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would be more fun if wasn't so difficult

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: January 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this is one of the older games that are still around, but, unlike the other oldies, this one now has Direct-X 3D acceleration. It also has Lucas Arts premium sound effects , so if you've never played a Star Wars game, this is as good a place to start as any.

You get a manual, a quick reference guide and 2 CD-ROMs containing a total of 3 titles: "X-Wing", "Tie Fighter" and "X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter: Flight School" (a demo of an improved title).

this was the first game(s) I ever bought and was hoping for a good space flying/shooting sim that's fun and not too difficult. I got half of what I wanted...it looks good and the tutorials are fun and simple, but like most of these type games, most of us can only finish the first 2 levels before being inundated with unenjoyably heavy fleets and relentless laser fire.

Old but classic. Still the best Star Wars flight games you can play.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I don't think there have been any other games that come close to the depth and richness of these games for simulating the "Star Wars" flight experience that we saw in the movies. Action games like Rogue Squadron and Starfighter are fun, but they're watered-down "set pieces" that run on rails when compared to this series. X-Wing was great, and TIE Fighter blew away everyone's expectations for what a space dogfighting game could be.

This collection isn't perfect - the resolution maxes out at 640x480, the 3D support is rudimentary, it's a pain to get it working with Windows XP or newer systems, and the CD music isn't as charming as the original dynamic MIDI soundtrack. Also missing from X-Wing is the option to assign wingmen to fly with you -- a minor omission, but a shame it wasn't included.

Does it hold up today? Not so well -- but these have been re-released so many times that we're probably not going to get an update of this old design ever again, so this is the best way to play the old dogfighting games if you have any interest. The price is certainly right!

If you have brain cells, you need this game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

X-Wing was great, I had the floppy disk original. Super-challenging but not so frustrating, with gameplay that was nothing short of engrossing. 7 years later, without playing it at all, many different computers and gone through dozens of other PC games and console games, I still find myself thinking back to many of those missions, what tactics I should use, thinking of the names of those damn shuttles, transports and corvettes that the Empire kept blowing up. And TIE Fighter was also as enjoyable, throwing many many new features into the mix. More ships, no shields or hyperdrive, interchangeable warheads and better targeting data. The intricacy of these games is nothing short of mind-blowing, they will truly change the way you look at video games.

Tie Fighter

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a good game. Tie Fighter, that is. This game is good enough to justify buying the three. It is fun, with the ability to play one quick level or many on end. X-Wing is really too old and doesn't hold up to Tie Fighter, and XvT is really pointless; If you're going to get it, go ahead and get the real thing.

An old favorite returns

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

X-Wing was a truly fun and challenging game when it first came out, and now its even better. Upgraded graphics make the game more realistic and the movie soundtracks are a great improvement over the synthetic soundtrack of old. This is definitely one of the best pilot games of all time.

My only complaint is the lack of realistic situations in some scenarios. As you proceed, you will find yourself piloting a lone ship assigned to take on a virtual armada of enemy ships. If any commander routinely sent his pilots into such ridiculous situations, he'd soon find his pilots defecting en masse.

The saving grace is the number of non-storyline missions available. When you find yourself defeated for the 20th time on a certain level (and you will) it's nice to have these non-storyline missions available. Another saving grace is that when your character gets killed, you can resurrect him/her and pick up where you left off.

You have to love its longevity

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I first played this game when I was in grad school in '93 on a roommate's computer, as a way to blow off steam during the week. It was very enjoyable then. So much so, I bought the X-wing expanded versions (with Imperial Pursuit and B-Wing) a few years later for my own computer, and then the whole collectors' series back in '00 (with the revamped graphics and music).

I had given that copy of the game to a fella in Australia, and eight years later, I've bought another copy to play on the machine I currently have. This is a period of time spanning 15 years (and four operating systems)! That's a testimony to the enjoyability of the game.

Other games have gotten technically more intricate, but oftentimes the current tech is exploited just for the sake of mere "eye candy." The fellows at Lucasarts really came up with a simple but effective combination of action and story to create a long-lasting winner with this one. It captures the essence of the original Star Wars trilogy very well.

3D hardware enabling is a little tricky with modern OSs, but happily, you can find fixes for this on some of the X-wing-related forums online. But even failing that, the software rendering is decent (made up for by the gameplay), and the majority of today's machines can well handle it.

Many a college year wasted...sigh...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: March 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I remember playing TIE fighter for hours when in college. Hands down one of the best games available for any computer.

The missions are designed to be difficult enough to make you try multiple times, yet I never felt the need to throw the computer out the window because I just couldn't beat that one superhard level.

For Star Wars fans, many familiar characters appear in the game such as Mon Mothma and Darth Vader (when you are a good enough pilot, you are Vader's wing man for a mission).

One of those games I play and replay. Easy to get wrapped up in and really feel like you are there. There is a reason why many critics consider this one of the best PC games ever. I think I'll get off the net and play it right now!

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I can't believe how fun an old game can be. Sure, the graphics are a little dated, but the gameplay is unbeatable. This Collecter Series is a really great deal that saves a lot of money because if you only buy one of the games you'll end up wanting to play the others too. So buy it today!

My Favorite Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: February 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Tie Fighter is my favorite game. Of course, that means little without knowing me. I'm 33. I got my Atari 2600 when I was 8, and my first computer (Timex/Sinclair ZX81) when I was 10. I used to regularly steal $20 bills from my mother's purse to spend hours at the arcade. (P.S. -- Haven't seen HyperBall in along time. A very nifty mechanical game.)

I believe popular video games began a downward spiral with the sad arrival of Doom.

Nowadays, I still have a working Atari 2600 adapter for my ColecoVision. I have a nice collection of KOEI games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. I have nearly 2000 arcade machine ROMs on my computer.

It is my opinion that Dungeons of Daggorath was the most innovative video game, ever. It is my opinion that Tie Fighter is the best video game, ever. It's sad that nothing better has come along in the 10 years past its release.

Two Classics in One Box!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've bought the X-Wing collector's CD and also the TIE Fighter one. I've beat the Tours of Duty two or three times on both games. And now I bought this a few months back. Man these two games are simply some of the best stuff to ever be released onto the PC. Replayability is high. I've logged so many hours and shot down so many spacecraft over the years, and I still can't get enough(even my joystick finally broke). I don't care if there are at least a hundred missions on each CD, I still want more!

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