Yes, it's buggy. Yes, it takes a bit to get used to. But there's a lot of good stuff here too.
User Rating: 7.3 | X3: Reunion PC
I've never played the X games before but I was missing the space sims so bad that I took a leap of faith and picked it up. At first I was annoyed that the manual was absolutely worthless and that copy protection of theirs is more than despicable. But I downloaded the patch (1.21 or something like that) and read through some of the forums on getting better FPS and I must say that it's a delight to play. I actually get to use my brain! Back in the days where space sims reigned (God, do I miss them), most games needed some elements of thought. And it's beautiful to look at. My system is by no means top-notch (2.4 GHz, integrated audio, ATI RADEON 9800 pro 128mb) but it's totally playable. Plus, I know there's another patch coming out to smooth the creases.
Bottom line: It's not perfect but if you're in to space sims that involve some thought, give it a shot. I'm happy I did.
Addendum: Well, I sure would have thought this patch and these answers I was looking for (i.e. manual) would have happened by now. I have since lowered my score. 
