There are two expansion packs, Star Wars: X-Wing – Imperial Pursuit ( 1993 TG, DOS) and Star Wars: X-Wing – B-Wing ( 1993 TG, DOS), covering respectively the retreat from the rebel base on Yavin after the end of A New Hope and the arrival of the eponymous new Alliance fighter. The game's missions are split into three tours in the third the player mysteriously takes Luke Skywalker's place during the final assault on the Empire's Death Star at the end of A New Hope. In X-Wing the player adopts the role of a pilot for the Rebel Alliance.
The atmosphere and style of the films is conveyed with skill. Their linear plots are integrated into the timeline of the original Star Wars trilogy: Star Wars: X-Wing takes place during Star Wars ( 1977) and Star Wars: TIE Fighter during Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi ( 1983), ending before its final battle, while Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance is also set during episodes V and VI, but on the rebel side.
The games are well crafted, with diverse and challenging mission designs and entertaining gameplay. X-Wing and Wing Commander ( 1990) popularized space combat as a game form, one which perhaps reached its apotheosis with Freespace ( 1998). Written by developers who had previously worked on World War Two aerial conflict simulations, they present space combat as primarily a form of dogfighting between single pilot starfighters, as do the films they reference. Star Wars: X-Wing is the first in a series of Space Sims set in the Star Wars universe. Designed by Lawrence Holland, Edward Kilham.
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