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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Simulation/Space Combat Simulation
RELEASE DATE
--/--/97
ESRB RATING
EVERYONE, Animated Violence
DEVELOPER
PUBLISHER
LucasArts Entertainment Company
ALSO AVAILABLE ON
TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")
THE SETTING #USES
PLAYING AS #USES
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HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES
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DESCRIPTION
"A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away..." is the mantra of the famous original Star Wars trilogy. The main emphasis in Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is the space-based dog fighting in that far away galaxy — part of the reason for the series' success. As you begin the many missions of the game, you're introduced to the fighting abilities of your ship via a training mode. After you master this aspect, you're able to move on to the battles and combat situations.
In Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, you choose to be an Imperial or Rebel pilot. Either side has a variety of different ships from which to choose. In addition to the familiar X-Wing and TIE Fighters, there are a few more spacecraft available that might not be as well known. Fly solo and take on the Imperial Empire or Rebel Alliance by yourself or join a game over the Internet to compete in dog fights with others! You can also host your own game and wait for other gamers to join you.
The two factions each have separate missions. After choosing which side to play, there are five different options: Exercise, Melee, Tournament, Combat and Battles. Exercise takes you on training missions to hone your skills prior to engaging in battles. Melee combat simulations are designed as arenas in which pilots test their abilities against one another. This mode supports one player or up to eight in multi-player mode. Tournaments combine three or five melee missions and are designed to find the greatest all-around pilot. The pilot or team that scores the most points wins, just as in melee combat. If you're more interested in the missions depicted in the Star Wars movies, Combat mode fits the bill. It follows the original situations where the Rebel Alliance is up against the Imperial fleet in certain missions. These are single missions that include hit-and-fade attacks, raids, convoy escorts, support of boarding operations and capital ship engagements. Lastly, Battle mode is a combination of three or four combat missions with two battles available from which to choose: Quick Strike and Imperial Fleet Operation or Clean Sweep.
The many ships available include the TIE Fighter, TIE Interceptor, TIE Advanced, TIE Bomber, Assault Gunboat, X—Wing, A-Wing, Z-95 Interceptor and Y-Wing, the latter four being Rebel ships and the other five Imperial. Every ship has basic front lasers as well as warheads, beam weapons and countermeasures. Warheads include Concussion Missiles, Advanced Missiles, Mag Pulse, Proton Torpedoes, Advanced Torpedoes, Heavy Rockets and Space Bombs. Decoy, tractor and jamming beam weapons are also available while countermeasures are either chaff or flare.
In addition to weapons control, the crafts have a plethora of shield, power, throttle, steering and wingman commands. During combat, you can adjust your speed, increase shields and direct your wingmen. In multi-player games, an option is available to communicate with gamers playing on your side. ~ Nick Woods, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“As old as this game is, it is still a major benchmark for flight sims for me. 3-D flight, on the fly decisions about power allocations and tactics made this thing fun fun fun. in all honesty, I had left SW-Galaxies when the introduced an Online...”
“As old as this game is, it is still a major benchmark for flight sims for me. 3-D flight, on the fly decisions about power allocations and tactics made this thing fun fun fun. in all honesty, I had left SW-Galaxies when the introduced an Online version of this to their game and I went back just for this kind of combat. I really wish Lucas Arts would sanction an new version of this for production because I'd buy it in a second and I have many friends who'd be in line with me.”
created 11/OCT/2009
“Lots of people been posting their backgroudn art today, so I may as well jump on the bandwagon. (I love a good bandwagon ride.) Here's what's lurking behind my icons. It's one of the splash screens...”
created 20/SEP/2009
“I broke my joystick. No more of this game until I can get another one.”
created 03/SEP/2009
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“While skirmish mode made X-Wing Alliance great, X-Wing vs TIE Fighter was the greatest in the series for multiplayer. It was a pretty heavy sim, more than the later game, and contained some fantastic multiplayer settings.”
“While skirmish mode made X-Wing Alliance great, X-Wing vs TIE Fighter was the greatest in the series for multiplayer. It was a pretty heavy sim, more than the later game, and contained some fantastic multiplayer settings.”
created 27/AUG/2009
“Simply great. ”
“Simply great. ”
created 27/AUG/2009
“great package”
“great package”
created 20/JUN/2009
“Fly your choice of Empirial or Alliance starfighters. Play the regular missions offline, jump into the instant action scenarios or go head to head with other players on the GameSpy network.”
“Fly your choice of Empirial or Alliance starfighters. Play the regular missions offline, jump into the instant action scenarios or go head to head with other players on the GameSpy network.”
created 07/APR/2009
“Fun space combat. Star Wars is always good.”
“Fun space combat. Star Wars is always good.”
created 05/MAR/2009
“LOVED this and still own the collector's edition.”
“LOVED this and still own the collector's edition.”
created 03/MAR/2009
“Old School!”
“Old School!”
created 11/FEB/2009
“Dikadar is but a padawan.”
“Dikadar is but a padawan.”
created 05/FEB/2009
“One of my Top 3 'Booyah!' moments in gaming will always be the "Well done number 2" by Darth vader after a hairy escort mission that the man himself flew in as well.”
“One of my Top 3 'Booyah!' moments in gaming will always be the "Well done number 2" by Darth vader after a hairy escort mission that the man himself flew in as well.”
created 28/JAN/2009
“This was the first game that I played online in an organized group. It was very structured with rankings and even roleplaying on IRC. This game was phenomenal, a relic of a lost genre. There hasn't been anything like it since, asside from maybe FreeS”
“This was the first game that I played online in an organized group. It was very structured with rankings and even roleplaying on IRC. This game was phenomenal, a relic of a lost genre. There hasn't been anything like it since, asside from maybe FreeS”
created 23/JAN/2009
“Best sim, hands-down.”
“Best sim, hands-down.”
created 19/JAN/2009
“lol i know this one dates me but hey this one was one of the first”
“lol i know this one dates me but hey this one was one of the first”
created 19/JAN/2009
64%
of Fable 2 players also played Oblivion
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