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Avg. Rating: 9.0

Reviews

FA Tyrell "Spokes" Borran on 31 July 2011
Rating: 8
One of the easier missions in X-Wing. You can get a Mission Complete without much effort and can rack up a lot of kills by taking on the TFs and the Frigate.

The key to a high score is vaping the furthest FRT as quickly as possible and then coming back for the other two. If the furthest one hypes out, no Frigate.

I remember how it felt to finish the training missions and then fly Mission 1 of Tour 1 the very first time some 18 years ago. This was the coolest and most advanced game anyone had ever seen and I was hooked.

BGN Hermus Dogan on 31 July 2011
Rating: 9
At first glance this mission is pretty basic. Go here, kill a few freighters, leave. It really is that basic if you only destroy the minimum required number of freighters.

But if you're a little more patient, you see the larger picture. This mission is ripe for a few different sorts of tactics, and if you wait long enough (or is it from killing a certain freighter?) you'll see the arrival of a Nebulon-B Frigate. Not particularly threatening since it jumps in so far from anything, but it's home to an absurd number of TIE Fighters. I couldn't quite believe it when wave after wave TIEs kept launching.

If you tackle the whole slew of Imperials, this is quite a fun mission. Damon suggested this mission for the Academy in his review, and I have to agree with that assessment. Seems like a good standard for a starter mission.

CMDR Rahm Nyko on 30 July 2011
Rating: 8
This mission was fun! It had some good elements to it. It would have been nice to get one more set of torpedo's and if it had a little more of a challenge to it.

GEN Damon Lightwind on 30 July 2011
Rating: 10
Nothing like revisiting an old classic mission and it one I remember like yesterday. Brings back the memories before my RS days and during as well fun times every one of em. I also think this one would be a good to use in the Academy for training. It's got a good feel for that kind of purpose and is decent enough to get started on.

COL Brig Dolaree on 26 July 2011
Rating: 10
A classic start to a classic game. I miss the old days of gaming. ":)

MGN Adam Mieter on 26 July 2011
Rating: 10
A really smooth and stress-free mission, I always liked it. The easter egg with the freighters' names was a brilliant idea. And I didn't know about the TIE Fighters, so I will refly it again ;)

CMDR Mia StormChaser on 26 July 2011
Rating: 8
I think this is a great mission to start the first tour with - once you've figured out not to take to long getting rid of the freighters, it falls into place very easily, and unlike some of later tours missions is quite easy to complete. Lots of chances for getting extra points as well, one of which is taking on some of the TIE's which come into the area later on in the mission.