Rating: 
Summary: would be more fun if wasn't so difficult
Review: 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 a good 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.
Rating:
Summary: would be more fun if wasn't so difficult
Review: 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 a good 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.
Rating: 
Summary: My Favorite Game
Review: 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.
Rating:
Summary: If you have brain cells, you need this game.
Review: X-Wing was great, I had the floppy disk original. Super-challenging but not so frustrating, with gameplay that was nothing short of engrossing. 7 years later, without playing it at all, many different computers and gone through dozens of other PC games and console games, I still find myself thinking back to many of those missions, what tactics I should use, thinking of the names of those damn shuttles, transports and corvettes that the Empire kept blowing up. And TIE Fighter was also as enjoyable, throwing many many new features into the mix. More ships, no shields or hyperdrive, interchangeable warheads and better targeting data. The intricacy of these games is nothing short of mind-blowing, they will truly change the way you look at video games.
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