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Star Wars Squadrons Review | ‘A flawed homage to flight sims of decades past’

By Jason Faulkner

Star Wars: Squadrons review for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Star Wars: Squadrons is a return to what was once a staple of Star Wars gaming. In the 90s and early-2000s, there were two great Star Wars flight series produced, X-Wing and Rogue Squadron. The former leaned towards flight simulation, with players handling complex targeting, communications, power management, and weapons systems.…

  • Gameplay is an excellent blend of the arcadey Rogue Squadron and the space sim X-Wing series.
  • Fleet Battles are complex and challenging.
  • Worth the $40 pricetag.
  • Limited content given that no DLC/live service has been announced.
  • Plot of the campaign is derivative and lacks punch.

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Jason Faulkner
Jason Faulkner

Jason Faulkner is Evolve Media's Evergreen SEO Manager. On a typical day, you can find him working desperately trying to get late-1990s/early-2000s PC games working at 4K and 16:9 ratio without crashing.

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