, including escorting convoys under pirate attack, capturing intergalactic criminals, rescuing alien VIPs, transporting valuable goods between systems, commanding mercenaries on dangerous tactical assignment, and recovering alien technology from distant parts of the galaxy.

New features introduced in the free update

  • A huge galaxy with over 20 solar systems and beautifully rendered planets
  • 100 unique 3D space stations and more than 30 customizable space ships
  • Unique reputation and diplomacy system
  • Story-based, mission-based and free gameplay
  • Complex trading system with over 170 different commodities of all kinds
  • High quality visuals and music, full voice acting (English) and 3D sound
  • Action Freeze™: 3D screenshot tool to save screenshots from any perspective and upload them to Facebook™
  • Game Centre and OpenFeint integration of leader boards, achievements and saved games
  • High resolution support for retina display
  • Downloadable content, new missions and new stories now available through in-app purchase.
  • Buy your own space station and bar, allowing you to place multiple ships in dry dock and stow goods and merchandise.
  • Re-release of three classic spaceships from the original Galaxy on Fire™.

Improvements introduced in the free update

  • Void Asteroids now sometimes drop ores or cores when destroyed
  • Terran battleships now have turrets
  • Increased the Field of Vision
  • NPCs of different fraction now use different weapons
  • Fog is now correctly blended
  • Improved textures of stations, explosion animations, lens flares, brightness control and asteroid textures
  • More diverse voice acting

Bugfixes introduced in the free update

  • Fixed a bug where wrong distances were displayed in the HUD
  • Fixed a bug where quest containers sometimes were not removed when finished a salvage or recovery mission
  • Fixed an issue where the wrong mission text was displayed when finished a salvage or recovery mission
  • Fixed an issue with looping message windows when trying to load OpenFeint savegames
  • Fixed some texturing issues on midorian jumpgates
  • Added a workaround for those who somehow managed to skip the last freighter escort mission and immediately fail in the last mission. The freighter will now not explode on the start of the mission so you can finish the game, too.
  • Fixed an issue where you would sometimes not meet any other ships outside.
  • Fixed an issue where the wrong magnitude was displayed for all bombs
  • Fixed a bug where the map help window could not be closed ingame
  • Fixed a bug where clients sold you already owned blueprints again

Valkyrie™ – The adventure continues!

Join Keith on his latest adventure by updating Galaxy on Fire 2 to its newest version and downloading the exciting new Valkyrie add-on pack through an in-app purchase of just US $4.99/ €3.99/£2.99.

Exclusive features of the chargeable Valkyrie™ add-on

  • New storyline complete with English voiceover.
  • New Vossk and Deep Science spaceships.
  • New weapons and equipment, including guided missiles, mines, auto-turrets, repair robots and shields.
  • Black market trading system.
  • Nine new planets across four new solar systems.

Valkyrie™ Feature Trailer: www.galaxyonfire.com

Find more information on Valkyrie™ here.

The Galaxy on Fire 2™ update is available for the iPad as well!

Special iPad features

  • Additional high resolution textures
  • Customizable controls
  • Adapted interface

“Galaxy on Fire 2 is a supernova. Get lost in space and don’t bring your head up until you’ve reached the end.”
“… a wonderfully varied, in-depth action-adventure game.”
“Galaxy on Fire 2 is nothing short of a mobile masterpiece, and a must-have for the heavy gamer on the go.”
MakeUseOf - The Best of iPhone Games“There aren’t enough space exploration games made these days but this iOS attempt with great graphics, solid story and free roam rocks.”

  

„In scope and ambition, Galaxy on Fire 2 goes far beyond other iPhone games and is considered an international standard in its genre. Particularly impressive is the technical implementation of the truly outstanding graphics.“

„Utilizing the double core rendering power of the NVIDIA Tegra 2 3D chip, Galaxy on Fire 2 on a Tegra 2 powered Android device can easily compete with the experience on a gaming PC or console.“

“Galaxy on Fire 2 offers the best space adventure on iDevices so far. It’s both bigger and better than the first game, and includes something for everyone.”