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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Lucas Arts ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Format: CD-ROM Label: LucasArts Entertainment Manufacturer: LucasArts Entertainment Model: 20918 Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95 Publisher: LucasArts Entertainment Studio: LucasArts Entertainment Accessories:
Editorial Review: 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:
Amazon.com Product Description: A neutral family is swept up in the struggle against the encroaching Empire. You must defy the strong-arm tactics of a rival family who will stop at nothing to destroy your trading company. Ultimately, you will join the Rebel Alliance for a series of covert assignments and uncover information about the Empire's second Death Star project. The finale? You'll find yourself at the controls of the legendary Millennium Falcon, flying against the massive Imperial fleet in the Battle of Endor. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Best Star Wars Flight Sim EVER!!!Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance This Game....IS BEAUTIFUL even for Today's Time...I have just gotten the Game a Month Ago or so AND IM STILL ON IT o.o Its AWESOME very very REALISTIC Dogfights and BEAUTIFUL EXPLOSIONS..Im a pretty good Pilot Myself and this is challangeing for ANYONE...and you're wingmen AI are SO SMART that they even steal you're kills if you're not fast enough :D Its exactly like being in a Cockpit of a X-WING and you get a sense that you need to Protect you're fellow Pilots and BELIVE ... Read More Rating:  - dated, still fun SW fighter simBesides being the latest (and likely last?) of the X-wing games, "Alliance" is also the best - bringing the series back from the hole it sat in after "X-wing v. Tie Fighter" to the epic trail blazed by the original "Tie Fighter". The real question though is whether its improvements make it worth getting to players who bought the older games. Unlike the older X-wing games, you don't start out as a fighter pilot or even with alliance (or Imperials for "Tie Fighter" owners). Instead, you ... Read More Rating: - Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance - One of the Finest in its Days!I just got X Wing Alliance a few days ago, and it's pretty old now LOL - it was made in 1999. It's 2006 now, almost 7 years later! Guess what? It's still UNBELIEVABLY fun!!! I dare say that the experience itself surpasses even some of the modern flight sims we see today. The story is excellent - You are a member of the Azzameen family; trading company, slightly sympathetic to the Rebellion, but circumstances force you to join the Alliance and the game lasts 53 missions, the final of which is the Battle ... Read More Rating: - good game for the fast computerthis 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 Rating: - Really captures the spirit of Star WarsWhen 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 ... Read More |
