Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
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| Studio |
 Totally Games
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| Publisher |
LucasArts
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| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 February 28, 1999 |
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| platform | Windows | ||
| genre | Space flight simulation | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Keyboard & mouse , joystick | ||
| system advantages preconditions |
200 MHz processor 32 MB RAM Microsoft Windows 95 or higher 2 MB PCI or AGP graphics card |
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| medium | CD-ROM | ||
| language | English , German | ||
| Current version | 2.02 | ||
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Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance is the fourth computer game for Windows in the X-Wing series by the software publisher LucasArts . It was developed by Totally Games and was released on February 28, 1999.
It is a space flight simulation in which the player takes control of various fictional spaceships from the Star Wars universe and must emerge victorious from space battles. In single player mode, the game is divided into individual missions in which the player is put into scenes that are known from the first three Star Wars films (episodes IV - VI), such as the space battle from The Return of the Jedi .
Plot & game content
The player takes on the role of Ace Azzameen , a trader active in space. The protagonist, who is actually neutral in the conflict between the ruling empire and the rebel alliance, gets close to the rebels due to the closure of his business and takes on assignments for the alliance during the course of the game, while he has to endure a private feud with an influential family. The course of action is shown via videos and especially emails that the player character receives.
In the first missions, all you have to do is fly a cargo to its destination or make exploration flights; In later missions there are not only attacks on targets and the escort of other ships but also orders to free prisoners from another ship with a transport spaceship. The player has up to eight different spaceships at his disposal, which differ in their armament, their capacity and their flight behavior. As with the predecessors, the player is required to distribute the energy of his ship to the shield , the on-board weapons or the engines as required , and thus to manage it. He can also refill special ammunition by performing docking maneuvers on ships provided for this purpose. In combat, it is possible in certain types of ships to leave navigation to the autopilot and to target enemies manually with an on-board cannon. In addition to these game modes, a database is also included in the game, in which the player can look up various information about the spaceships occurring.
Multiplayer mode
In multiplayer mode , different scenarios can similarly choose, so up to eight players in the local network or via an online connection trying to defend a cargo ship, or to destroy it; In addition, simple everyone-versus-everyone scenarios are also possible. The players can choose from ready-made scenarios or set various parameters such as the type of game and conditions for the end of the game. Furthermore, players can compete among themselves in races in which rings must be flown through in the correct order. In the multiplayer modes, players have access to a larger selection of spaceships, including enemy models of the Empire.
During the heyday of the flight simulation genre, the game was a very popular multiplayer game among online clans and was hosted on Microsoft's online gaming platform MSN Gaming Zone . Microsoft finally ended support for the game in 2004. Many of the online clans then looked for an alternative online platform for the X-Wing Alliance. This was created with the Errant Venture project, a multiplayer game lobby that, in addition to the X-Wing Alliance, also includes the predecessor X-Wing vs. TIE-Fighter supported and developed by members of an online clan.
The multiplayer modes are still actively operated by some clans , for example in the form of a clan war such as the Week of War at Battlestats.com.
reception
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X-Wing Alliance was positively received by the trade press. The online database GameRankings , which collects and evaluates test reports, calculated a meta-rating of 83.8%.
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- golem.de : Game review (accessed June 25, 2008)
- pcplayer.de : Game review from issue 5/99 of PC Player magazine (accessed June 25, 2008)
Web links
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance at MobyGames (English)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- X-Wing Alliance upgrade
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance in Jedipedia.net
Individual evidence
- ^ X-Wing Alliance Review. In: GameSpot . CBS Corporation , April 6, 1999, accessed October 12, 2014 .
- ↑ Tal Blevins: Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance. March 31, 1999, accessed October 12, 2014 .
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Review. May 1, 1999, accessed October 12, 2014 .
- ↑ a b meta evaluation "X-Wing Alliance". In: GameRankings . CBS Corporation , accessed October 12, 2014 .