Prometheus, mother of all Cybrids, instigator of the first two Earthsiege, is still out there somewhere. The Dark Intellect has learned, and it is hiding in the outer edges of the Solar System, waiting, learning, observing... For the perfect moment to strike...

The Human Empire is tearing itself apart. The decree by Emperor Petersen (he also created Prometheus) to defend Earth first, while practical, does not sit well with the colonists of other planets. They remember how helpless they were during the previous Earthsieges... And how Earth never sent any help until it is too late. When the brutal crackdown began, the Martian Resistance is formed...

Prometheus found his chance to strike when the Emperor ordered his Imperial Knights to attack the Martian Resistance...

The Starsiege has begun...

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Starsiege is Sierra/Dynamix's attempt to create a universe that rivals Battletech. The HERCs in the game have shields, which means you need to coordinate your weapons to bring down the shields, THEN punch through the armor. The weapon mounts are different sizes, which means you can fit different types/sizes of weapons to them. The other mounts for equipment (engine/shields/powerplant) also have different sizes, limiting/challenging your outfitting decisions. Other equipments include shield amplifier, cloaking device, ECM, and much more. You have multiple sizes of Hercs available, and even some ground vehicles (which cannot be shielded). Outfit your squad/quad's HERCs within the design and availability limits. Each weapon looks different on the Herc! Load the camo scheme into a paint program and edit your own! Play the campaign on either the Human or the Cybrid side. Fully 3D accelerated and OpenGL compliant, you can join other players online in huge multiplayer battles. It will even use multiple CPUs if you're running Windows NT or Windows 2000.

The European release of this game features the complete game Starsiege: Tribes as a free extra.

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Alternate Titles

"星际围攻" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
"EarthSiege 3" -- Working Title

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User Reviews

Good graphics for its time, but the story is where this title really shines	Monque (6)
A disappointing entry in a great series... but man, the graphics rule!	Raphael (1175)

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The Press Says

Power Unlimited	Feb, 1999	8.8 out of 10	88
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Jul, 1999	85 out of 100	85
Game Revolution	May 01, 1999	B+	83
Gamezilla	Jul 29, 1999	83 out of 100	83
Game Over Online	Mar 06, 1999	82 out of 100	82
Jeuxvideo.com	Jul 23, 1999	16 out of 20	80
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Mar 20, 1999	80 out of 100	80
PC Player (Germany)	Apr 07, 1999	78 out of 100	78
FiringSquad	Apr 08, 1999	60 out of 100	60

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Trivia

Starsiege is one of the few "mech" games that allows you to design your own "cammo" paint scheme. Just load up the file in a paint program and create your own!

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Raphael (1175) on Nov 01, 1999.