Project Starfighter
Encyclopedia
Project: Starfighter is an Open Source
2D shoot 'em up
written by Parallel Realities. It is a mission and objective based game also featuring an intricate plot.
In the future a weapons corporation known as WEAPCO has dominated the known galaxy with their AI driven starfighters. Under the rule of WEAPCO people begin to suffer and perish. A young pilot called Chris Bainfield makes it his duty to free his home star system of WEAPCO's control. He then moves on to other star systems acquiring new allies along the way. Ultimately Chris and his friends fight their way in to Sol and take down the WEAPCO empire.
The game is non linear allowing the player to choose the order of the missions they will undertake in the system. The player's craft, The Firefly, can also be upgraded with a choice of secondary weapons and ability to powerup the main plasma cannons.
It also features computer controlled wingmates who will assist the player in battle. If the wingmate's craft is destroyed the wingmate will eject and be available in the next mission. Some missions however stipulate that the wingmate must not be allowed to be killed.
Project: Starfighter has been ported to many platforms, including Linux
, Mac OS X
, Microsoft Windows
, Sony PSP, Amiga OS4, QNX
and Xbox
.
Resuming their journey towards Sol, the three allies rescue Phoebe's twin sister, Ursula, before they are attacked by Krass Tyler. The mercenary informs them that it is nothing personal and that he has been paid off by WEAPCO to eliminate the team. Eventually the group arrive at Earth where they battle for control of the planet.
With WEAPCO overthrown Bainfield chases Kethlan to Venus where he begs the commander to surrender, so that he does not have to kill him. Kethlan refuses and informs Bainfield that he would prefer to die a warrior's death. The two dog fight for one last time, with Bainfield emerging as the victor.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
2D shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
written by Parallel Realities. It is a mission and objective based game also featuring an intricate plot.
In the future a weapons corporation known as WEAPCO has dominated the known galaxy with their AI driven starfighters. Under the rule of WEAPCO people begin to suffer and perish. A young pilot called Chris Bainfield makes it his duty to free his home star system of WEAPCO's control. He then moves on to other star systems acquiring new allies along the way. Ultimately Chris and his friends fight their way in to Sol and take down the WEAPCO empire.
The game is non linear allowing the player to choose the order of the missions they will undertake in the system. The player's craft, The Firefly, can also be upgraded with a choice of secondary weapons and ability to powerup the main plasma cannons.
It also features computer controlled wingmates who will assist the player in battle. If the wingmate's craft is destroyed the wingmate will eject and be available in the next mission. Some missions however stipulate that the wingmate must not be allowed to be killed.
Project: Starfighter has been ported to many platforms, including Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Sony PSP, Amiga OS4, QNX
QNX
QNX is a commercial Unix-like real-time operating system, aimed primarily at the embedded systems market. The product was originally developed by Canadian company, QNX Software Systems, which was later acquired by Canadian BlackBerry-producer Research In Motion.-Description:As a microkernel-based...
and Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
.
Plot
Chris Bainfield, a rebel pilot from a star system known as Spirit, begins a mission to liberate a number of key star systems from WEAPCO's control. He hires a mercenary known as Krass Tyler to steal a Firefly starfighter for him and begins his mission, along with his close friend, Sid Wilson. After preventing a WEAPCO frigate from causing Spirit to supernova he begins the liberation of a number of slaves, including Phoebe Lexx who joins him in his quest. Shortly thereafter the pair are lured into a trap set by Kline Kethlan, the commander of WEAPCO's forces. Bainfield dog fights Kethlan who escapes just before Bainfield can destroy his starfighter.Resuming their journey towards Sol, the three allies rescue Phoebe's twin sister, Ursula, before they are attacked by Krass Tyler. The mercenary informs them that it is nothing personal and that he has been paid off by WEAPCO to eliminate the team. Eventually the group arrive at Earth where they battle for control of the planet.
With WEAPCO overthrown Bainfield chases Kethlan to Venus where he begs the commander to surrender, so that he does not have to kill him. Kethlan refuses and informs Bainfield that he would prefer to die a warrior's death. The two dog fight for one last time, with Bainfield emerging as the victor.
See also
- Blob Wars : Metal Blob Solid
- Blob Wars : Blob And Conquer
- The Honour of the KnightsThe Honour of the KnightsThe Honour of the Knights is a science fiction novel written by Stephen J Sweeney, the First Edition of which is licensed under Creative Commons . It was first published in 2009 and is the first book in the Battle for the Solar System novel trilogy. Sweeney wrote the novel after losing his job...
Further reading
- Magnus "MdaG" Olsson, Project Starfighter review, reloaded.org
- JuegaLinEx: más de 140 juegos compatibles con GNU-Linux, Chapter 31, Page 90
- Linux Format, March 2003, Hot Pick