Space shooter that lets players assume the role of Ensign Adama some 40 years before the events of the original '70s television show. The story is set during a critical time for the human colonists as the war against the Cylons is coming to close. Adama has recently been assigned to the Galactica as a pilot and gamers play through the events that will shape the man who will later be Commander Adama, the captain of the last Battlestar leading a ragtag fleet of humans to their fabled homeworld called Earth. The game, developed by Warthog, is based on the 2003 Sci-Fi channel miniseries.
In this day and age, it's vitally important to specialize. I myself have cornered the market on reviewing oddball Japanese imports that scare and disorient other GameSpy writers, while the British development studio Warthog has seized upon the niche of outer-space shooters. Among the games on Warthog's resume are Starlancer for the Dreamcast, Star Trek: Invasion for the PC, and Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter for the current Holy Trinity of consoles (which tanked at retail despite a wave of positive reviews, including my own; you people hurt me sometimes). Read More »
When I walked into the palatial Paramour -- a mansion atop a hill in Los Angeles where Vivendi Universal was holding their PRE3 2003 event -- I didn't know that I'd be walking out with tons of games to talk about now. The scary thing is that they plan to reveal even more games that we didn't even get a taste of, at E3; for now, they're concentrating on a select bunch of their new titles. We'll be taking more in-depth looks at Metal Arms and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel next week since we were able to get more hands-on time with them and they deserve the attention, but for now console yourself with some handy impressions of a smattering of Vivendi's console lineup. We've got something for everyone here. Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Publisher: Sierra
Also available on: Xbox
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