Amazon.com Review

Star Wars fans, listen up. If you missed out onLucasArts's X-Wing or TIE Fighter simulations when theyfirst appeared, it's time to make amends. These classic games from thedays of DOS have been given a complete makeover, updated with enhancedgraphics, and now run under Windows 95 and 98. X-Wing CollectorSeries contains both of these Collector editions in a singlebox, along with a demo CD-ROM containing X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter:Flight School, and offers them all at a price that should be wellwithin anyone's entertainment budget.

Entertained is what you'll be once you've installed these games. X-Wing lets players pilot A-wings, Y-wings, B-wings, and (of course)X-wings in dozens of missions against the evil Empire. Although Rebelships have the advantage of being equipped with shields, don't expectany mercy--the game is infamous for containing some of the toughestmissions of all time.

TIE Fighter turns the tables by letting players work their wayup in the Imperial ranks. Several types of TIE ships are modeled, fromthe ungainly TIE bomber to the incredibly agile TIE defender. In bothgames the controls are about as perfect as they can get in a game ofthis type, and campaign missions play out with convincing voice actingand great plot twists. The graphics pale in comparison to a newer gamelike X-Wing: Alliance, but there's so much gameplay in these CD-ROMs that we barely had time to notice. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• A few hundred fun, challenging missions to play through
• Many different ships
• Sound effects and music straight out of the movies
• Perfectly captures the excitement and feel of Star Wars

• Updated graphics still don't look as good as those found in modernspace simulators

Reviews (12)

An ageless game
I bought this game for my 486 years ago, back when the game had to be installed from a floppy diskette.The gameplay is second to none.No game since this one has kept me up at night, formulating different strategies in order to succeed in a previous mission failure.The amount of detail in this game blows my mind comparing it to other, more "asthetically pleasing" modern games.The level of difficulty is very, very high; however, I never became so frustrated as to give up, only to try harder.Hands down, my favorite videogame of all-time.This one even tops Diablo II, folks.

My Favorite Game
Tie Fighter is my favorite game.Of course, that means little without knowing me.I'm 33.I got my Atari 2600 when I was 8, and my first computer (Timex/Sinclair ZX81) when I was 10.I used to regularly steal $20 bills from my mother's purse to spend hours at the arcade.(P.S. -- Haven't seen HyperBall in along time.A very nifty mechanical game.)

I believe popular video games began a downward spiral with the sad arrival of Doom.

Nowadays, I still have a working Atari 2600 adapter for my ColecoVision.I have a nice collection of KOEI games for the Nintendo Entertainment System.I have nearly 2000 arcade machine ROMs on my computer.

It is my opinion that Dungeons of Daggorath was the most innovative video game, ever.It is my opinion that Tie Fighter is the best video game, ever.It's sad that nothing better has come along in the 10 years past its release.

Oh...My...God
Concerning X-wing

I remember getting this game for my birthday way the heck back in 1992.The missions were so fun and CHALLENGING now this is a word that most people in the computer game industry seem to have forgotten.The appeal of this game for me was that because it took so much time to complete(I think I managed it in 2 years) the victories were all the swetter when you won.

Nowadays you can just type in a cheat code and skip to the end well keep in mind that such a thing did not exist on the old DOS machines.

X-wing was the first but later on Lucas-arts improved the engine by adding TIE FIGHTER (that's right a game where you play on the side of the Imperials) this also provides some very challenging missions but can be beaten with much more ease that anyone could ever beat x-wing.Still fun, just as enjoyable

Now X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter brings us relatively up to date combing elements of both games what you have is a game that is more useful for multiplayer than single player missions.This is finally where the age of this type of game in this type of format began to show.Most of the missions in this game were just repeats of the same missions in X-Wing and Tie Fighter.Although the graphics are better and there are one or two missions that provide a great level of enjoyment.

If any of you old dogs out there are still using 98 or 95 pick up a piece of gaming history and get a copy of this package.

would be more fun if wasn't so difficult
this is one of the older games that are still around, but, unlike the other oldies, this one now has Direct-X 3D acceleration.It also has Lucas Arts premium sound effects , so if you've never played a Star Wars game, this is as good a place to start as any.

You get a manual, a quick reference guide and 2 CD-ROMs containing a total of 3 titles: "X-Wing", "Tie Fighter" and "X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter: Flight School" (a demo of an improved title).

this was the first game(s) I ever bought and was hoping for agood space flying/shooting sim that's fun and not too difficult.I got half of what I wanted...it looks good and the tutorials are fun and simple, but like most of these type games, most of us can only finish the first 2 levels before being inundated with unenjoyably heavy fleets and relentless laser fire.

Awesome
I can't believe how fun an old game can be.Sure, the graphics are a little dated, but the gameplay is unbeatable.This Collecter Series is a really great deal that saves a lot of money because if you only buy one of the games you'll end up wanting to play the others too.So buy it today! ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance casts you as the youngest son of the Azzameen family, a merchant dynasty operating in a galaxy far, far away. The game is set in the turbulent time period between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Caught amid increasing tensions between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance, with business rivals watching for any sign of weakness, the Azzameens are on the edge of financial ruin. Worse, their Rebel sympathies may endanger their very survival.

As the family's newest pilot, you fly tutorial missions at first, under the supervision of your sister Aeron and the droid Emkay. But even as you are training, the situation heats up. Before long, the family has been betrayed, your space station has been seized, and you're forced to turn to the Rebellion. Though the game's focus is on combat, the development of this story is tight and suspenseful.

The story and the merchant/smuggler setting give the game plenty of variety. One mission may have you piloting a loaded freighter through an Imperial blockade, while another may place you in the cockpit of an X-Wing on a hit-and-run raid against an enemy battle station. Every ship, every weapon, every sound effect is pure Star Wars, totally faithful to the look--and feel--of the movies. This extends to the missions themselves: nothing works as planned, but somehow you and your Rebel allies manage to make it all the way to the climactic Battle of Endor. If you've distinguished yourself in the earlier missions, hot pilots will get the chance to take the controls of the Millennium Falcon and cram a torpedo into the gut of the Emperor's second Death Star.

Controlling the fighters, freighters, and transports in X-Wing Alliance is easy, with all the options you'd expect in a Star Wars simulation. Shield, engine, and weapon power levels are all adjustable, so you, too, can transfer all power to front deflector screens while attacking, or shut down power to weapons to outrun a swarm of TIE fighters. Novice players may find it difficult to control wingmen or to keep track of the changing objectives when missions go sour. But practice makes perfect, and the truly frustrated can simply skip up to three missions without penalty.

With a modest learning curve and graphics that put you right in the milieu of the Star Wars films, X-Wing Alliance will have you flying combat missions for the Rebel Alliance in no time--and loving every minute of it. --Alyx Dellamonica

Pros:

• Loving attention to detail
• Fantastic sound effects and John Williams's music
• Interesting and changing mission objectives
• Wide variety of spacecraft

• Occasional bugs within missions can render them unwinnable

Reviews (27)

Finally!
Don't get me wrong by the title....I loved X-wing to death, and TIE Fighter was just fabulous too (we'll forget about Xwing V. Tie Fighter), but WOW!!!LucasArts finally got to an age when they had the computing muscle and graphical abilities to really give their X-wing series the beauty and power it deserves.These missions are really challenging and thrilling; when you fly into a cloud of TIE fighters and pick em off as they screeeeam by(with good surround sound speakers), you'll really feel like you're in the climactic battle of Return of the Jedi.

Which brings me to the "Finally!" of my subject line: you finally get to fly inside the Death Star!!!!That is, if you can make it to the final mission...some of these missions are very, very tough, even on "easy".I beat all of the missions up to the mission RIGHT before the Death star one.It was just too hard!!Fortuatenly, LucasArts implemented a "skip" feature if you just cannot beat a mission.This will come as a highly welcome relief to those of us who played certain X-wing missions 40 or 50 times before beating them...

I gave up on the game after losing the death star mission a few times, but I WILL get back to it once the school year starts again.

One note: I played the first half of this game without a 3D accelerator, then got a Voodoo III, and holy COW!The difference makes it almost an entirely new game.Don't play this game without an acceleartor, or you're missing out in a big way.

Though it didn't grip me quite as much as the original X-wing, this is still a fantastic game.Buy it if you're into the star wars thing!

good game for the fast computer
this game has some GREAT graphics.the missle trails engine glow and the model details are terrific.the story is a can't wait till next mission story.the AI is incredibly smart.a good game

Really captures the spirit of Star Wars
When I first heard about X-wing Alliance, I thought it was just going to be a cheap attempt to drag out the X-wing franchise.But this is an awesome game.Unlike TIE fighter, the gameplay experience has really been increased from the original X-wing in this game.Flying freighter-craft truly is different from flying starfighters - if you try to fly it like an X-wing, you're as good as dead.Also, comapred to pirate starfighters, I could understand why TIE fighters were considered so deadly, a distinction I didn't really get in the original X-wing.

Most importantly, though, when playing this game I truely felt I was in the SW universe.For example, in one early mission during a bacta transfer between the Azzameens and a shady group of pirates I really felt like I was in one of Timothy Zahn's novels.Also, the shuddering of the ships and the multiple explosive and cha-cha-chas of the TIE fighter's laser cannons went a long way towards enhancing the flying experience.The same goes for the planets images during combat, as well as the immensity of some of the space stations.

A couple minor criticisms: the cutscenes don't seem very relevent/Also, the "big finale" against the Death Star seems to just have been thrown in, and was somewhat of a disappointment.Finally, most of the levels were a little easy - I beat most of them on one try with the setting on hard.I was hoping for a bigger progression in difficulty as the game increased.The Battle of Endor in particular I was hoping would be more fierce.

Overall, however, this is a great game, with an awesome multiplayer platform.The real forte, however, is the single player - this game has great replayability.I would recommend it to anyone.I even enjoyed it more than Rogue Squadron or Rebel Assault and maybe even Jedi Knight.

horrible!
This game was so confusing, its all expanded universe, you can't get past the first level without waiting for an hour, you never fly into the death star eather. I gave this game away for 5$. Its a total rip off. You don't know what you are doing. Its stupid. don't buy it, you will hate it.

Be prepared to become engrossed in the game
There are some games that you play that just are "games" and not experiences. Earlier titles such as the Rebel Assault games were as such. The gamer did not feel like they were actually "doing" what was happening in the game. Games such as Quake and Duke Nukem and Doom, while entertaining, are superficial and do not engross the gamer.

But X-Wing: Alliance is different. Where as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six changed the way we play first person shooters (how many times did your palms sweat on missions that you could not be detected?), X-Wing Alliance changes the way we play flight sims. This isn't a superficial space shooter that leaves the gamer hungry for more. In fact, it is completely satisfying. The story is compelling, the graphics are sharp, the gameplay is never dull, and the music is, well, Star Wars.

The missions will leave you hooked for hours, constantly forcing you to put off that paper that must be written or that supply report that was due on your boss' desk three days ago. You are ultimately rewarded for your longevity and resourcefullness by hopping into the Millenium Falcon (assuming the role of Nien Nunb or Lando...I never figured that one out) and blasting tie fighters at the battle of Endor. And if you think that the Falcon didn't do much at that battle, just wait until you fly the 4 missions of that battle, and you'll have a new respect for what Lando did (especially the VERY HARD final mission of flying into the Death Star. Expect to spend a few days here)!

When you talk about Multi-player, this game excells in all areas. You can log on and play solo against others or join groups and coordinate battles. All ships in the game can be flown in multiplayer (I especially grew fond of the Toscan Fighter, though nothing beats the shear power of the X-wing).

Overall, an excellent game. Not only is it fun to play and enthralling, but you actually at most points feel as if you are in the game. When you fail a mission and decide that you need to make your multiple jumps back home instead of just quitting the mission right then, you'll know how engrossing this experience really is. ... Read more

Reviews (12)

nice
You get to melee in Star Wars ships. That's essentially the point of this game. X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter includes melees such as free for all, ones with wingmen, in asteroid clusters, etc. There are also things like minecleaning and turkey shoot where you shoot at larger ships.
Balance of Power adds the B-wing to the list of ships, and campaign missions. Also, my favorite part of the game, it adds a 25 minute long turkey shoot that starts with cargo freighters and ends with a super star destroyer. The first time you see the size of it, you'll be happy you got the game.

Fun. Once I start playing, it's usually hours before I quit. Controls are good, too, though it takes a bit to memorize what keys do what.

GREAT GAME
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!???????????
ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO FEEL LIKE YOUR MOVING IN YOUR LITTLE SHIP?

Probably, but it doesn't work to well. When you're first playing the game, it can be confusing and you can get "Lost in Space".
Why?
Because, first of all, all of the controls are new to you and you don't know what is what in the cockpit. So if you turn, your facing a [blank] picture of space - and you can't find your way back to the battle. But you get used to it. But it's still annoying!

So why did I give this game five stars?
Because EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE, (and a little more at the bottom) IT'S GREAT! YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU'RE THERE! ONCE YOU KNOW THE CONTROLS AND WHAT EVERYTHING MEANS, YOU'RE HAVING SUCH A GOOD TIME, YOU DON'T GET OFF TILL MIDNIGHT!

G-R-E-A-TG-A-M-E-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GET IT!

WARNING: If you don't currently have a joystick, don't get the game! It requires a joystick to play! (I had to go through that, and it wasn't fun.)

OMG!!!!!! if you dont own this u r CRAZY!!!!!!!
THIS GAME RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IT IS NOT JUST 4 STAR WARS FANS!!!!IF U LIKE PILOT GAMES IT IS 4 U!!!!!IF U LIKE STAR WARS IT IS 4 U!!!!!THIS GAME INTRODUCES THE SUPER STAR DESTROYER, MAKING UP 4 THE TINY ISD'S.and u can download ship path's and fly awesome fighters like TIE defenders and missile boats, 2 name a few.GET THIS GAME!!!!!!

This game ROCKS!
ill keep it short and brief, the critics who blast this game dont know what their talking about, this game is one of the bes tive ever, played. IF youre thinking about buying it DO SO!!!!!

Awesome! I hail this game!
This game is totally awesome! It really puts you into the Star Wars universe like Battle for Naboo and Rogue Squadron did. The controls are good for a game like this. I give this game 5 stars! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

As a member of the Rebel Alliance, climb into the cockpit of an X-wing and battle the Empire for freedom as you fly against deadly TIE fighters and menacing Star destroyers. Fight in three combat tours of duty, including two add-on tours of duty: Imperial Pursuit and B-Wing. You'll pilot three spacecraft with full instrumentation and 17 cockpit views per craft and dodge the weapons of the evil Empire in both deep space and on surface missions. Includes X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Flight School with 14 playable levels. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

The best game ever made. period.
TIE Fighter, even now, is, simply put, the best computer game ever made. Other people might say it's Civ II, and some would say that it wasoutclassed by Freespace or Wing Commander, but they are mistaken. TIEFighter had a story. Not just a "we've been attacked, go and shootthem back" story but a very deep story, which involved the pilot.Furthermore, it had original missions. It wasn't just "go shootthem" or "help defend us", you do things like flying escort,scouting, recon, spying, etc. Well, basically, go look at PCGamer's reviewof it and rating, and see what other games have gotten better ratings thanit. one has, and they're wrong. That having been said, this is basicallyTIE Fighter (and X-Wing, another respectable game) with updated graphics.They didn't put on Xwing versus TIE Fighter's truly awful control orinterface, all they did was update the graphics. The result is that now thebest game ever made has graphics to suit. No real computer gamer can affordto be without this.

All Time Classics
Even in their original forms, both of these games have been on my hard drive since they first game out.With the exception of Elite, the StarWars games were the first space sims to feel like you were actually flyingin a 3D environment, not playing a 2D arcade game (sorry Wing Commanderfans).Add 2 fantastic Star Wars story lines (both well fleshed out in therespective strategy guides), a chance to sample the overall lacklustersequel, updated graphics, and win 95 funtionality for under $20, and youcan't go wrong.Freespace fans, check out the originals, and pick upAlliance.Its nice to see the series back on track.

All that's missing is Ben Kenobi whispering in your ear...
This collection of all the X-wing titles (before Tie Fighter) is a great value, and an excellent introduction into the wonderful world of Rebel dogfighting.The sound effects, the graphics, the atmosphere--all of itevokes images of your favorite space battles in the Star Wars movies.Youget to start slow, and work your way up to the really tough missions--andyou'll need the time to learn, trust me!Quite simply one of the mostall-around enjoyable games I've ever played. ... Read more

Reviews (20)

These bad guys are so good....
I love playing games, but when push comes to shove, I'm not very good at it. I own both X-Wing and TIE Fighter. When I play X-Wing, I always die in a fiery explosion in my first mission (once I was lucky, though, and got captured!), but TIE Fighter is so flexible in difficulty that even I have gotten pretty far. It's more interesting, too. Most Imperial fighters (and all of the classic movie ones)have no shields, so you must rely on your wits, aim, speed, and allies to keep from becoming toast, and if you run off to do secondary missions (for which you gain major brownie points with the Emperor and promotions through his secret "Order"), sometimes none of these can save you. Luckily, at least on the difficulties I played on (and it can get much harder for all you challenge junkies), it's not very easy to die or get captured even if you try (yes, I have. yes, I'm strange).
If you hate games but love Star Wars (or vice versa), this is going to convert you. If you're into games of any kind (unless you only play solitaire and mahjongg, in which case you probably are from another galaxy anyway and don't need to discover the Star Wars one), BUY THIS RIGHT NOW. You will not regret it. You'll get more fun for your money than from any other game, even the Sims or Grand Theft Auto, no matter how sophisticated your computer is (I still only have 400 MHz).

A Classic and All-Time Great
It's been ten years since Tie Fighter made its appearance, and I think that it's still probably the best game I've ever played.

As many have said, this is an exquisite experience even if you're no fan of Star Wars. If you are, however, you'll be delighted to know that this game, rather than being the standard "unbelievably lucky Rebel kills the evil Empire all by himself," in TIE Fighter, you are an Imperial pilot. And you're not alone, you're - well, I'll get to that.

The graphics, while not exactly ILM, are decent, as is the music. But it's the gameplay that makes a brave man weep in the wake of its sheer perfection. As a simulation game, controlling your TIE fighter is quite complex but you'll learn and get used to it in a matter of minutes. The combat itself is fast-paced and detailed, very advanced for a game of its time.

And unlike most previous Star Wars games, in which you had an incredible advantage over your enemies, in TIE Fighter, you (as an individual) are often equally matched or even outmatched. The AI is beautiful, and it works both for your enemies and your allies. You are often only one element in a large and well-orchestrated operation. You'll get an amazing sense of accomplishment out of this game.

It's just... epic. That's the word that keeps popping up in my brain. It was epic.

You'll be quickly immersed in the storyline; in-mission voices are a big help. The campaign is very, very long, but worth every minute of it. There's a stunning variety of mission designs and goals.

As you progress in rank, you'll get access to more advanced crafts and weapons, and, for storyline purposes, if you complete "extra" objectives in certain missions, you'll gain levels in the Emperor's secret service. (For a big fan of the Empire like myself, well, this is just *cool.*) In the earlier missions, you're often either alone or with one or two squadrons. You'll occasionally be under the command of your wing leader, but for the majority of the missions you're the leader of your flight group.

And the farther along you go, the larger the battles get. This is the thing that really blew me away. In major missions, there are often ten or more capital ships and literally dozens of fighters and other smaller craft. You feel like you've become a part of something big.

It just sucks you in. It feels like it's real. I haven't seen a game since that's quite reached that quality of depth.

Please don't be fooled if you've played its successor, "X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter," which was nothing but a backfired attempt to fix what wasn't broken.

In short: play Tie Fighter before you die.

You know you love the Dark Side...
There is something extremely thrilling about playing the bad guy for a change. I was always happy to earn a medal after completing a mission in the X-Wing games, but I LOVED earning the Emperor's blessings as a TIE Fighter pilot. Goose bumps! I got goose bumps on missions of vital import to the Empire. I felt like I could take on the entire Rebel Alliance myself.

The style of dogfighting is so different in a TIE because you ain't gots no shields!!!! :-) You simple must not get hit or pray that its a glancing shot you can shake off over time by outmaneuvering the enemy.

Playing for the Empire opens up a diffrent sort of game. It is a lot fresher than the X-wing games, which make you feel like the understudy to Luke Skywalker since you are essentially taking on his place as Top Gun in Rogue Squadron. I mean, how many times can you blow up the Death Star in a Star Wars game? That type of game you can find over and over. But in TIE Fighter, there is a new perspective, much more intrigue and mystery. Lots of suprises. Hey, you are working for the bad guys, not everyone on your team plays well with others.

There is a reason that this is considered one of the best games of ALL time. It is that good. And a minor spoiler... I nearly cried when I got the pleasure to fly as wingman to HIM. The Force IS strong with this one.... the Dark Side of the Force.

Just get it!
This game, although old, its a classic of its genre. The gameplay is fantastic.Don't waste time and buy it.

P.S.I hear there's tension between Wing Commander and TIE Fighter nuts about which game is the best of them all. I've played Wing Commander 3 and Prophecy too.My advice: forget about moronic issues. Just get all of them!

One of the BEST classic games
For 10 bucks, please buy this. That is all I can say. Back in 1997 when I played this game I was HOOKED. Its not going to blow you away with amazing graphics or sound, but its star wars. It a well done game in terms of GAMEPLAY. You dogfight with imperial ships, bomb destroyers with space rockets, and so on. It's not hard to learn the controls but i HIGHLY reccommend a joystick. Its much more fun this way. You do not need a 150 dollar professional model either, grab one for 15 bucks and have a great time.

Do not expect a game of 2003, but expect to be entertained for a while!

Hope this helps! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Prepare yourself for the fight of your life and choose your craft, weapons, and wingmates carefully--the fate of the galaxy depends on it! Dive into all-out dogfights against up to seven other players in X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter. The game even includes the story-driven Balance of Power campaigns. Multiplayer options include up to four players over the Internet or up to eight players via a LAN. ... Read more

Reviews (6)

Oldy but goody
While this is an old game, it is one of the best Star Wars games that I have played.You can fly for either the rebel aliance or the Empire in a variety of craft.

This is one of the better Star Wars games I have played becuase of it's replay value, you can either play online or work for higher medals and rank on your missions. A great game for any Star Wars fan.

A good multiplayer game- NOT single player
This game seems to have been made to address the lack of multiplay in either X-Wing or TIE Fighter. It does a good job of that, and many would argue a too good job. Unless you're an incredibly good pilot, you won't be able to do all the missions solo without turning down the difficulty. No matter which side you choose, the other side will probably win if you're alone. The same goes for the Balance of Power add-on, which contains some very difficult and boring objectives (would you like to identify 50 freighters for us?).

Aside from new texturing, the models are similar to the ones in TIE Fighter. In fact, you will be unpleasantly surprised to see that there are fewer types of ships and stations than in the earlier game. Until you get Balance of Power, the only heavy Rebel fighter is the Y-Wing. This bodes ill for any Rebel fans that want to play missions in which a target must be disabled. I also can't help but notice that the Imperials have the superior TIE Advanced and Assault Gunboat, which seems a bit unbalancing for multiplay purposes.

If you like playing with friends, then you can play this and the expansion cooperatively. That can be a good deal of fun, provided you have a fast and stable connection. If you're looking for a cool story like the ones in X-Wing or TIE Fighter, go get Alliance instead. It's much better for the single play aspect that the older games were so strong in.

Disappointed by a poor effort
I bought X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter hoping it would be like the beloved original X-Wing, with better graphics and more ships.Sadly, the game looked awful, with shifting texture maps on the large ships, presented in a maximum 640x480 resolution.The graphics improved with Balance of Power, but the dim starlight made the battle scenes less than impressive.For a game based on visually stunning movie masterpieces, it was annoying to maneuver around the pitch black underbelly of a star destroyer with no lights on the hull.The huge, never-seen-in-the-movies gun turrets on the star destroyers looked incredibly lame as well.

Even though the sound effects were turned up to maximum volume in the Configuration screen, I still had to turn up my computer's volume ALL the way to hear them.Adjusting the John Williams background music had no effect on its volume, so I had to turn it off.There was no training exercise information on how to handle missiles locked on to the player's ship, which was quite an oversight for a supposedly "fun" product.

Star Wars:X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter
My kids LOVED IT from the moment it arrived in the mail.And speaking of delivery, it was here in 3 days!How's that for customer service.My sons are 14 and 11 and they both like it alot, however my 14 year old plays it the most.They're addicted to the Star Wars adventures whether it be movies, books or computer games.You can't go wrong with this one (and the price is right, too).You feel like you're actually sitting in the cockpit with the pilot.It's definitely a favorite of theirs.Order it, order it, order it!

excellent
this game was great! i like the campaign missions because it feels like the movie, the rebels are always running and the imperials are always chasing. i especially like the way you can destroy tie fighters easily. the taunts are awesome too. it takes a few minutes to get used to the complex cockpit, but it is worth getting used to. this game isnt any ol' shoot em' up game it requires a little strategy too. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

As a member of the Rebel Alliance, climb into the cockpit of an X-wing and battle the Empire for freedom as you fly against deadly TIE fighters and menacing Star Destroyers. Fight in three combat tours of duty, including two add-on tours of duty, Imperial Pursuit, and B-Wing. You'll pilot three spacecraft with full instrumentation and 17 cockpit views per craft and dodge the weapons of the evil Empire in both deep space and on surface missions. Includes X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Flight School with 14 playable levels. ... Read more

Reviews (9)

Still the best space combat game!
I bought the orginal XWing back in 1993 as one of the first games I got for my then state of the art 486. I was blown away by the game dynamics. Compared to most games of the time the 3D universe was incredible. Especially when compared to the SNES that I had just upgraded from. The developers had elected to use 3d polygons (now the standard) to build the in game graphics and this worked far better than its main rival at the time: Wing Commander and its 2D bitmap graphics. (Wing Commander was once regarded as the standard in space sims but is virtually unplayable now because of the awful graphics and boring AI/combat. I know I've tried it recently!)

Playing XWing now (the updated version included in the collectors CD) it still feels fresh which is an amazing achievment when you consider it is now 10 years old. It may not have cutting edge graphics but they work well enough and still manage to give a smooth and convincing 3D feel. The combat and power management gameplay is still engrossing even by modern standards. To be honest the gameplay stil knocks some of the more recent Lucasarts console based space combat games into touch.

The updated in game orchestral music score is lifted straight from the movies and is a vast improvement on the 1993 Xwing's midi version. This is one of the best and evocative uses of the original John Williams score in any of the Star Wars games. (Much better than in Jedi Knight 2!) You really live the Star Wars experience in this game. (Not only that but you can put the CDRom into a CD player and get the music in full on stereo Hi Fi quality.)

If there is one critisism it is the difficulty. Tie Fighter the sequel game (also on the CD) is much more fondly remembered than Xwing but that may have something to do with the fact it is a much easier game to get into (plus the fact you are the bad guy which is more fun). XWing is hard with a capital H but I think that makes it so much more satifying when you get that mission complete message.

If you like Star Wars, especially the space combat bits towards the end of Return of the Jedi and you have an older PC (even a 486!!!) this is an ideal purchase.

Now this one takes me back...
I remember playing this when I was twelve back in '96 and I really dug it. Not 'till a few months ago did I start playing it again (mainly for nostalgic reasons. Being a Star wars fan from day one I was naturally interested in this game and I was very pleased with the results. Sure, the graphics are seriously outdated but this game is so good that it doesn't even matter to me. Learning all the command keys (Enter hyperspace, etc., etc.) was slightly confusing at first, but I quickly learned how to memorize all of the command keys without looking at the manual every few minutes. A lot of the missions are challenging in which you are required to act very quickly in order to save a ship in order for the mission to be succesful. Some of the missions are damn near impossible. I especially like games in which the player is required to constantly be on the edge of his or her seat. I find this to be (for the most part), a fast paced game requiring quick wits and even faster reflexes. The added missions as well as the addition of the B-wing fighter are also very worthwhile bonuses to this gem. This is a must for any Star wars enthusiast like myself.

star wars
if you like star wars get this game. It is exactly like the film only there are more ships.

Oh yeah!
I never expected to find these again! While X-Wing is fun and all, well,let's face it, playing the bad guy is always so much better. Nothing butnothing beats playing as a TIE fighter, the flimsiest starfighter from anymovie, relying on only your speed to destroy all those who would standagainst the will of the Emperor. Or better yet, a TIW interceptor, withthose 2 extra cannons! Basically, this game rocks. Now I anxiously await anew copy of TIE Fighter to show up in my mailbox. Yay!

An all time classic
A wonderful collection of the original X-wing game, with the two add on campaigns.Sure the graphics are old, as are the sound effects, and some of the missions are nigh on impossible, but it is still hard to beat forthe re-play value.For any who enjoyed the original, or would like to seewhere the more modern versions of the same game come from, this is one toget. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Bruce Campbell, star of Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, and Xena: Warrior Princess, lends his superb voice-over talent to space fighter jock Jake Logan in Tachyon: The Fringe. As Jake, players assume the role of a badass pilot for hire in the 26th century.

The plot and setting of the game are perfect for a gritty sci-fi tale. Tachyon jump gates connect distant planets, enabling interstellar trade. Megacorporations hire contract pilots to protect space convoys and valuable cargo from pirates. Jake Logan, a veteran pilot battle tested from age 14, has built a reputation of skilled combat and quick decision making. Advance Ganymede Technologies, a starship design firm, takes notice and hires Jake for contract work.

For the most part, Tachyon: The Fringe eschews standard space combat simulation conventions by eliminating linear mission structure. Tachyon typically provides several missions, called "jobs" in the game, which the player can select in any order. Rewards for completing jobs include gaining the use of new technology, obtaining cash for purchasing new ships, weapons, and equipment, and advancing the main story line. Players decide how to equip their ships and spend their mission bounty. This freedom gives each new mission a fresh feel.

Bruce Campbell's infectious sarcasm and undeniable cool factor fit the grizzled space cowboy perfectly; often you'll want to complete missions or destroy enemy ships just to hear which one-liners Bruce says next. Missions jam packed with dialogue create short, exciting stories; soon, though, Jake finds himself embroiled in a larger plot involving a renegade colony fortifying its territory in an area of space known as the Fringe.

Tachyon's graphics look sharp, though inconsistent in areas. Star bases and fighters exude size and detail; however, bland hanger bays and the multicolored ship interface strike a contrast against the beauty of deep space and immense capital ships. Sound effects fare better with stellar voice acting, crisp weapon effects, and menacing deep bass as ships rush through space.

A solid entry into the space combat genre, NovaLogic's Tachyon: The Fringe dares to be different and succeeds. Free multiplayer action over NovaLogic's online gaming service NovaWorld extends enjoyment; compete with dozens of players online in deathmatch-style Arena Match or the team-based Base Wars. --Doug Radcliffe

Pros:

• Two words--Bruce Campbell
• Nonlinear mission style gives the player numerous choices on how to shape the story line
• Highly customizable ships permit weapon and equipment combinations to suit a player's specific combat style
• Free multiplayer component provides hours of additional gameplay

• The graphics, though good, aren't quite as impressive as in FreeSpace 2 or StarLancer

Reviews (30)

It's Great
I wish i had the full version of it..
I got the game demo as a demo bundle to the Video Card that i had bought a E-TNT2 64 AGPcard...

But the game is fun... the controls are pretty easy.. you gotta play around with it a little bit buts its really fun~
great story line and even better plot.
Good Graphics too

wanna buy me the game? lol

WOW 100,000,000% BEST SPACE SIM EVER!
This is the best game ever there are so many variables to adjust and so many options to change it is great. Not to mention the different; weapons, missions, regions, space sations, i could go on... Overall a good game and good weapons also the difficulty can ber changed any time in the game if you get boartd with the toughness of your apponetts also there is a battle between two rival factions and you get to choose sides and weapons (SUGGEST GALSPAN CORAPORATION GOOD TECH'S) GET THIS GREAT GAME!
JUST LIKE REAL LIFE DECISIONS.

Talk About Space Flight..........
This game has you thinking you're really there, flying and fighting in space.You control your role as the mercenary indepedent star pilot Jake Logan.Awesome weapons upgrades and powerful CPU updates keep you giving the enemy what they have to except.Search asteroid belts for cargo and beam valuable crates aboard your ship.Once you finish the game you'll be eager to play again, it is very addicting.It will keep you busy for quite a while.This just isn't a game, it's an adventure.Who ever designed this game was a total guenius.

huh
the game was cool, annd fun, and neat, and great, and CHEAP!!!!!

Things that make you go, Huh!
Tachyon is one of those games that intrigues from the mini-movie intro. The graphics and colour schemes are so dazzling that you will instantly get an adrenaline rush. This has to be one of the best rendered games I have come across. The gameplay is simple enough to grasp, there is not much of a learning curve here. Sound,despite the odd shrill female voiceover, is very well done. So why do I rate a mere three stars? I have one rule to playing games. I play for fun and not to be aggravated. Unfortunately Tachyon has a few elements that are sure to tick some (certainly me) off. The game is played out on the "Job Board" where you will be hired to complete contracts ranging from deliveries to disabling "Capital Ships". Some of these quests require the player to repeat multiple times before figuring out how to find the proverbial chink in the armour.Try disabling a Battle Cruiser that outguns you 20-1. Good Luck. That (repetition) gets boring real quick. Each time one has to return to base, rearm and take off again, usually passing through multiple gates before reaching the target. That is a whole lot of lost gaming time. The thrill of the chase and intensity of combat (assisted by the A1 graphics) makes up for the lag. But my biggest complaint is that I have encountered difficulties with the docking controls. On a few occasions I have had to spend up to an hour just trying to dock (despite the autodock feature) because the AI wouldn't acknowledge that I was there. Indeed I had to abandon one quest (Rescue the Persephone) because the auto dock didn't work. It's not just a thing that makes you go ,HUh! but is also very annoying. The quests simply lack the depth and sophistication (lasting little more than 10 min. on average) to overcome the deficiencies. Don't get me wrong I still think this is a great game, graphically speaking, but the repetition and bugs really spoil the fun. ... Read more

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A TIE fighter is a single-pilot, Imperial spaceship meant for ship-to-ship combat. As the pilot of various types of these howling fighter craft, your duty will be to gun down as many rebels as possible. See the immortal conflict between the Imperial Navy and the Rebel Alliance through the Empire's eyes. ... Read more

Reviews (14)

Get rid of the "Assault Gunboat" and you've got a good game!
There's some great game play involved in "Tie Fighter". If you loved "Star Wars" and would love to take part in it too, then this is a game for you. You can get some wonderful stella dog-fight action and have plenty of interesting missions to choose from supported by a not too imposing story line. My only complaint about it is that for far too many of the missions you have to use the "Assault Gunboat" which is basically a slow piece of junk with no fire power and weak shields. It doesn't even look like a Tie fighter and it's presence in the game is unnecessary! Whoever designed the game thought it would be really neat to have the "Assault Gunboat" in it, but it's actually really naff. Somewhat of a disappointment as it is almost impossible to do any of the missions without geting blown up. It would be much beter if you could decide for yourself what you want to use. Get rid of the "Assault Gunboat" and you've got a good game!

Aging, Yet Superior in Plot and Structure
TIE Fighter, by Lucas Arts, remains an impressive game many years after its initial release.Allowing you to pilot a variety of craft while serving the Empire, TIE Fighter lets you delve into the Star Wars universe from a perspective difficult to acquire from other games.

Being an older game, TIE Fighter lacks the stunning graphics of modern flight simulators.It uses no 3D acceleration card, but the software rendering is very fast on any modern machine, and you should have no trouble with playability.The combat sequences still look good, as do the animation scenes.The animations were impressive when the game was made, and still hold as much wonder as 2-dimensional animated figures and ships can muster.

In this game, you fly various spacecraft for the evil Galactic Empire, engaging in a variety of missions and campaigns in various sectors of the galaxy.The plot is especially strong for a space combat game; the campaigns all link together into a coherent story and plot developments in one campaign will affect your experience in later missions.Additionally, the view of the inner workings of the Empire's space forces that this game provides is fascinating and different: inner strife, wavering alliances, and the tensions hidden throughout the Imperial Navy's strict military structure all are slowly revealed through the course of the campaigns.If you ever wondered how flying for the Empire would differ from flying for the Alliance, behind the scenes, this game can provide you with an engrossing and unique view.

Learning to control your craft is not a difficult task.The game includes tutorial-type missions in a "flight simulator" that guide you through the basics of movement and ship control.Your ship has enough functions and controls to make the experience realistic, but not so many that you feel that you are always fiddling with the flight controls instead of flying your ship.You learn the basics of ship movement, propulsion, weapons systems, and how to operate the targeting computer quickly, but there are plenty of unnecessary advanced features for the player that prefers complexity and strategy.Before long, you will delight in using your targeting computer to locate individual laser turrets on a large ship and destroy them with concussion missiles before flying in close to finish off the crippled vessel.The completeness and power of the interface is often stunning.

The behavior of your wingmen is much improved over TIE Fighter's predecessor, X-Wing.Now, your companions always understand and acknowledge your commands, and almost always will obey them.Thus, if you really need support in a ferocious dogfight, or you need a particular ship destroyed before it jumps to hyperspace in 45 seconds, you can rely on your ability to call in your wingmen to help you out.Of course, their increased usefulness makes them more valuable, and you will have to protect them and ensure they are not destroyed early in a long battle.

TIE Fighter also features a flight recorder, with which you can record films of particular battles.These films remember the positions and actions of every ship, every missile, even every laser bolt, and you can replay the movies, following the craft of your choice (friend of foe) through the battle.There is even a feature that allows you to enter one of the movies, taking the helm of the player-controlled craft to complete the movie as you will.This allows you to film your most daring attacks and greatest victories, and not only watch them, but attempt them again and again.

The Macintosh version of TIE Fighter is the last of the great space flight simulators by Lucas Arts to be produced for the Macintosh.X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and X-Wing Alliance are both PC releases.Note that the game is better with a joystick, but is too old to support input sprockets.While this is only partially relevant for Mac OS X users, Mac OS 9 users with USB joysticks that rely solely on input sprockets will need to use custom USB drivers.If they are not available from your joystick manufacturer (most are not), an excellent shareware Mac USB driver utility is available at http://www.usboverdrive.com .

TIE Fighter is one of the rare games that crosses many boundaries, providing an excellent and exciting flight-sim while simultaneously containing a rich plot and excellent control systems.The powerful flight recorder is an added bonus to an already superior game.Join the Dark Side and fly for the Empire, and you will have an experience you shall never forget.

Serve The Emperor
This game is the best space simulator I have played.When I compare it to it's predecessor X-Wing,I see how great it is. The graphics,music,and gameplay are all better,and you fly seven ships instead of four.There are dozens of new ships in game,allowing for greater variety.Plus,no game is as dedicated to serving the Empire and Empire only as is TIE Fighter.When I played X-Wing,I thought was doing something noble and good.I see now how wrong I was.

Great, but a better deal around the corner...
It is a great game... with a wanna-be twisting plot line that kinda makes you feel a part of it all.Ok well the plotlines aren't the selling factor for this game.It is a great game to have and own if you are a star wars fan or just enjoy simple classics to pass the time and nothing as involving as other 1st person games like BattleZone or whatnot...it's also a great game to edit with a good deal of editing programs available.They programing for the game is really good and provides for a large number of possible effects and abilities, only limited by the 28 object/per battlefield rule.It is truly a classic, but if you want to see a better version of this, try the Lucas Arts compilation of Alliance, X-wing, X-wing vs. Tie-fighter flght school, and Tie-fighter all in one, with new graphics like Polygon Skins and expansions beyond teh 28 object rule.I myself have owned just about every version of Tie-fighter from the 3.5 Floppy version to the Collectors CD-rom DOS mode to the beefed X-Wing Trilogy (star wars and trilogies... gee).It is truly a good game with even more fun waiting in the editing fields.If you like Wingcommander, X-wing or anyother flightsiulator then this is one you can definitely have fun with.

Outdated graphics...Outdated sound...Just Outdated!!
I'd like to consider myself a Star Wars fan, so I was looking forward to getting this game. Even though, I was expecting "okay" graphics, I thought "it can't be that bad". But after watching the opening sequence, I have concluded that this is by far one of the worst Star Wars games, in regards to graphics, that I have ever seen. It was enough to turn me off completely and curse the day that I had bought the game. Even the music, one of the things that makes Star Wars "STAR WARS", is horrible. Forget the orchestra! You'd be lucky enough to get a synthesizer!!*Please note: this review is based on graphics and sound alone. I am still in the disappointment phase so I haven't really gotten into the storyline of the game. If you are a die hard Star Wars fan and can tolerate crappy graphics/sound, buy this game... at your own risk! If not, don't waste your time or money. In either case, you'd have more fun playing with the actual toys. ... Read more

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Ever wonder what it would be like to be commander of one of the starships from the Star Trek series? With Simon & Schuster Interactive's Classic Star Trek: Captain's Chair, you can find out. This program gives you a personal tour of the USS Enterprise, the USS Defiant, and more. Star Trek officers narrate your virtual trip, visually enhanced by photo-realistic QuickTime graphics.

You explore five ships inside and out, panning, zooming, and rotating your way through dozens of 3-D props and objects. Along the way, you can activate consoles, phasers, monitors, and tricorders as if you were in command of the ship. The program features more than 1,600 linked hot spots that simulate real Starship commands. The graphic simulations of the ships are impressive, and moving your way around is easy. No doubt this is the closest experience to being on one of the Starship bridges you could have without actually being there (or on a Star Trek set).

There is only one problem with this program--nothing happens. Once you've looked around the ships, there's not much else for you to do. You may be disappointed that there are no Klingons to fight and no place to beam to. Unless you are a Trekkie fascinated by every ounce of Star Trek trivia, you might fall asleep in the Captain's Chair. ... Read more

Reviews (7)

It's fun to poke around the bridge
Overall I agree with the other reviews. I purchased this "game" when it first came out. It's fun to poke around and play with each station (blow up Voyager? oh my!) The only problem I've had is the E conference lounge access - anybody know how to get in there? I haven't been able to find any hints! Arrgh

Ensign you have the conn.
I have a ton of Star Trek games but, this is one of the neatests.
You get to go on any of five Star Trek Bridges and push buttons and shoot probes and phasers. The best part is you get to pick up props like phasers and hyprosprase. You even get to open a tricorder. The games mostly free-roaming, actualy it is all free roaming. It's live action to exept for the original enterprise which is cheap 3-D. The only bad part is that you can get bored after your first three days of playing. It's not like you sit there for a month and try to beat it. It is a game to come back to and play every once and a while though. COOLEST STAR TREK GAME EVER.

P.S. I hear people buy this game and get disapointed because they can't free roam the whole ship. I do have another game called STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION INTERACTIVE TECHNICAL MANUAL that let's you free-roam every main room on the enterprise-D only. Including Enginering, Ten Foraward, Transportation (like beaming) and even the captains quarters. Check this game out to!

Most under rated of Star Trek CD's.Could use update.
I don't know why this one never caught on.It has all the graphics and sounds of all the popular ships.Enterprise the original, the E and the D, the Defiant from DS9 and Voyager.It covers just about everything except the engine rooms which could be done with an updated version. It's literally has just about each sound and graphic from each bridge.It's something I found by accident at a local gaming store.I always thought there was no way they could make a decent package.Seeing the copyright is 97' it's not the most sharpest picture, however the computer graphics from each ship work station make up for it.

Starship Bridge Multimedia
Visit five different starship bridges and you get to press the buttons to launch shuttles, fire weapons, go to warp, land the voyager, and more. Plus examine all the bridge stations and the LCARS (Library Computer Access and Retrieval System) screens, plus many hand held items on seats and tables. Examine the exterior of the ships. Plus play three different games on the original Enterprise bridge. Uncover the secret code to unlock a sixth bridge of a klingon ship! (Hints at maxiumdefiant.com) A great addition to any Star Trek Fan's collection.

Good, but could be better
Captains Chair lets you get your chance to roam around several bridges of the Star Trek series. While it doesn't let you freely roam, you do get close up's of the chairs, stations and even the "heads" of these ships. You also get detailed information about the crew, ship functions and episodes. What is really missing is the chance to roam the entire ship, room by room. Wouldn't that be something! ... Read more

Reviews (5)

it's all right
i like the story and plot and the cutscenes but the only hard part about it is that it won't let you cheat and go on the next level like in tie fighter and there's not really all that much you can do besides shoot things with lasers when you should be converting it to engines and using misiles or torpedoes that's all i have to say

BUY THIS!
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (actually, it's ours), I was playing a lot of old Super Nintendo games on my PC with emulators.Then I thought, hey, I have a 600mhz with 256 ram, and lots of hard drive space, so why don't I try one of these new-fangled hi-tech 3D PC games?Well, this is actually quite an old game but if you have anything close to my PC's specs, and you are anything close to a fan of Star Wars, this is truly a fantastic ride.I recommend one has a gamepad or joystick (...).My gamepad works great (it is similar to the old Playstation One controller).I plug in my headphones (also recommended), pump up the volume, and off I go into space, flying around in the infinite void, shooting tie fighters, star cruisers of the evil empire, and generally having a ton of fun.

This version of the game also has a whole additional game on it also, and with a 3D video card (even the most basic), the graphics are amazing.Dated, but hey, this puts the graphics of the old SNES to shame.It is VERY easy to set up and get started, and can be as tough as you want it.I've hardly even scratched the surface of all the various features and levels and know I have a lot of future fun in store for me with this.The music, while in midi form, is (to me) almost indistinguishable from MP3 quality stuff.And you get a lot of music.All sorts of variations on John William's great Star Wars scores.

There are also a ton of options.You can turn the music up or down, or off.You can turn the sound effects (also great) up or down or off.You can play your OWN music (MP3's) if you want while playing the game.Try some electronica/trance, or some Pink Floyd!Get creative, have fun.You can give yourself unlimited weapons and make yourself and your ship invulnerable to damage.The possibilites truly are endless.This is halfway between an arcade type shooter and a true space combat simulator, with various levels of both.In a short time, I have played the game for dozens of hours already, and am still discovering new things, and cool features.There is a neat pilot training feature, a "film" room, talking characters and background voices, it goes on and on.I can't believe I waited so long to buy/play this, but then, I am but a young, struggling Jedi-starfighter who has been deserted on a lonely planet for awhile.

If you have ever wanted to fly off into space in a variety of ships and enjoy the trip without leaving your PC, and if you are at all even the most casual Star Wars fan, you just gotta buy this, and now!You don't know what you're missing if you've never played.Smoke 'em if you've got 'em, and/or have a drink to warm your innards, turn down the lights, get that gamepad or joystick in hand, put on the headphones, and escape into the ride of your life. ..Amazing!And I haven't touched any of my old SNES rom games since buying this.Best [$$] you'll ever invest in a whole universe of fun, which you can visit any time you want to escape from earthbound reality for awhile.Did I mention that although it's a jewel case, there's a HUGE free instructional manual?What are you waiting for?

I know more recent and better graphically-enhanced Star Wars games are out there, and I've sampled them, but the system requirements on this make it playable for almost ANYONE with a PC, and for now, I'd like you to stop reading this, and go click this classic gem (and still unequaled in many ways) into your shopping cart NOW!You will thank me later, and as always, "May the Force be with you..."

Best Star Wars Game Ever
This is is the best game you can buy from Lucas Arts. Period.

Okay, a bit dated though.
As I said in the title, although this is a good game, it is a bit dated by today's standards, but when it first came out it was top of the line, and set some of the standards modern flight games use.

The gameplay is pretty simple, you fly as an Alliance pilot against the Empire on various types of missions with a variety of craft. You get to fly everything, X, Y, B and A wings, which are all good quality ships, each having it's own design intention. The Ywing is a bomber, while the Awing is more of a recon/interception craft, that sort of thing.

The missions are strictly space orientated, no planetary battles whatsoever(like Rogue Squadron on N64), but I have no complaints about that, it is 'Star' Wars after all. In general, I found the missions entertaining and realistic, but the trouble was, if your ship was destroyed, you had something like a 25% chance of getting caught by the Empire, and if you were caught, you would be stripped of rank and points if you tried to 'revive'(restore) your character.

The gameplay also lags seriously in some places. When targetting, you can't see what the enemy craft is doing, nor can you get an accurate hull/shield damage assessment, which is present in future versions, but the lackthereof makes this game harder to play. The lasers are also incredibly inaccurate, particularly on the Xwing, which is what you fly most of the time. It's hard to explain, but you have to move your ship to obtain a laser lock depending on which side your lasers are firing from, which is
really annoying.

Graphically speaking, the game is nothing fancy, it incorporates the sort of squarish, chunky graphics of the pre-pentium era. This particularly shows during the mission briefing scenes, when the mouth of the briefing officer keeps moving even after he's stopped talking, that's funny.

Sound wise the game is good, though it might benefit from a soundtrack here and there, but the sound effects are good.

This game is a classic, good in it's day, but now it is old and dilipated, Xwing vs TIE fighter or just TIE fighter beats this game. My advice, don't waste your money on it unless you're a real SW fan or flight sim game fan, there's a lot of better stuff out there.

Great game, but maybe get X-wing v. Tie Fighter
This isn't the original X-wing, the famous space-combat flight sim that wiped the "Wing Commander" series off the map.The original game was based on early 1990's graphics (3d accelerator support?) and ran on 486 computers (huh?!?), the collector's edition is beefed up to exploit Pentium horsepower and 3Dfx and other hardware acceleration support.Although the missions are unchanged from the original edition, the graphics are actually closer to the latter "X-wing v. Tie-Fighter" (AKA "XvT") game.If you've got the original, you're probably better off getting XvT, which now comes in a jewel case that includes the "Balance of Power" single-play expansion pack, or the "Tie Fighter" collector's edition.Any one of these titles are available for under $..., and may have coupons for a free extra title.

The Game: you are a rookie pilot for the fledgling rebellion hoping to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy.In a series of elaborate missions, you fly across space in your starfighter against the hordes of the Empire.Missions are scripted (you can't go to the next mission until you complete the last one), but are generally arranged in arcs (you hijack an imperial freighter full of R2 units the Rebellion needs to navigate its ships.In a follow-up mission, we find that the Empire allowed the R2 units to fall into enemy hands and programmed them to bring their ships - rebel pilot and all - into the Empire's hands.Guess who is tasked for rescuing the rogue ships?).Your ship may be the super-fast and maneuverable A-Wing; the heavily armed and armored Y-Wing (boy those things can take a punishment); or the X-Wing, a sort of workhorse that is halfway between the other two in terms of weaponry, speed and protection (in "Tie Fighter", the X-Wing was probably the easiest target).Your missions vary between offensive (take out an Imperial convoy) or defensive (fly support for a rescue mission delivering wounded rebels), but can be expected to have elaborate mission-goals (e.g. - when defending the rebellion's medical frigate against waves of Tie Bombers, try taking the fight closer to the bombers' own mothership; when attacking an Imperial formation, you'll need to protect your wingmen since your own ship won't have enough firepower to destroy the Empire's ships alone.)The flight physics are pretty rudimentary (you can't really push realism for a game like this) and the systems are also pretty simple (systems repair themselves when possible; targeting is confined to cycling between targets; there are several weapons which are either aimed or self-guided;)Strangely, as with the original, there is no pad-lock option ("Falcon3" is now what, nearly 10 years old) to follow targets around, giving the game a flat perspective that all the 3d hardware support can't fix.The graphcis and sound are beefed up for the missions only, keeping the cutscenes anchored firmly in pre-Pentium territory (although that's a minor problem, preferable to the converse situation, and one that actually serves to highlight the improvements of this edition.I ran the game on a P-166MMX without hardware accelartion and enjoyed smooth gameplay.I've since upgraded to a voodoo2 card, but it's been so long since I played the original, I can't remember what I've missed. ... Read more

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With Star Trek: Starship Creator Deluxe, you can now build a total of 10 different ships, including the Oberth, Akira, and Prometheus. It's also easier to import your picture and become a part of the crew. Play Admiral and triumph or die! ... Read more

Reviews (16)

OK
Half of the game was entertaining but the missions were boring because, you the player, DOES NOTHING WHATSOEVER in missions.

Starship Crash Creator
This game is a stinking pile of crap. The best part about this game is the name it doesn't deserve- Starship Creator Deluxe. And the fun pretty much ends there. This CD features what Simon and Schuster call customisation options (an add-on disk that is a re-rendering of ships that you wouldn't care to see anyway), which also wastes your time creating variations of 10 ships that are not that much different (or any more fun) than what's already in the game. While you can supposedly interact with your customisable crew (um...well by selecting them from a list), and design the most heavily armed ship in starfleet (keep in mind, you choose all of this from a very limited list of parts and it is more like an interactive encyclopedia than anything creative), your choices are controlled by a budget (which completely ignores the ST universe). Then participate in missions with your new ship to see what it feels like to pay good money just to find out you're an idiot for buying this game. It begins with an insult to the name "Star Trek" featuring a graphic display that is NOT 3D, NOT 2D, NOT REALTIME, NOT CONTROLLED, AND NOT FUN!!! I urge any and all individuals who have possession of this game to burn it at their first opportunity. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give it a -1. If you are a gaming masochist, then by all means, be my guest and observe what has to be the worst ST game/simulator I have ever seen. I've downloaded free ST games that were better than this worthless piece of trash. Please heed my words, "SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!" I would rate this game with "0" Stars but the rating system doesn't allow that. This game sucks.

Really Really Bad
This game is BAAAAD.I gave it one star because it is somewhat entertaining building your ship, but after that what do you really do with it?The missions are a joke, they look like a really crappy Flash website.

Horrible
Jeez, I couldn't even get the pictures to show after i had created the ship. The computer lets the ship run through and see how many problems it can run into.No interaction. A few bugs, no fun.Don't buy it guys.

looks are deceiving!
I'm 8 years old and I love Star Trek.It's one of my favorite movies.But this game is REALLY bad.All you do is chose the crew, add onto the ship... then sit around and watch the computer do the rest.To have any fun, I guess you have to know computers really well, and be a programer.But for me, this was a waste of (hard earned) money. ... Read more

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X-Plane
X-Plane flight simulator offers one of the best environments for flying and making simulated aircraft.

This particular product does not have any scenery.The price on it does not include other then southern CA.In order to fly any other place you have to purchase the scenery as an additional package.

Please visit X-Plane.Org for aircraft, scenery, plug-ins.See what this product has to offer before you buy it.Visit the store and compare prices.You won't be sorry. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Design, build, and launch starships with Star Trek Starship Creator. As the newest admiral in Starfleet, you are able to build your ultimate starship and send it on a mission. Through the ship's log you can find out how well you designed it and whether you assigned the right crew to complete the mission. Like any seasoned officer, you'll learn through trial and error how to build the best starship and assemble a formidable fleet. ... Read more

Reviews (30)

Star Trek Starship Creator
This game was kind of cool, but it could have been better. I am playing it on a Windows 2000 system, and it runs pretty slow, but if you have Windows '98, it should work fine. This game was a bit boring, as the missions were just one of the things that you would watch and that was that. You could almost sleep through it. On a lighter note, it allows you to change the ships around, so that, for instance, if you wanted to re-create the Defiant, you could change 3 things: the warp nacelles, the main body, and the back of it. This is the same in all of the ships varied from 3 parts to 8. A cheat is that you can export ships, import them to your favorite admiral, build up a fleet, then de-comission them all to get a ton of credits, as the ship and upgrades cost something but changing the parts around do not. It's a very good game, and I would reccomend it. You can even choose the crew, and change around the drew dossier!

The coolest Mac program ever that was.
I love this game.
You can mix and match your favourite characters, add on all the starship systems you like, and send your starships on missions.
the part I didn't like was that all the starships followed a traditional design, and you can't create anything completely original. Other than that, this is a blast! (and a phaser blast at that)

Not even worth one star
I, like the others here, thought that this game would be wonderful.The idea of designing, building, testing, and flying ones own Starfleet vessel was very intriguing; then, I played the 'game.'It was a complete waste of time, far too slow, and did not offer any exciting aspects that are present not only in the series' but in other ST games as well.This does not even come up to the level of a screen saver--a total waste of money.

Good Game
From what I read in reviews, I thought it was bad, but the people aren't always right. It was pretty cool, designing the ship. The lowest point is that you have almost no control in the missions. I didn't see what people meant by seeing if you had the right crew. I just picked a bunch of my favorates and it turned out fine, everytime.

Worst Game Ever?
I bought this game because it sounded good, make your own ship and fly it around.When you are building your ship the only thing limiting what you can put in your ship is energy, but you have enough energy to put in the maximum of everything.Then when you are picking your crew it doesnt make any difference who you pick, ther are no specials, and the crew never does anything, you don't even have to pick anyone. There is no plot, you just pick a mission from the list and it does it, then you pick another one.Finally, you don't even get to fly your ship! You just watch a picture of a ship move slowly across the screen and read the occasional messages.The only interaction is one or two questions per mission witch usually are things like "What are our orders? Return to Base or Stay Here?" Don't Waste your money on this game, if you can even call it that. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Let's just for a second forget that Star Wars: Episode I, Racer has anything at all to do with the film on which it's based. Would it still have any appeal if you take away the movie license? The answer, almost surprisingly, is yes. This sci-fi arcade racing game is packed with high-speed thrills and a unique style of track-circling action that should get any racing fan's adrenaline pumping.

The game is based on the pod-racing scene from Episode I, which was arguably the best and most exciting segment of the film. Players enter a series of pod races as either Anakin Skywalker or one of his 20 different alien rivals--including Sebulba, once you get far enough into the game to unlock this bonus character. Races are linked in four different circuits, each more difficult than the last. The highest circuit, in fact, can be extremely tough.

Each race is a white-knuckled ride on the wild side, as the game does an excellent job of conveying a feeling of ferocious speed. It helps that Racer utilizes spectacular 3-D graphics to depict the racetracks and their alien surroundings. But racers can't waste time admiring the scenery: tracks are not always well marked, and it's all too easy to get lost and fly off the track.

As with most Star Wars games, the sound effects and music in Racer are top-notch. True, Anakin's cutesy voice can be annoying at times, but the other racers sound great when they complain as you pass them on the track. Watto the shopkeeper, the floating alien guy who sells new parts and upgrades for your pod, is a great character who chatters away humorously as you shop his store.

Overall, Racer is a game that can easily stand on its own merits rather than ride the coattails of Star Wars: Episode I. Intense speed, unique racing action, and excellent 3-D graphics make this one a sure-fire winner. --Michael E. Ryan

Pros:

• Unique, high-speed racing action
• Excellent graphics
• Pod upgrades
• Great sound effects and music

• Becomes extremely difficult at the highest levels
• Tracks can be confusing at times
• The voice of Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker)

Reviews (10)

Commuting is never like this!!!!
This game is so much fun...I commute 60 miles a day. I bought the game for my "man".As a 53 year old woman, it never occurred to me that it would be a thrill for me to play.My son was amazed that I even thought of buying this game.Of course, it wasn't for me. Now, my "man" and I are having a really good time exchanging racing experiences.During my commute to work, I encounter situations similar to these races- insults from other drivers, overheating engines, unexpected obstacles in the road (box springs, boulders, bicycles, over-turned vehicles).It is so much fun to put the pedal to the metal and not worry about crashing and dying, as you have to do in the real world of commuting to work. This game is easyto start, fun on even the lowest levels (my level, a slow amateur), and has lots of opportunities to go faster, smarter and on allsorts oftracks.Fun for all in the family, ladies included.My only problem is that I am driving my truck like a podracer.......

Fun for all!
I recently bought this game and I can say I wasn't dissapointed. This game is based on the Pod Racing Sequence in The Phantom Menace (I would go further, but I know you already saw it, you did didn't you?). Most anyone who saw it probably thought "It probably took them a long time to do those computer animations" and then as an afterthought "Wouldn't it be fun if I did that?". Well guess what, through the marvels of today's 3D computer technology you can, and it's fun!

The graphics are great, I set all the settings on high in the options and I have to say I am impressed, from the little stream coming from the back of the pod to the transparencys to the cool other stuff... mmmm...

Also, the track design is great, while it can be confusing at times (several routes), there is a great amount of replay value in just one track. From trying to find a shorter way to get from point C to point D and so on.

I strongly reccomend this game for anyone, especially Star Wars Fanatics and Fantasy Racing Fans

Ready for More and about time for Mac
Somebody made a mistake at Lucas Arts and released a fun arcade action game for the Mac.This is an addictive speed demon-type first person that requires adaptive dexterity and clever intuition. In a perfect world there would be an expansion set with more tracks and a build your own track editor.

Great Game!
This is a great game! It has 25 races, and you have to come fourth or better to go on to next one. The later levels are hard, but I have almostwon. The graphics are exellent and you have a lot of racers to be (everylevel you get another racer), including some of the ones on the movie.There are eight different worlds that you can race on, from Tattoine to theice world. Sometimes you can get up to over a thousand miles per hour. Theonly problems with this game are that you can only play multiplayer if youhave two CD's, and, you get bored of it after a while. Overall this game isgreat, and especially for the price!

One of the Better Racing Games Out There
This game was actually a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I took a chance when I purchased it, because on the whole I don't really care for racing games, (Having ridden in numerous Porsches at high triple digitspeeds, how much fun can a racing game be?) However, LucasArts manages togive a very nice impression of speed as you sling down tracks designed bysadists. The graphics really are top notch as well, though it is quiteobvious that no one has yet been able to create convincing trees-theyalways seem to look like cardboard cut outs. The pacing is exquisite as isthe sense of break neck speed. The only let down are the crash explosionswhich resemble dust devils that a furious fireball of twisted metal.

As with all good racing games, the player can customize his pod with anever ending list of upgrades-better engines, better cooling, bettergrip...the pods hover...uh, well, never mind. Anyway, players can race allof the pods seen in the film with each one you fly, you get a new batch ofalien expletives each time you are overtaken by another racer. Additionallythere are eight worlds upon which you race, not just Tatooine. There is thewater world, Aquilaris and Ando Prime, an ice world and probably some ofthe better tracks. There is Mon Gazza which is a lot like New Jersey orHamilton, depending on where you're from. Malastare with its flamingmethane gasses, the prison asteroid of Oovo IV, (again, one of the bettersets of tracks), Ord Ibana, where you race on abandoned tabanana gas miningstation, (huge frustration factor on the later ones), and finally Baroonda,like Naboo which makes up some of the tougher tracks.

The game ishelped along by solid music, some of which are exerpts and differentversions taken from the original score. I wouldn't recommend this for anyserious Star Wars gamer unless you don't mind the shape your fun comes in.This is by no means Jedi Knight or X-Wing Alliance, but a credible game byLucasArts as they cash in on the Phantom Menace franchise, in fact, it isone of the better games in the new series of releases. Also, this game isprobably better suited for the Playstation or N-64 rather than the PC.Beyond that, this is a fast and fun little title. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Echelon is an outer-space shooter in spirit, only itdoesn't take place in outer space at all. It takes place in narrowtwisting canyons, where you fly futuristic fighter jets. The storyessentially concerns a single planet and the aerial war to control it.The Velians are the bad guys, and you fly for the good guys, meaningyou pound the heck out of radar and other base installations, and fightin-canyon dogfights reminiscent of pod races from Star Wars: EpisodeI, The Phantom Menace and the particularly thrilling canyon chasein Independence Day.

To that end, developer Buka has given the game an admirable physicsengine to make flying feel more realistic. If you drop a bomb or fire amissile, it affects the way your craft flies. Same with damage--thegame really gives you a good sense of how much you're hurting simply byhow the planes fly. But as admirable as this system is, it feels out ofplace in such an arcadelike game.

Part of the problem is that while you're subject to the whims ofgravity and physics, the enemy is not. You can blast an enemy ship to90-percent-plus damage, and you'll note no degradation in his or hermaneuverability. Another problem is the control scheme. There's toomuch information on the screen (and a lot of it seems useless), and themouse combat probably should have been scrapped, as it feels overallunresponsive. This is a joystick game and the box should say so. Also,the missions suffer from a certain sameness and a lack of inspiration:navigate canyons, dodge antiaircraft guns, kill bad guy fighters,repeat.

But that's also the bulk of the game's charm. It's a fun arcadeshooter, and the graphics are simply stunning to behold. Explosions arethrilling and the low-altitude aerobatics induce an adrenaline rush.It's genuinely fun to turn and burn through a narrow gap in a wall inorder to lose a missile on your tail, and, thankfully, you'll have todo that a lot. Sure, there have definitely been deeper and moreintelligent flight shooters in the past, but that genre is neglectedthese days. This is the one you can buy right now. For adrenalinejunkies it's a smash hit and a hell of a ride, but it won't please thesimulation crowd it also seems strangely aimed at. --Andrew S.Bub

Pros:

• Beautiful graphics
• Great physics
• Intense, nonstop action

• Somewhat awkward controls
• The physics don't seem to apply to the bad guys

Reviews (10)

Somewhere between Falcon 4 and WC: Privateer
First of all, forget everything you've learned about how a fighter plane responds. This is closer to flying a helicopter. You thrust forward and are kept in the air by a seperate hover mechanism. It will take the ship some time to stop moving in one direction and start moving in another.

Enemy AI is basic: try to get far enough away from you to turn around and take a good firing run. Some will fire missiles as soon as they can. A hard turn to one side will fool some missiles, but a more foolproof way is to put a hill between you and the missile.

I only have the demo, so I can't speak for the single-player missions, but the Instant Action is entertaining by itself. It's definitely worth a look, and as old as the game is, it's usually worth shelling out the bux for.

Great Sci-Fi Shooter
Speaking as a die-hard flight sim junkie, this is a great game despite some annoying flaws. Besides the enemy's startling ability to fly through solid matter -- hint: watch out when you're close on their tail -- and the target lead indicator telling you it's ok to shoot when the target's on the other side of a mountain, the most aggravating thing I've encountered so far is the less-than-user-friendly menu system: Considering how often you fly into the ground or get shot down while learning the game, it really would have been helpful to have a replay or restart game option instead of making you back up several levels to start over.The graphics are indeed what makes this game. Night vision mode is unbelievably cool, and the explosion effects nicely varied: Sometimes you shoot off the enemy's wing and watch him spiral out of control into the canyons. Other times, your opponent goes up in a blinding flash of light.There are some very Star-Wars-like touches: If you use energy weapons (my favorite: the Medium Particle Cannon) they recharge faster the slower you go. Overall, though, weapons-selection and handling are fairly simple. Each of the ships has different flight characteristics and customizable loadouts. Although you can configure them with an impressive array of weaponry, the most difficult part about using the assault ships is that they don't pull out of even a shallow dive very quickly. Until you get the hang of it, then, going after ground targets can leave you smeared all over the landscape.

Echelon, could be better.
This game could be great if they had spent as much time on the gameplay graphics as the cut scene graphics.

Controls were mushy in all settings, graphics were choppy with a 64mb video card and a 1ghz pentium 4.

Hope you have piloting experience
The controls take forever to learn there are like 100 of them, basically every key on your keyboard, and then they treat it like WW2 dogfighting but with spaceships and the voice overs are really ...

Great graphics, challenging gameplay
I have been playing this game all weekend, Echelon very addictive and I am having a lot of fun playing it. It's not perfect and gamers should make sure that they have updated their video card drivers before playing this game; you will encounter serious clipping problems if you don't do this.

Controlling your fighter is very challenging, you have to keep one eye on your target and another on your HUD (Heads Up Display). Ships don't handle like X-Wings, which I liked; you have to give them time to respond to joystick commands. This time factor varies depending on the type of plane you are flying. Fighters handle differently from Interceptors. My main beef with the game is that it does'nt let you pick your fighter for every mission. There were a few missions where I was forced into an Interceptor (good speed but useless overall) when a simple fighter would have been a better choice.

Weapons are pretty standard with few exceptions. I liked them but I was surprised that ships were not equipped with some missile counter-measure. Well, at least the damage and blast effects are pretty awesome. ... Read more

Features

• Bundle of classic spaceflight game and expansion pack
• Over 40 new missions created by both the developer and fans
• 40 different spacecraft to choose
• Four new weapons to use
• For 1 to 12 players using LAN or Internet

Reviews (9)

everything about it
yea the game plays good (not like those stupid mercinary games that you always find like tachyon your actually a pilot)graphics are extremely good expesually for 4 a 1998 game wide variety of strenghts and weaknesses in fighters and not so hard you cant beat 2nd mission (everyone knows a game like that somewhere) and by the way the 15 year old war with the vasudans was called the terran vasudan war the war with the shivans though was the great war also this game carries a mission creator named fred though hard to find all you have to do is go to search for files and folders and look for fred then make a shortcut of the icon that starts fred and place the shortcut on your desktop (and a helpful thing ctrl click on the map to add more ships)

The Ultimate Space Fighter Game
I bought this game at Wal-Mart and I took it home and I was blown away by the details and realisim.I was happy that the game was based off of the Pentium 133 megahertz chip since that is what is in my system.Back to the game, The Great War DISKS! were the best games I ever played for PC.You start out as a fresh piliot and your first missions are traineing, so you get used to the controls.I DID NOT HAVE A JOYSTICK!!!BUT IT WORKED ANYWAY WITH THE NUMBERPAD ON THE KEYBOARD!!!!A joystick would be great but I beat it without one.A great feature was the ability to comunicate with your wingmen.The game has an extremely large amount of laser cannons, missiles, bombs, fighters, and bombers.There are three species in the game; Terrans (Humans), Vasudans, and the mysterious Shivans.The game starts out with you in the middle of a 14 year war (THE GREAT WAR, DUH!) but then a peace treaty is signed because the Shivans come roughing everyone up.But the game is still great.Silent Threat is an expansion pack that puts you at the end of the great war CD.You are a different piliot becuase the great war ends with you bustin up a Shivan destroyer that was gonna kill Sol (Earth). But you find out in Silent Threat that the piliots who killed that ship and saved (Earth) got stuck there because the explosion cause a cataclismic shut down of the only jump node to Sol that you skip through galaxies with. But in Silent Threat, you are working for the Terrans but you are part of the intel, black-ops squad.You go behind enemy lines to do the dangerous stuff.But now, that you are bored with me ramble, here are the
Highs and Lows

Highs
Lots of missions, ships, and wepons
Unparralled details
Lots of repaly value
GREAT price and value

Lows
Occasionaly Frustrating
Ya know, thats about it:-)

All-Time Favorite Game - Honest Rating!
Yup, I'm giving you an honest rating.This has been my favorite game since 1998 when it came out.I never heard of it before, but thankfully it came with an IBM Aptiva I bought.The graphics are increadible for its time.Nice soundtrack, great sound effects, and I've gone through it 5 times now.

This has been my all-time favorite game because it has a lot of depth in the storyline and there's no doubt Volition-Inc. (the game's developer) didn't spend all their money on the game and not voice acting.It's fun and pulls you in with the great story and killer voice acting.Too bad Freespace 1 and 2 were some of those great yet little-known games.Get both, I mainly like FPS games, but Freespace stands out.

I can attest to its value because I've been playing this a wee-bit too much for a whole 2 years.I still have a blast with it.I can't blame Volition for taking their time on making this a great title.2 years in the making, a must-buy, even if you haven't heard a darn thing about it.

All around a great game
First of all, if I could, I would give this game a 4 1/2 star rating.If your looking for a space sim game that has good graphics and game play this is the one for you.One thing I happily discovered was the range of skill levels.If you're a [not-so-skilled] gamer that can never manage to win a game without cheat codes, this is a great game.If you're a skilled gamer who is looking for a challenge this is still the game to buy.
Another cool thing about this game is the fact that you aren't a one man army.Your wingmen are actually a great resourse.You can tell them what to doand they'll actually do it.
The variety from mission to mission is also excellent.In some missions your job is to destroy the enemy, in some it's to escort ships, in some it's to spy on the enemy etc.
The graphics are sweet too.This is an old game but you can't tell by the graphics.
You can choose between 5 or 6 ships to fly on different missions andyou can customise them with different weapons.
This game is at an increadible value... It is deffinately worth buying.

Do you have this game?If you don't, buy it.Buy it now.
Freespace is by far the best flight sim ever created.It truly immerses the player into the game.The graphics are stunning, with realistic explosions and superbly textured ships.Not just the small ones either, mind you.The capital ships, are just plain massive.It dwarves your puny fighter in comparison.Even the backrounds are specially rendered and colorfully done, making it not just stars but planets and galaxies as well.The AI is very intelligent, are a variety of scripts are used.Some enemies will be simple to hit, when others, manuever better than you do, use countermeasures, and work in teams.The interface is incredable, allowing you to specify targets for your wingmen to attack, ignore, or disarm, call in reinforcements, or rearm. The controls are easy to learn, and it comes with several training missions covering everything from basic flight to countermeasure and aspect seeking missiles.The thing that really makes this game stand out, is the missions.These missions are unique, sometimes the objectives change right in the middle of the mission, with secondary and bonus objectives, earning you medals and commendations.Some missions, for example, you are supposed to jump in and destroy a target, you will have recieved the wrong jump coordinates, not destroy the target, but then recieve new objectives to complete once there. Truly a surprise around every corner.I cant say enough about this game, I have played it over and over again.It even has 5 difficulty levels, ranging from incredably easy to impossibly difficult. Even beginners who have never played a space sim will have no trouble enjoying or playing this game.Please, do yourself a favor and purchase this game.For ... it will be the most worthwhile purchase you have ever made. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Ares Rising is a space-combat simulation game that combines the action of space combat with strategic planning and a gripping plot. A branching story line allows you to chart various courses to success and to replay the game in many different ways. You take responsibility for making alliances, purchasing equipment, and ultimately tipping the balance of power. Ares Rising brings together the best strategy, combat, resource-allocation, and storytelling elements to enable a degree of player freedom rarely achieved in other games. ... Read more

Features

• For PC running Windows 95,98,ME,NT,2000,XP
• Has ESRB rating E for Everyone

Reviews (1)

an okay game
this game for being a space game was to bad. i thought i could have been better. but oh well. i think if you like games with not so great graphics then you should get it but if you care about graphics then this isn't agame for you. ... Read more