What a great game! I can still remember all those years ago when I first fired this up....the music is quite interesting....of course, in music a 'Major' chord is, in a very stereotypical way, equated with 'happy, and a 'minor' chord, again in a very stereotypical way, is equated with sad...Darth Vader's theme, although sounding very dark, is actually constructed of a Major chord triad....why do I mention this? Well, the makers of this game created a VERY COOL theme (that you can see on youtube) for the beginning intro that turns the Imperial theme into a rather upbeat, noble, and stately 12/8 march (I dream about arranging this for orchestra or band) that I have never heard anywhere else in the Star Wars movies, episodes, etc....after this, you enter as a cadet and can learn how to fly the different ships, advance in rank, join a secret society, AND THEN after all of this actually go out on missions....I say this now, this game is still relevant and fun even today (as I have gone back and played this over)....not only that, but the game runs fairly well on a Win98 machine (juiced by 1998 standards), and I can't recall any DTD or other issues at all....ultimately, it's cool to be a baddie playing this game, but this game also has the depth to blur the lines of which side is the 'good' side....
13 years later (god that makes me feel old...) and this game is STILL my most favorite, hands down. It essentially is the perfect game (for me at least) combining what was at the time, magnificent graphics, sound, and a ... Read Full Review
Easily the one of the best space simulators, perhaps even to date. For its time the graphics were pretty good and the sound effects were superb. It also has a rather compelling storyline, something unique in the genre in... Read Full Review
