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Summary: Good Game, decent storyline.
Review: All in all a good game, but don't forget that you need a joystick, so if you don't have one, buy one with this game!
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Summary: Do nothing Advance to next level
Review: Apparently the way to win this game is to completely disobey your mission objectives. For instance in the last mission I played (before uninstalling it and throwing it away) I was supposed to pick up a container, protect my mothership by fending off the attacking tie fighters and fly to a checkpoint to meet the rebellion. So I picked up the container and started killing off tie fighters. I got them all. I was killing them as fast as they were replaced. Then I got slammed with a dozen missles from all sides and lost the mission. I never got notification to go to the next checkpoint. The game has a help function after you lose a mission that gives tips on how to win the mission the next time. The tip? Don't protect the mothership. The checkpoint won't appear until the mothership is destroyed. Besides, if you attack the tie-fighters, then your container will get destroyed and you won't be able to finish the mission. That might be okay, except that the game doesn't tell you that you can't complete the mission. Once I just sat there for 10 minutes waiting for something to happen. That was boring. After four hours of finding out that I was supposed to ignore mission objectives and do very little I uninstalled the game and threw it away. My only regret is that now I wonder what would have happened if I had destroyed the mothership myself. This was a definite waste of money and time. After my experience with Rebellion, I am now certain that I will never buy another LucasArts game without playing it first.
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Summary: Finally!
Review: 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!
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Summary: Finally!
Review: 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!
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Summary: Great game!
Review: GET THIS GAME! Great graphics, very realistic, great sound, challenging missions, and lots of missions and replay value make this game a true 5-star game! Multiplayer combat too! Spend hours of fun trying to get those extra bonus points, trying to destroy the Death Star, and much more. Plus many, many missions! WOW! (Joystick is required, but it's worth it!)
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Summary: One of the best from Lucas Arts!
Review: I am very impressed with this game! The storyline takes place after the battle of Hoth. After you join the rebel alliance in this game, you can fly all kinds of ships including the X-Wing. You go up against star destroyers, tie fighters, Interdictors and much, much more. At the end, you fly in the Mellineum Falcon at the battle of Endor and blow up the second Deathstar! The first couple of levels are a little boring but it gets much more exiting after that. With the tech library you can read all about all of the ships in the star wars universe! And, with the combat simulator you can create your own battle sequences using whatever ships you want! This is a heaven for Star Wars fans like myself. I would highly recomend this game for anyone.
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Summary: Classic Star Wars space-combat to last forever
Review: I just got my copy of X-Wing Alliance yesterday, after deciding that I liked the Star Wars space combat best out of all other space games. I wasn't gonna get it just because I wanted to break routine and try something new (I've only been playing the X-Wing and the TIE-Fighter wars up till now). So I bought Descent:Freespace...and it IS a GREAT game...but when it came down to it, I missed the Star Wars space combat, so the next day I bought this and it felt great! Updated for today's standards both graphically and mission-wise, this game is a heck of alot of fun. The feel is better than any previous X-Wing type game. The action is better. And the included game editors, skirmishes, melees, and fan-support sites will keep the gaming value at endless proportions! For the small price of the software, you have endless lasting benefits. Definately for anyone who loves space-combat, whether they are Star Wars fans or not...you will all find The Force...and love it! Frantically recommended!
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Summary: Cool Game
Review: I love the X-Wing Alliance game. In the game you are a pilot and you can go on many missions. I really love the graphics and the sounds are just like Star Wars movie! This game is good for hours of play and you will never get bored.
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Summary: This Game Rocks!
Review: I love this game! Not only is the skirmish option the coolestand tightest thing in the world, It makes sure you won't get bored,But it also has a real story! I mean, you start as a kid learning how to fly, and then become a rebel!... Is that a dream come true or What! END
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Summary: You Got it Man!!!
Review: I must concur totally with the previous reviewers on the outstanding quality of this game. I played it begining to end in the space of 3 weeks, and then played it again. The gameplay is pure enjoyment. Flight sims are generally good, but this is awesome. There is nothing better than flying a ship, having an enemy all around, listening to great music scores, having your crew or wingmen chattering over the com link, and having to make mission oriented decisions. This element is great, on all of the missions there is constant action once the action kicks off. You get to fly into stations, the Death Star and sidle up to SSD's, et al. I loved it. Although X -Wing v Tie Fighter and Balance of Power were good, they pale by comparison to X-Wing Alliance. Everything about it is good, from the cut-scenes to the gameplay, any small negative issues are to be expected(such as difficult missions, etc) but are far outnumbered by the positives. I can't say enough. Very Well done Lucas Arts, you have a loyal customer here. I highly recomend this game to anyone.
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