Warping through this vast but colorful and densely packed region of space is rarely dull nebulae of different swirling colors, fields of asteroids and ice and junk, planets, moons, and of course stars give you plenty to look at. Undiscovered CountryExploring this galaxy is a big part of the fun, and setting out on a trip begins with a fantastic booming sound effect as your ship's warp drive spins up and activates. Outside of some nicely voiced talking heads, pirates are basically the same as the alien Greel in that they don’t seem to have any agendas or distinct behaviors. It’s good that personality comes across from the art style, because it makes up for the fact that factions have no personalities to speak of. The starting ship bears a noticeable similarity to Firefly’s Serenity (except it’s got guns) and everything from the small corvettes to the huge destroyers and dreadnoughts has more of a lived-in Empire Strikes Back feel to it, as opposed to a disturbingly sterile Phantom Menace style. “There’s a good variety of ships to fight and fly, and most look great and have lots of character. And because your shield and armor strength isn’t represented numerically, it’s tough to recognize when you’ve bitten off a bigger fight than you and your single hired mercenary wingman can handle and should make a hasty getaway.
A threat indicator tips you off to how much danger you’re in right now in general, but not specifically where it’s coming from. The biggest problem is that it’s hard to know if an enemy ship poses a threat until it’s already punched a hole in your hull. A decent selection of weaponry, ranging from beams to flak to missiles and mines, allows for some mixing up of tactics. She Might Not Look Like Much, But.These space boats do move and maneuver a little too fast for positioning to feel really tactical – shield facings aren’t as important when you can quickly spin a damaged side out of the line of fire – but using booster engines to line up your heavy-hitting broadside cannons against the enemy’s weakest shields, while blocking incoming fire with well-timed use of manually activated recharging deflectors, will yield some rewarding results in the form of nice explosions.
Because all your ship’s weapons you aren't directly controlling at any given time are manned by a customizable AI, the constant barrage of fire makes these feel like big ships with a crew that helps you out. So it’s important that these 2D battles look and feel good – and they sure do. “Even if you don’t take the bounty hunting or piracy routes, most of what you’ll do in Rebel Galaxy involves combat – either attacking other ships or defending yourself from pirates or other hostiles.
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