Game Information
- Platform: Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / 95
- ELSPA Minimum Age: 11
- Media: Video Game
Product Features
- 3-D graphics with stunning special effects.
- Intense space combat as players pilot 12 fighters and dogfight with enemy fighters.
- Over 25 missions, assault on Coalition space stations to escorting marine boarding ships.
- Immersing story based on the dynamic history of 20th-century warfare.
- Includes over 25 minutes of Hollywood-quality, computer-generated cinematics.
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
StarLancer recruits space fighter pilots into the 45th Volunteers, a ragtag group of US-led Western Alliance freedom fighters tossed into the war against Russia's Eastern Coalition. It's the cold war in space.
This is the first game by Digital Anvil, the company formed by legendary game designers Chris and Erin Roberts of Wing Commander, Privateer, and Strike Commander fame. It's no surprise that StarLancer's gameplay follows standards set by its classic predecessor and obvious inspiration, Wing Commander. Players are briefed on the tactical situation of the upcoming mission, then choose a fighter and ordnance. Only a few playable ships are offered at the outset; mission performance determines how quickly you earn access to more powerful fighters.
StarLancer's ships are well balanced: some are fast and lightly armoured, while others carry powerful weaponry but can't keep up with an agile foe. But while the ships are cool, they lack the customising features found in FreeSpace 2 and Tachyon: The Fringe. You're able to equip particular missiles and add additional afterburner fuel, but you can't customise gun weaponry or add upgrades or special features.
StarLancer's mission design is certainly its best feature. Mission goals often change on the fly, and frequent pilot chatter immerses players into the game's war atmosphere. Decisions made during missions can drastically alter later missions. For instance, if you fail to eliminate an enemy battleship early in the game you'll face a tough fight in a later mission when the enemy reinforces its front lines with that same battleship.
Though offering nothing really new to the space combat genre, StarLancer's crisp 3-D engine, frenetic combat action, and complex missions make enlisting worthwhile. --Doug Radcliffe, Amazon.com
Pros:
- Keeps you on your toes by switching objectives mid-mission
- Missions feature multiple paths to victory and failure
- Stellar multiplayer support with deathmatch, team, and co-operative play
- Excellent musical score
- Inability to fully customise ships
- Visually pleasing, but it doesn't exceed standards set by FreeSpace 2
Product Description
Starlancer is a gripping space combat game that combines the intense action of first-person space combat with the drama and intrigue of a classic WWII air combat movie. With stunning 3-D graphics and over 25 spine-tingling missions, players are pulled into an epic battle for control of the solar system. Developed by the creators of the Wing Commander and Privateer series of games, Starlancer is sure to set the standard by which future space combat games are measured.
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