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Star Raiders

"Star Raiders features a fresh new take on the seminal classic, letting you engage in epic dogfights and aerial assaults against the onslaught of the evil Zylons. Utilize radical ship transformations and robot…

28 11 May 2011

Star Raiders is a shooter developed by Incinerator Studios, released 11 May 2011 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Star Raiders is

Star Raiders is a shooter game developed by Incinerator Studios and released in 2011. It was published by Atari Europe. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Star Raiders features a fresh new take on the seminal classic, letting you engage in epic dogfights and aerial assaults against the onslaught of the evil Zylons. Utilize radical ship transformations and robot co-pilots in the heat of battle as you fight to save humanity. Explore the galaxy as you utilize galactic warps and sector tactical maps that let you set your own path to liberation!"
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Star Raiders holds a critic score of 28 out of 100. That places it above 2% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 40 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Star Raiders launched on 11 May 2011, within three weeks of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria and Dirt 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria, Dirt 3.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Star Raiders come out?
Star Raiders was released on 11 May 2011 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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