Star Hammer

The Good
This is a truly enjoyable space dogfighting game. Missions are easy to understand (mostly consisting of flying to waypoints and shooting anything that moves on the way), controls are intuitive, and the sounds/graphics are satisfying in that unique way only games from the mid-90s can manage.

The Bad
Once the asteroid belts are introduced, the difficulty spike goes through the roof. Fast-moving, high damage asteroid sections with a limited field of view, one-hit failure escort missions (with friendly fire), battles against multiple ships that can kill you before you make your first maneuver... I'm a decent gamer, but some of these levels had me frustrated for hours. And that's just the ones I was able to beat!

The Bottom Line
A well-made space dogfighter that is an excellent challenge for someone who forgot that DOS games were some of the most impossibly difficult ever made.