COLOGNE, Germany—I am an X-Wing pilot, flying high above the molten rock of Sullust, ducking my way through streams of green energy blasts. I am a TIE Fighter pilot, chasing down rebel scum with my impossibly fast ion engines and well-placed homing missiles. I am 10 years old again.
As someone who was totally obsessed with the likes of Lucasarts' TIE Fighter and X-Wing games back in the day—going as far as to persuade my parents to buy me a pricey Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro joystick to get the "full experience"—Star Wars Battlefront's new Fighter Squadron mode is a wonderful thing indeed.
That's not say Fighter Squadron is a replacement for those earlier games; it's a far more limited affair. But in lieu of a full-fledged sequel to X-Wing (how about a VR remake?), I'll take it. Besides, Fighter Squadron has its own charms outside of just being really, really ridiculously good looking.
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