For those who just want a short summary before deciding to buy Tie-Fighter: BUY IT! This game is worth every penny. It is an excellent space simulator/dogfighter drenched in Star Wars lore and filled with memorable events and challenging missions. I can not stress enough THIS GAME IS GREAT! For the rest of you: This game was one of the first "real" videogames I remember playing and enjoying. Oh I had played a few other games before but Tie-Fighter really captured my imagination. The fact that I got to play as an Imperial pilot was an interesting change of pace, and this game does a great job of showing off how the empire is actually doing some good law'n'order type stuff and not everyone fighting for them are mustache twirling villains. The first several missions are about fighting pirates and bringing peace to a system torn by civil war! The gameplay is phenomenal. While the graphics are certainly a bit dated, they certainly aren't as bad a they could be. Turns out spaceships benefit from early 3d's blocky polygons. The missions range from dogfights, to raids on space platforms, to all-out space battles with capital ships weighing in. The whole experience is action packed and filled with challenges and split second decisions. The missions are also DRENCHED in Star Wars lore. Lots of little tidbits and extra bits of fluff if you complete the secondary and secret objectives. The game IS fairly hard. While there is an option to turn on infinite munitions and invulnerability, the base game can be a bit unforgiving. There's nothing like getting through an hour long dogfight only to have your ship stray a little to close to that enemy frigate and be blasted to smithereens and have to start the level over. However, I never really felt like the challenges were beyond my abilities to overcome. To sum up, A great game and a great experience. Glad to finally see it here on GOG !10/10
