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Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter

Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is the third release of the X-Wing computer game series. The player has the ability to choose for each mission which squadron he or she wants to fly in (e.g. either the…

30 April 1997

Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is a simulator developed by Totally Games, released 30 April 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is

Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is a simulator game developed by Totally Games and released in 1997. It was published by LucasArts. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is the third release of the X-Wing computer game series. The player has the ability to choose for each mission which squadron he or she wants to fly in (e.g. either the Y-wings that disable a ship for capture or the X-wings that support them), his or her specific ship type, and the ship's armaments.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Star Wars series

Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is the 41st of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter - Balance of Power in 1997.

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What it launched against

Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter launched on 30 April 1997, within three weeks of Star Fox 64, Shadow Warrior, Jonah Lomu Rugby and Descent Maximum.

Released around the same time: Star Fox 64, Shadow Warrior, Jonah Lomu Rugby, Descent Maximum.

Official trailer

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When did Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter come out?
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter was released on 30 April 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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