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INCREDIBLE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 19
Date: May 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is incredible. There's strategy, action and teamwork. It may very well be the benchmark for online games in the future. It also doesn't require a lot of hardware to run. Very few bugs for an online game. I played on a team with 40 others against another 40 player team for four hours. We scouted, built bases, developed technology, ambushed, mined, destroyed bases (almost won), lost bases, launched massive attacks with massive ships, got ambushed and eventually staged a last stand against incredible odds. I'm addicted, just ask my wife. The government should step in and regulate this game. See you there, maybe...

allegiance review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: May 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

i use a 33K modem via telephone lines, with a celeron 400 mhz chip on an asus p2bf motherboard with 256k dimm sdram pc100, a diamond viper V550 16MB videocard. i also have 2 voodoo 2 cards (monster2)sli'ed. my drivers are all generic. i gave up on the diamond drivers. my monitor is a viewsonic p815. i generally play tribes, and have been for about 1.5 years. this is the first game that has gotten me to forget about tribes. allegiance is a unique combination of excellent graphics, strategy and flight combat simulation. microsoft has managed to combine real time strategy with first person shooter by enabling one to do either in the same game. of course tribes did the same thing but tribes is mostly about infantry. in allegiance one is piloting or manning turrets on ships or being a strategist. i want to make two other points. the game plays great on the lousy connection to the internet i have to live with. mutiplayer online is fantastic. i have yet to use the 10 dollar a month microsoft special server. the interface to find servers (free) is very easy and there is always lots of action there. i really feel there is something for everyone in this game. in regards to negatives, i hate waiting for the escape pods to get back to the home base but i suppose it adds to the teamplay and strategy. i also would have made the manual that comes with the software a little more comprehensive but i am sure the fan sites will spring up with more hints and strategy than anyone could ever read. but until they do - i wish the manual was thicker. good hunting!

Allegiance Still Kicking

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: January 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

While Allegiance does have somewhat of a steep learning curve, those who are willing to put a little bit of time into learning the basics of the game by visiting the various message boards (i.e. IGN's Vault Network Boards) or strategy sites (i.e. GameSpots Allegiance Game Guide) will be amply rewarded for their efforts. Without a doubt, no other online game comes even close to the level of teamwork found within this game (and I've played a lot of them, such as Quake, Tribes, Warbirds, Half-Life, and yes even Counter-Strike). Therefore, if you love games that involve teamwork and don't mind the sci-fi setting, you will definitely come close to nirvana with Allegiance.

With Microsoft's final 1.25 version patch, the game is now FREE to play (no monthly fees) and requires no MSN Zone account (but this means no player stat keeping which wasn't really an accurate rating of commanders and pilots anyways). The number of game factions now totals five (with Belters and the Rixian Unity being added to the original three), giving a good variety of potential strategies. The maximum number of players per server, however, is now capped at 64. During the day, it's usually easy to find a server with around 20 to 30 players in a game, with peak periods reaching up to the 64 player maximum. These peak period games are intense to say the least. Once you understand the basics of the game and participate in one of these 64 player games, you will be hooked on Allegiance for good.

With newer games coming down the line in 2002, I can only hope that they dare to live up to the expectations that Allegiance has set for multiplayer team combat. It will be a hard act to follow. Heck, even today the graphics for the game are still holding their own compared to newer titles. If you're contemplating on getting the game, love teamwork, and enjoy using your head as much as your trigger finger, then Allegiance is definitely for you. Even if you play the game for a single month until that next new title comes out, it will be the most pleasurable month of multiplayer gaming you will have had in a while and well worth the purchase price. Hehe, you might even find yourself returning to the game again after those newer titles don't live up to your expectations!

Merging 3D Online Space Fighting with Real Time Strategy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game took an incredible idea and made it to life. We have been playing 3D space fighting & RTS games for a long while now and this is the first one that merges them, plus it's online!

Take up the idea of creating a space base & your team and then go for space exploration in order to mine some money in order to enhance your ships. This game will take the fighting up one level because no matter how good you are, if your team is not playing together, you are bound to fail. This game teaches solid Teamwork and it rocks! Beyond that, there is a start & end point to this game. You play each match and I've played games that lasted 6 minutes up to 4 hours (and heard of more than that). The bigger the number of players, the longer the game usually is.

Tired of flying? Just sit back as a turret gunner in a capital ship in order to bring down the enemy base! One of the many features of this game.

Unfortunately, this game won the Best Game No One Bought and is lacking some players. This doesn't mean you can't enjoy the game since the games are usually better with a lower number of people. Having too many people makes the games last much longer.

This game has one of the best 3D Space Fighting engine coupled with good Force FeedBack and sound. Everything is usually quite smooth. A must have for any space fighter!

This game is the best that I have ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Microsoft Allegiance is an excellent game; in fact, in my opinion, the best game that Microsoft has made. Even better than MechWarrior 4. Unfortunately, since Microsoft isn't too greatful to it's beta testers, I'm not able to play the game anymore. I'm pretty sure that the other beta testers weren't to happy about this either. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to buy it, but it'll be well worth the money. (eBay will be where I get it from.) I would recommend this game to anyone and everyone!

Best Game No One Ever Played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Its a shame MS dropped this game. At one time it was 1,000's playing. But the game is still being played http://www.freeallegiance.org/. You need to check it out. Its free and we have a great time there.

Revolutionary

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is absolutely incredible. On one level it is a straightforward multiplayer spacesim, which has you pitted against one or more other teams with a variety of ships at your disposal, everything from a small weak scout ship, to devastating Capitol ships with several manned turrets and missiles capable of taking out entire bases.

On a totally seperate level, each side has a commander who has duties such as expanding your base into new solar systems, harvesting resources which can be spent on new technologies, new bases, or new ships (basic fighters are free, but everything from a heavy fighter to a bomber to a capitol ship requires funds). Additionally, there is a tactical view which allows for easy coordination of assaults and defences. These two components, real-time strategy and space simulation, are seamlessly integrated and leave opportunities for a gameplaying experience beyond any other.

The graphics are entirely functional, and it plays smoothly, with minimal lag. There are no longer Microsoft supported servers available, but rest assured that this game is still alive and well thanks to a very dedicated fan base. These servers are consistently populated, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding people to play with, and now that this game is largely in the hands of the fans, it is receiving updates and modifications beyond anything Microsoft was going to do. Allegiance has my whole-hearted recommendation.

Allegiance Lives!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Although Microsoft dropped most of its support for this amazing game, they did release the source code for it last year. In other words you can play it for free, no cd required. So there's really no point in buying the disk except for nostalgia purposes.

Meanwhile the community has taken it upon itself to host servers and develop mods to improve gameplay. Those who played a long time ago should check out what's been changed and new people are welcome to come and play the greatest RTS/FPS hybrid ever.

To find out more and download the latest version of Allegiance, go to www.freeallegiance.org

This is an amazing game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I wish I had discovered this game a year ago when it first came out. Microsoft's marketing really dropped the ball on this one.

This is probably one of the best games I've ever played. If you ever wanted to play Wing Commander or Descent: Freespace in a multiplayer environment where you have humans commanding the bases, capital ships, turrets, etc, this game is it. Allegiance successfully combines a space sim with RTS elements and the result is nothing short of spectacular.

And as an added bonus, version 1.0 is completely stable. There are apparently no patches for this game... a pretty rare accomplishment these days.

More fun than you've ever had before.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Allegiance was and still is a game unlike any other I had ever played before. when Microsoft stopped the servers I stopped playing since I thought that the game was dead (like so many other multi-player games these days) but I found the AllegianceHQ which was then moved to www.freeallegiance.org site and started playing again.

The community has now formed it's own development group to keep creating this game, there is technical support offered through a helpline forum, there is a training program for new players and there is even a server where new players can go to get a basic feel of flight control before heading out into the main servers.

The community has kept this game alive for 4 years without major donations or support from it's original creator and This is without a doubt one of the best games ever made period.

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