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GameSpot Review
TIE Fighter is the best space combat game ever made. Having said that, I know I face the wrath of Wing Commander fans everywhere. Too bad, because while Wing Commander has always been a fantastic game, TIE Fighter and its noteworthy predecessor, X-Wing, offer a little more. Not only does their flight modeling "feel" better, but they benefit from drawing on George Lucas's Star Wars universe, which over the years has become ingrained in the American psyche.
The original TIE Fighter put you into the cockpit of one of Darth Vader's fighter ships, those nasty, nimble pests that gave you so much trouble in X-Wing. There's a diverse mix of spacecraft available, which helps keep mission diversity pretty high, since each has its own strengths and weaknesses.
The latest incarnation of TIE Fighter is the Collector's CD-ROM, which gives the game a needed facelift and brings the total number of available missions to over 100. Furthermore, graphics resolution now goes as high as 640x480 in high-res mode for combat sequences. This, coupled with the addition of small details like rotating turrets and more sophisticated shading, lends TIE an even more impressive look. The new missions run the gamut from tricky escorts to strikes, to other battles that draw on the full range of TIE spacecraft.
With such a rich selection of ships and missions, chock-full of scorching
action, TIE Fighter is an easy game to get hooked on. It can get pretty
tough in some of those later missions, but don't worry--you can handle
it. After all, you're working for the Dark Side. --T. Liam McDonald/SpotMedia
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Manufacturer Description
This top-selling space combat simulator writes a new chapter in Star Wars
gaming. See the immortal conflict between the Imperial Navy and the Rebel
Alliance through the Empire's eyes.
Features:
* Step into a 3-D world filled with Imperial and Rebel starfighters.
* Fly a fleet of new spacecraft.
* Get swept away in story line loaded with spectacular cinematic cut scenes.
* Includes Star Wars: Behind the Magic Vehicles Special Edition.
* Encounter a mulitude of space vechiles and realistic details - laster batteries that track you and satellite dishes that rotate
* Climb into one of seven Imperial StarFighters - Tie Fighter, Tie Interceptor, Tie Bomber, Tie Avenger, Assault Gunboat, and 2 new starfighters the Tie Defender, and Missile Boat.
* Prove yourself worthy in the Imperial training simulator and virtual combat chamber.
* Exclusive Secret society of elite pilots lure you with poltical intrigue.
* Customize game difficulty from rookie to ace to match your skill level.
* Over 100 adrenaline-pumping Missions.
* Superb Star Wars sound effects, and music based on the orginal score.
* Pilot datapad lets you change game settings, view medals and service records and lets you set up back up options.
Do you have what it takes to Serve the Emperor and the Dark Side prove it