AbstractFly solo and take on the Imperial Empire or Rebel Alliance by yourself or join a game over the Internet to compete in dog fights with others!
ESRB rating
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Animated Violence |
Full descriptionStar Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter -- Balance of Power Campaigns is set in the Airam sector of the Outer Rim. You may play as either a pilot for the Rebellion or the Empire; each campaign includes 15 missions.
As a Rebel starfighter pilot, you are a member of the highly vaunted Rogue Squadron. Your task is to promote relations with the Airam people, to capture Imperial technology so it may be converted for use by the Rebellion and to eventually destroy the Super Star Destroyer Vengeance.
If you choose to play as an Imperial pilot, you are assigned to the Rogue's Imperial counterpart -- Avenger Squadron. Your mission is to ensure the cooperation of a sect of the Airams, to protect Imperial interests as new technology becomes available and to track down and destroy the Rebels.
The campaigns may be played in either single player or cooperative multi-player modes. Balance of Power also includes two new melee missions, which are head-to-head combat arenas, eight new combat missions and one new battle. Combat missions and battles pit a Rebel team against an Imperial team but battles include more than one mission.
Beyond adding new campaigns and missions, Balance of Power also includes starships and a starfighter, the B-Wing, that were omitted from Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter. Direct 3D support is also included. You will need to have the original X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter available and the game will ask for your Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter -- Balance of Power Campaigns CD from time to time as a means of copy protection.
Many fans of the X-Wing and TIE Fighter sagas have been deluded by the multiplayer-only aspect of X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter. LucasArts promptly corrected in this expansion pack, where you can play either as a Rebel or as an Imperial as the two forces try to expand their influences in the known galaxy. NOTE: This add-on is included in the latest versions of X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter.
Editorial reviewSource:
AmazonPrepare yourself for the fight of your life and choose your craft, weapons, and wingmates carefully--the fate of the galaxy depends on it! Dive into all-out dogfights against up to seven other players in
X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter. The game even includes the story-driven Balance of Power campaigns. Multiplayer options include up to four players over the Internet or up to eight players via a LAN.
Fly over 50 missions in one of nine Star Wars starfighters
LAN, modem, and Internet support for multiplayer modes
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