Starwinder: The Ultimate Space Race is a shooter developed by Mindscape, Inc., released 31 October 1996 on PlayStation.
What Starwinder: The Ultimate Space Race is
Starwinder: The Ultimate Space Race is a shooter game developed by Mindscape, Inc. and released in 1996. It was published by J-Wing. It is available on PlayStation only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
As Conner, your overall objective is to bring home the ultimate reward -- the globe-like Starsphere. While your mission sounds fairly basic, it won't be easy; there are seven other pilots vying for the same prize. Residing in the far reaches of the Milky Way, competition includes a half man/half machine humanoid named Ko-Axe, the vengeful Tianna Stone, and an overconfident egomaniac that goes by the name of Dextor -- The Terrible. There are also drone pilots that fill in the rest of the playing field. Broken into quadrants, there are 44 different rails/tracks in which to race on; there are ten races per quadrant. While the bulk of the game is played against computer-controlled opposition…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Starwinder: The Ultimate Space Race launched on 31 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
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