X2: The Threat
| X2: The Threat | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Egosoft Virtual Programming (OS X) |
| Publisher(s) | Virtual Programming (OS X) Linux Game Publishing (Linux) |
| Director(s) | Bernd Lehahn |
| Producer(s) | Darren Astles |
| Programmer(s) | Thomas Maier Klaus Meyer Martin Brenner Bernd Lehahn |
| Artist(s) | Markus Pohl Alexander Preuss |
| Writer(s) | Helge Kautz Thomas Maier |
| Composer(s) | Thomas Egeskov Petersen Alexei Zakharov |
| Series | X |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Release | Windows Mac OS X
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| Genre(s) | Space simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
X2: The Threat is a space simulation video game developed by Egosoft for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It is part of the X series. It was released in 2003 and is a sequel to X: Beyond the Frontier. Freeverse Software ported the game to Mac OS X in 2004/2005, while Linux Game Publishing produced their Linux port in 2005/2006. An expansion pack, X2: The Return, was cancelled.
The sequel to this game is X3: Reunion (2005).