Freelancer is more along the lines of X- Wing fighter, or flight sims.
Intriguing story line, and amazng array of ships. However, you are not able to fly anything larger than a freighter.
They have cruisers, battleships (god I wish i could fly those) and more ships to deal with.
Very opened ended, and you get to collect bounties (getting backup is always nice) and gain or lose favor. Very nice graphics.