Battlestar Galactica (video game)
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A number of video games have been released based on the various incarnations of the Battlestar Galactica franchise.
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[edit] Original series
In 1978, Mattel released a handheld electronic game called Battlestar Galactica Space Alert based on the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series.
Mattel also developed a game for its Intellivision game platform which was probably intended to be an official Battlestar Galactica game, but it did not have the legal right to market such a game. The game was released instead under the more generic name Space Battle, although it retains hallmarks of the series, including Cylon-style robots.[citation needed]
The 1978 Battlestar Galactica series inspired a video game for Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox in which the player plays as Commander Adama as a younger man, and flies a number of missions in different craft against Cylon ships. The game follows Adama's career during the first Cylon Wars. It retains many design elements from the 1978 series.
[edit] Reimagined series
[edit] Official
The first game for the new series was released for mobile phones on February 06, 2006. The player starts as a rookie pilot. Players take over the controls of the Colonial Viper Mark VII high performance fighter, and are quickly drawn into the ongoing interstellar war. Fighting their way through 20 levels and a variety of missions, players battle with the deadly Cylons.
A Battlestar Galactica game based on the new series was announced for Xbox Live Arcade and Windows PCs, and was released on October 24, 2007.[1]
The XBOX Live Arcade Game takes the player through the major fights of the first two seasons of the show as a Viper pilot, it also incorporates multiple achievements and online multiplayer, not to mention unusual abilities Colonial and Cylon fighters possess, such as shielding, stealth, and advanced weapons. The game received an RTV rating of 92.67% only the fourth arcade game to be rated at over 90%.
The game is now available for free on fileplanet.com.
[edit] Fan Made Game Mods
Game Mods of various games has been made.
[edit] BSG:Beyond the Red Line
A fan modification for FreeSpace 2 known as Beyond the Red Line had a demo version released on March 31, 2007. The Beyond the Red Line demo allowed players to play a tutorial, one mission and multiplayer. While not an official licensed product it has been featured in multiple publications.
[edit] Other Mods
There are also Battlestar Galactica fan modifications of the games Star Trek: Armada II, Homeworld, Homeworld 2, Freelancer,Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and X³: Reunion.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Battlestar Galactica at MobyGames
- Battlestar Galactica Space Alert at the Battlestar Wiki
- http://www.battlestargalacticagame.com/ Official site for the 2007 game
- http://www.bsg-galactica.com/ A fan based Modification for the game Freelancer, based on the old and new series.
- http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/ Website of Freespace2 Mod Beyond the Red Line
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