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Star Wars Starfighter

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Game Info

Publisher: LucasArts

Developer: LucasArts

Genre(s): Flight Action

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: January 21, 2002

Summary

Courage. Skill. Honor. These are the three primary qualities that you must bring to Star Wars Starfighter, a flight action/adventure combining intense air and space combat in rich 3D environments. Join three starfighter pilots in a series of harrowing missions to save Naboo and the galaxy from the oppressive abuses of the Trade Federation. May the Force be with you, young starfighter pilot. [LucasArts]

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What The Critics Said

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Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)

Packs so much action and excitement into its story that it's easy to forget its flaws. [PC Format]

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GameZone

It does not have the attention to detail that PC gamers have come to expect from a title...[but] it was fun to play the sound was excellent, and the story held my interest.

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PC Gamer

The single-player campaign alone is inspiring enough to warrant picking up this space shooter. [Apr 2002, p.84]

IGN

It's fun enough, I suppose, but it feels more like an uninspired port.

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Armchair Empire

An unpolished, but solid, port of a good console game.

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ActionTrip

Most of the praise should be given to the music and sound effects; basically, a blast festival of famous Star Wars weapons accompanied by the magnificent music score of John Williams.

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GameSpy

You're much better off getting the Xbox or PS2 version of this one. This one wasn't made for the PC originally, and it shows.

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Gamezilla!

Although improvements to the game’s length would have been welcome, changes to the controls are definitely not. Unfortunately, that appears to be exactly what has happened and calling it an improvement would be a significant misstatement.

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Thunderbolt

It’s quick, inexpensive fun that will be forgotten the moment you uninstall it.

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Gamers' Temple

If you are a Star Wars fan and enjoy arcade-style shooters, you'll probably really like this game. Players looking for a more challenging or in-depth simulation, though, might be better off looking elsewhere.

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Game Over Online

The disparity, however, between this title and the great classics that LucasArts used to create is too great of a void to disregard.

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GameSpot

Starfighter looks great and has a good story, though not all its missions are engaging, and they start to feel repetitive as the game goes on. The game doesn't last that long, either.

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Yahoo! Games

Ultimately falls far short of the revered PC series with its less sophisticated controls and missions and ridiculously short length.

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Electric Playground

Passable entertainment, just keep in mind that it's meant to be a light action game. If you're like me though, you're hungry for a true starfighter sim like you played in the glory days of the X-Wing series.

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Computer Gaming World

While the visuals are good, they aren't nearly as spectacular as they could have been. [May 2002, p.76]

GamerWeb PC

The box art is new! Otherwise we're left with a console port minus multiplayer features or anything in the way of enhancements for a technically superior gaming platform.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

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