BANG! Gunship Elite

by Red Storm Entertainment

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• ASIN: B00004U1IU
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.8 x 1.9 inches ; 8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: August 25, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,576 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #87 in Software > Outlet
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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The player is Xaha, a young talented Arikhan fighter pilot. He has his own fighter sooner than intended, but enormous losses in the first encounters with the enemy have already made it necessary to replace more experienced pilots. The losses are so great that Xaha often has to face the enemy alone. Combat information says the first mission of the enemy is to destroy the Dagon-bases, since they are considered the brains in the Alliance. The Alliance of the Three Races has always had its conflicts with the Sektar, the evil race that was excluded from the Alliance so many years ago. Many of the Alliance have lost members of their families for generations because of the Sketar's treacherous attacks on unprotected outposts of the Alliance. Until now, the Alliance has managed to avoid a large-scale conflict, but now the Sektar has recruited the infamous Morgoths, intending to wipe out the Alliance forever so it can have free access to the Kha. Whether the Alliance wants to or not, it must face this horrendous threat. Once again, the Alliance calls on the skills and courage of the Allied Arikhans to protect its people. All Arikhan military forces have been called to weapons, and a state of war has been declared.

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Best Fighter Game Ever?? Uh-No!, August 29, 2001

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H. A Huffman "haumf" (Mt. Prospect, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BANG! Gunship Elite (CD-ROM)

Freespace 2, XWing Alliance and Independence War 1 + 2 are GREAT Space Combat Simulations, "Bang!" (an apt name for this game) is nowhere near great. Basically, you fly around (2 speeds: fast or slow) and point and shoot, that's it. No picking your weapons loadouts or ship, no systems management, no complex manoevers, no coordinated attacks with wingmen (what wingmen?). After completing each level, you get a bigger gun strapped to your fighter and tougher enemies to fight. It was kind of like playing a more advanced version of "Galaga".
The missions ranged in difficulty from "Easy" to "Pointlessly Hard", you usually wound up facing entire battle fleets alone with a moderate amount of firepower. I cheated and played the whole thing through to the end in one sitting (a very short game). The last mission is ridiculously short, maybe 3 minutes.
However, I must point out the fact that the graphics are nice and it was fun to play Bang!, for a while. Some of the guns that you get to use are interesting. If you can find this game for [a low price] then go ahead and buy it, just don't expect much.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars it is okay, February 18, 2002

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khiul (a city) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BANG! Gunship Elite (CD-ROM)

Just got a new computer with a sweet graphics card and was excited to get some games. Bang! Gunship Elite said it requires 3D hardware acceleration so I thought I'd give it a shot and bought it after some debate. I was very disappointed. The graphics are fairly good, but I couldn't even beat the first mission as my weapons simply bounced off the hull of the enemy ship. The manual lends little help. You can skip this one.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Fighter Game Ever, March 5, 2001

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Jeff (Centennial, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BANG! Gunship Elite (CD-ROM)

From all of the fighter pilot games I've played, this one is by far the best. There's an awesome selection of weapons to choose from, and the game goes on forever. There is also a multiplayer option where you can play against real people, which is really fun. I recommend that everyone should buy it, it's worth it.