80
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.8
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

It's 2160, and the Eastern Alliance has launched a surprise attack on the Western Coalition's fleet and decimated it. The call has gone out for volunteers to become Alliance fighter pilots, and you have signed up with the 45th Volunteer Squadron.

Designed by Chris and Erin Roberts, the creative force behind the Wing Commander/Privateer megaseries, this space fighting simulation features the genre's standard mission types: escort, fighter sweep, interception, attacking space stations, fighting in asteroid fields, etc.

12 pilotable fighters (you can choose which you fly as well as missile loadout, but not all are available in the early missions), 9 enemy fighter types.

Alternate Titles

  • "星际枪骑兵" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

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User Reviews

Definitely flashier and better, but nothing new here... Kasey Chang (3664) unrated
Fair game, at best... tbuteler (3030) 2.57 Stars2.57 Stars2.57 Stars2.57 Stars2.57 Stars
A genuinely fun space shooter. DarkDove (66) 4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars
Engaging gameplay, but the story is not. James P. Wong Bronze Star Contributing Member (2402) 3.14 Stars3.14 Stars3.14 Stars3.14 Stars3.14 Stars
What a great Ride!! William Shawn McDonie Bronze Star Contributing Member (1153) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

GameSpy May 04, 2000 92 out of 100 92
ActionTrip Apr 29, 2000 88 out of 100 88
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Jul, 2000 87 out of 100 87
Game Informer Magazine Sep, 2007 8.25 out of 10 82
Fragland.net Sep 18, 2002 79 out of 100 79
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) May 25, 2000 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
Computer Gaming World (CGW) Aug, 2000 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
Game Informer Magazine Dec, 2000 7 out of 10 70
Absolute Games (AG.ru) May 16, 2000 70 out of 100 70
Game Informer Magazine Dec, 2000 4.75 out of 10 48

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Trivia

You get a fishtank in your bunkroom when you've "moved" over to the Yamato... And you get to "feed the fish"!


This entry was contributed by Bill Stepec (50) and haydn dalton (1)
 

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