Star Fighter

Star Fighter is a video game in the action genre developed by The World Federation Entertainments Network and published by Studio 3DO originally released in 1995. It is currently playable on 3DO, Acorn 32-bit.

3037. FedNet is now in control of the federation, and in an attempt to gain the trust of the populace after decades of corruption and war, the FedNet Space Corps were sent to the farthest planets to crush the petty warlords still running the show there. After being 'convinced' to join them on a tour of duty, you are assigned to an elite flying group for the sole purpose of testing cutting-edge technology.

A re-release of the original game of the same title released a few years earlier for the Acorn Archimedes platform, Starfighter 3000 features more detailed graphics (all surfaces are now texture mapped and a fog filter reduces clipping). With 15 levels in 4 worlds, the player controls the Predator Mark-IV, a fighter craft capable of space and atmospheric flight. However, apart from the handy boost button, the player has no control over the throttle, (unless using a flight stick with push controls such as 3DO's CH Pro stick) and must keep moving at all times.

In versions after 3DO, only two viewpoints are available: the back view (best for aerobatics and flight in general) and the cockpit view (for precise aiming and NOE flight). The 3DO version contained several more, such as a TV-style flight camera, weapon cameras, and enemy cameras that could show the viewpoint of nearby enemies.

By collecting crystals, the player could upgrade his ship and obtain more ammunition, and by combining colors, obtain more powerful weapons, some of which could also be obtained by parachute drops sent by FedNet.

One of the defining features of the game is the use of the laser (basic weapon) to terraform the map. As the game map is composed of tiles, some with higher or lower vertices, they can be leveled by simply firing repeatedly at the same area. This allows players to strategically avoid heavy defense turrets by simply collapsing a hill, or destroy a heavier turret by simply digging up the ground beneath it.

The player starts the game with three lives, and gains one life every 250k points. Losing all lives means ending the game, but as there is no profile for each pilot (as in Tie Fighter), the game can be resumed freely from the last saved game.

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