Star Wars: X-Wing (Jewel Case) Review
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.pThis 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.pThere 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.pIf 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?pI 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..." This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.
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A GAME LIGHTYEARS AHEAD OF IT'S TIME - EMAN NEP -
I remember playing the original version of this on my old computer that only had 33MHz of speed. But despite that, X-Wing ran absolutley great on my computer, allowing me to play one of THE BEST space simulations EVER! Hey, I would even go so far to say that this is one of the best FLIGHT simulations ever! br /br /The graphics and sound effects were outstanding. The X-Wing models looked SO real! Sometimes I felt that if I touched my computer screen I would touch the metal frame of the X-Wing itself!br /br /Excellent flight controls that allow you to CONTROL your ship. Flying itself was pretty self-explanatory, just point the mouse where you want to go and hit the accelerator. But if you were under attack--or attacking--you could reconfigure your shields, lasers, and even your engine power to suit your needs at that precise moment. You could fire some of your lasers or all of them. You could make your shields protect the front or rear of your ship, depending if you were being attacked head-on or from behind. Even an eject button with a special animation and End-Scene to show you what your fate is.br /br /The missions range from escorting ships, conducting difficult rescue operations, clearing mine fields, attacking huge starships (and later the Death Star itself), reconnaisance, you name it.br /br /X-Wing is a HARD game though. Some of the rescue missions require that you know beforehand which ship has the prisoners on them. And one level that just killed me: You are flying among literally DOZENS of mines, that all fire at you, while you're trying to identify supplies . . . and then enemy reinforcements arrive!br /br /But as hard as some of these missions were, the game had so much depth that it was nearly impossible to not want to play more, to see what would happen next. br /br /Finally, I want to say that I LOVE the after-battle camera system in X-Wing. Even today, I think it is one of the best. You can replay the entire mission and see the whole mission unfold from the enemy's POV, allies POV, even stationary objects POV, and a free space camera that just sits in space and watches from a fixed point. You could also pause at any point and move the camera to see just exactly where and how that laser clipped your wing.br /br /And nothing makes you feel more rewarded than a chest full of medals for doing great things for the Republic!br /br /In a galaxy full of Star Wars games, this game shines as one of the best.
it's all right - Forrest Daniels - Greenview CA USA
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
May 12, 2010 22:44:07
