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Fun for fans, but really challenging

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Battlestar galactica is fun, albeit extremely difficult. The phrase "practise makes perfect" applies here like no other. The learning curve is quite steep, but once you master the Viper's (surprisingly) deep controls, you should do well.

Pros:
-Beautiful scenery, immersive environments
-Ships are highly detailed and true to the original TV series
-Fills the childhood urge to fly a Viper
-Unlockable content (including original Ralph McQuarrie concept sketches) is fantastic for BSG fans

Cons:
-Extremely steep learning curve will turn away most "casual" gamers
-Distance between save points is discouragingly long. There's no worse feeling than finally getting close to the end of a mission and then having to start all over due to a dumb mistake.
-Not incredibly innovative as a standalone game- the major draw here is for BSG fans.

Overall, if you're a BSG fan, you should enjoy this game as long as you don't expect to clear every mission on the first try. If you're not a BSG fan and looking for a good space flight sim, you may want to look elsewhere.

A very average space combat simulator

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you played "Wing Commander" in the 90's you'll have a pretty good idea of the quality of this game. Play control is very generic. Sound is okay. Story is thin. I enjoyed it because I like the BSG series and enjoy blowing away a few "Toasters." My biggest complaint about this game is how dark everything is. And, no, it's not an issue with the contrast on my TV. The darkness and fast game play make it difficult to enjoy the Cylon ships, the Vipers and Battlestars. Would I buy it again? Yea. Sure. It was fun. Would I buy it for someone else? No.

Not exactly?!?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Potentially fun flight game, controls not as easy as could be,vague at times with objectives and direction.

Great Graphics, Story line and game play - BUT NOT EASY

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has been lots of fun for me. I have loved the Viper space fighter since the '70s (yes, I am probably really old compared to some of you gamers out there) and its been great to get to pilot one. The graphics are fantastic and I like that most of the feel of the game and the story line is drawn from the original series but that it gives several nods and has drawn many good elements from the new one as well. I love both shows... and this is a great blend of the two. Some of the levels are difficult to the point of frustration however. Back in the old PC days I had quickly mastered every level of X-Wing and its sequels, and there are many, many similarities to this game, but still find some of the levels to be more aggravating then fun. Especially the one where you have to perfectly follow the Cylon formation for what feels like hours.... Unless you are very good at these kinds of games I highly recommend taking advantage of the "Starbuck and Apollo as wingmen" option, the codes to do so are readily available on any of the many PS2 and game-player websites, such as Gamespot. The first mission is also one of the very, very hard ones and without their help many people might give up on this game before even getting out of the gate. You really don't have to let them do everything for you, but its good to know they are there!

Not as hard as others would have you believe.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

went through the dreaded rings 3rd try yeesh. ok enough. the game has top notch graphics good voice acting and pretty decent combat controlls its just a shame you cannot configure your controller to your liking but eh... anyway i STRONGLY recommend using a gameshark or codebreaker to hack the game get the viper MKII or better and its then a fair fight with the 1st viper its a little harder then most people are used to (see x-wing vs tie fighter) still Lots of extras all ship models rendered in full 3d glory close to 400 unlockables and most of them are worth it like the Movie Viewer and the galleries oh and the Outtaks rocked!

DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have been a big BSG fan since the 70's and I love the new series, but this game totally blows! It is too hard to play. I got through the first mission pretty easy, but as the missions progress they get harder and harder. After playing the level where you have to fly in the Cylon formation for what seems like forever and then getting killed over and over and over and over again, I finally gave up and sold this horrible game! I will never buy another game from this company until I read the reviews and then I will try to buy it as cheap as possible.

Frustrating and anger-inducing waste of time...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: September 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

As a gamer since age 9 (when I first saw Asteroids in an arcade) I have played and beaten hundreds of games. Battlestar Galactica is so frustrating that I put it away after 9 attempts to get through level 1! Yes, LEVEL 1! I just stopped caring. Any game that forces you play through the SAME 15 minutes of gameplay every time you die towards the end of a level is a waste of my time. No save points. No mid-mission saves. I could be out making money, or going on a date or playing something that's actually fun and rewarding. What makes me so mad about Galactica is the fact that the graphics/sounds are really well done...that and the fact that I have waited 29 years to fly a Viper in a video game and when I finally do, I want to forget the name Battlestar Galactica altogether. Strictly for the sadists out there. I just finished the game BLACK and found it to be a walk in the park compared to this game....Look for my copy used online.

Man, I miss X-WING!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game makes me miss X-Wing Fighter from the old days. Why? Because they knew how to make a good space fighter game. BSG isn't all that bad. Some missions are fun but others are stress-inducing and no fun at all. I think some game-designers like the ones who designed this game confuse difficult and challenging with idiotically impossible and nerve-wracking. The missions are long and you can't save until you've beaten them. One mission you fly as a cylon and you do just that: fly for 10 minutes or something while your slow-*ss co-pilot scans for something. This takes for-freakin'-ever!!!! And if you get wiped out in the following ridiculously hard part afterwards, you start all over again. What muppet designed that mission?!?

Another problem is things happen too quickly such as the Galactica getting bombarded (and blowing up WAY too quick in my opinion) or your useless wingman getting trounced. You're often running around tryng to figure out what's happening and many times you can't see anything.

You rarely have time to enjoy a good ole fashion dogfight with the cylons (which is fun when you get the chance). The targeting system really blows! The other NPCs nag you to death telling you to Do this and Do that! You think you're doing a good job when you've shot down a bunch of cylons, bombers, or troop ships and then suddenly the mission ends because you missed one that takes out the Galactica or your whiny NPC wingman.

On the plus side, hull and missiles replenish themselves. Overall certain elements of it are fun and I love BSG the old series and new so I had to have it. I'm just glad I only paid $15 bucks for it. I would like to see another BSG project but with a different crew who know how to make games challenging but still fun and rewarding.

HERE IS THE CHEAT FOR THE 1st MISSION IN BSG !!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 17
Date: November 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is really faithful to the original BSG movie and not the remake ie: the Cylons are reptillian-cyborgs, all the ships fire lasers, the ships themselves look exactly the same as the ones in the original BSG. Only the opening narration in the game (and in the unhelpful game manual) actually allude to the remake (probably at the behest of the game's producers to try & make it coincide with the remake's premiere on US TV). This type of management interference may have angered the game's programmers somewhat (they themselves appear to be fans of the original BSG given the game's faithfulness to the original BSG movie) which is probably why they made 1st mission overly difficult so that many of the gamers would use the following cheat to get through (this cheat allows you to use Apollo & Starbuck as wingmen , basically confirming the original BSG as the basis of this game & shattering all allusions to the Remake). Apparenty there is side-plot which explains that Apollo & Starbuck have travelled back in time to help Adama to fight the Cylon Empire. By having Apollo & Starbuck as wingmen you can use them to destroy everything in the game which helps you to get through the dreaded 1st level.

At the "EXTRAS" menu type the following arrow-keys on the joypad : v v < v v ^ > > (ie: 2-down, 1-left, 2-down, 1-up, 2-right).

You will hear a Cylon say "By your command" and the names of Apollo & Starbuck appear bottom left of the screen.

To get thru the dreaded 1st mission I would advise you press the "select" 3 times to select the full-screen mode (this mode clears the cockpit display allowing to get a full view of the battle screen which makes it easier to target Cylons and allows to enjoy the nice graphics). I also recommend using the "config missiles" option at the EXTRAS menu to give yourself more missiles in the game.

To use Starbuck/Apollo to kill a Cylon target simply tap the ^ (up-arrow key) and they will destroy it (the boys have infinite firepower & cannot be killed. They will destroy whatever is targeted in your cursor, so use the R2 button to toggle the cursor to the desired target & then press up-arrow key & just sit back & watch the boys kill the target). Use Apollo/Starbuck to destroy the Raider Leaders after you are warned midway thru the level that the Cylon Lizards are attacking the galactica bridge (To get this midlevel warning you do have to shoot 1 or 2 Cylons just so that the game is aware that you are still actually playing it!). After the midlevel warning you can just order App/Star to kill 6 or 7 Raider Leaders (Your target cursor should automatically switch to the next Raider-leader after the previous one is destroyed by the 2 boys. If it doesn't then just tap the R2 button twice to toggle the target to the next Raider-Leader. It's a good idea to "follow" the target to make sure the boys kill it after you have ordered them) before the rest of the cyborg-Lizards retreat. it will take a few attempts to get used to ordering Apollo & Starbuck before you can sit back and let them do all the hard work.

In the 2nd half of the 1st mission use App/Star to destroy as many (or all) of the Cylons and the 5 satelites (simply tap the R2 bottom to select the target then press up-arrow to have it destroyed by the 2 boys). You will still have some bother trying to save your lame wingmen (just use your missiles and tap the R2 & up-arrow key to have App/Star to kill the nearest Cylons attacking your wingmen). Once you have saved your wingmen use App/Star to destroy the shield generator (again use R2 to toggle to the target then tap up-arrow to order the boys to kill it).

Then target the orange spots on the big asteroid (these are tylium deposits) and get the 2 boys to destroy each one. In the meantime you will have to use your missiles to kill off a few of the cyborg-lizards that are attacking you & your lame wingmen until App/Star destroy all the orange bits on the big rock. The big rock then explodes, just fly away from it and tap the R1 once and quickly hold it down (this uses your turbos to escape the explosion). You are then finally through the dreaded 1st mission and will be awarded with a cool cut-scene of a Cylon warrior reporting to the Imperious Leader (The Chief-Reptile). Be sure to save your game to your 8mb cartridge and you will never have to play the dreaded 1st level ever again.

Just remember it will take a few attempts to get thru the 1st level even with the above cheat (thanks to the still tricky part of saving your lame wingmen from the Cylons). Don't worry when you do have to start the mission again just let Apollo & Starbuck do all the hard work. It is a great cheat that will get thru the 1st level. It's great to hear the boys shout "FOR THE COLONIES!!" before they destroy a Cylon Lizard.

P.S. You know it might be a good idea if the PS2-gamers that have completed all (or most) of this BSG game actually sold their 8MB cartridges containing their "saved-games" on Ebay for the rest of us no-hopers to purchase (hint, hint).

BSG (Bad Sadistic Game)

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 16 / 21
Date: September 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm a die-hard gamer. But this game is very, very frustrating. What's the matter with the game designers? Don't they realize gamers have a life also. You can't expect to play for an hour (or two), then get shot down and have to play the mission from the beginning again. This game really wastes precious time that could be spent fixing dinner, playing with your kids, eating, etc. I'm up to the mission where you have to fly in formation with the Cylons. I get all the way up to the structure you need to shoot or enter, and when you break formation, you get shot down, and that could take you about 10-15 minutes to get to that point only to have to start over again. The game is so crazed that you don't even get a chance to check out the scenery. These game designers must have been sadists. This game is great after a hard day at work and you still feel the need to get more STRESSED. A few people gave me advice that you should play on expert mode & that should make the game more enjoyable. Expert mode - oh yeah. If I'm having problems in normal mode I can just imagine how crazy the game would be in expert mode. Try harder next time Warthog. Before I purchase another game, I'm going to check out what reviewers have said about a game. One good thing I have to say about this game is it only cost a fraction of what it was originally because I bought it a year after it came out, so I don't feel like I wasted my money (or as the younger generation says - ripped off).

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