Star Wars: X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM
by LucasArts Entertainment
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Product Summary
Brand: Lucas ArtsFormat: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows 95
Model: 20541
Publisher: LucasArts Entertainment
Accessories:
- Lego Star Wars Death Star II
- PC Gamer (1-year)
- LEGO Star Wars Imperial Dropship
- LEGO Star Wars Rebel Scout Speeder
Video Game Reviews of Star Wars: X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM
Customer Review: A game whose time has past
Summary: 3 Stars
I like to be generous when it comes to old games, but there's a point where games have become so old that playing them becomes more academic than entertaining. "X Wing" was the original Star wars space combat sim when it debuted in the 1990's. The space-combat genre has its weakspots and its high-points, but the original XW had enough of the former without having learned to enhanced the latter. "Tie Fighter", the sequel to XW, combined ferocious combat with a wicked storyline (fly alongside "Darth Vader", save the Emperor, take-on a treasonous faction within the Imperial Fleet). Those wanting better graphics while flying for the rebels had to wait until "X Wing v. Tie Fighter", which seemed like an inevitable title missing any single-player component worth mentioning. The obvious alternative therefore are "updated" versions of the first 2 games - preserving the circa 1994 look/sound for the stuff that occurs between missions, but ramping things up for the parts spent actually flying and shooting stuff.
Unfortunately, giving XW graphics acceleration doesn't change the fact that XW is eventually a boring game - forcing you to fly the same missions without getting killed or missing any of the mission's critical goals, with mission briefing to explain the importance of everything that happens (or gets prevented) in the mission itself. Instead, I'd suggest getting either "X Wing Alliance" (your choice of rigs includes the Millenium Falcon) or the updated "Tie Fighter".
Description of Star Wars: X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM
As a member of the Rebel Alliance, climb into the cockpit of an X-wing and battle the Empire for freedom as you fly against deadly TIE fighters and menacing Star Destroyers. Fight in three combat tours of duty, including two add-on tours of duty, Imperial Pursuit, and B-Wing. You'll pilot three spacecraft with full instrumentation and 17 cockpit views per craft and dodge the weapons of the evil Empire in both deep space and on surface missions. Includes X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Flight School with 14 playable levels.Shooter Games
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