Review: Star Wolves 3: Civil War

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Introduction:

I love games with spaceships in them, and have played almost every game for the PC with a spaceship in it since the mid 1980’s. Why am I bringing this up? Because the game I’m reviewing in, Star Wolves 3: Civil War, is just littered with spaceships. Does that make me more biased, or maybe more critical? It’s hard to say, but as someone who really enjoyed the previous two Star Wolves installments, I was pretty thrilled to take a crack at this new one. Let’s dive in and take a look, shall we?

Game Overview:

Star Wolves 3 is a…space-based science-fiction action/strategy/RPG hybrid of a game. *catches breath* What does that mean, exactly? This game mixes a few different elements into one pretty cohesive whole. At the core of the game is your control over your spacehips. You usually have an armed mothership and several fighters under your command. These fighters need pilots, which is where the RPG element comes in, as your pilots gain experience through combat, and these experience points can be used to increase their skills in specific areas, such as piloting, stealth, missile combat, etc.

The game takes place in a fairly expansive universe with over one hundred star systems. You begin the game as a lowly tug pilot, ferrying cargo back and forth between stations, until the story literally blows up in your face. From there, it’s a tale of intrigue as you make new friends, new enemies, acquire new ships and so on.

The gameplay itself is controlled by a fairly streamlined interface that hasn’t been changed much since the previous installment, which isn’t a bad thing since it worked well before. The game flows in real time, but you can pause at any time to give your ships orders, which is very handy in comba...

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...kind of took me out of the moment as well.

Overall though, these are relatively minor problems that could be corrected with a patch or two. It is odd to see that many of these complaints were present in the previous games, which makes them a tad less forgivable, but again, these issues are minor enough not to usually get in the way of the gameplay.

In Conclusion:

Whole Star Wolves 3 has a few problems, its positives definitely and thankfully outweigh its negatives. I had a great time playing through this game, and will continue to do so once this review has been posted, as I’m dying to see what happens next to these characters and the universe they inhabit. I can easily recommend this game to anyone who likes space combat games, role playing games, or tactical combat games, as this game successfully melds elements of all three into one fun and cohesive whole.

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