<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
TIE	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
space	O
flight	O
simulator	O
and	O
space	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-Wing	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
X-Wings	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
supports	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
and	O
adds	O
gameplay	O
features	O
and	O
craft	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
X-Wing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
and	O
re-released	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
X-Wing	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
unnamed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
an	O
included	O
novella	O
and	O
Prima	O
Publishing	O
's	O
strategy	O
guide	O
name	O
the	O
character	O
Maarek	B-Application
Stele	I-Application
and	O
provide	O
a	O
background	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
playing	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
saga	O
's	O
villain	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
presents	O
Imperial	O
forces	O
as	O
maintainers	O
of	O
peace	O
and	O
order	O
in	O
a	O
tumultuous	O
galaxy	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
reinforced	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
mostly	O
serves	O
under	O
the	O
tactical	O
genius	O
Thrawn	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
terrifying	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-flight	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
X-Wing	B-Application
,	O
played	O
primarily	O
in	O
first-person	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
third-person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
missions	O
place	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
unshielded	O
TIE	B-Application
fighter	I-Application
variants	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
access	O
to	O
advanced	O
fighters	O
with	O
shields	O
and	O
better	O
armaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
X-Wing	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
balance	O
power	O
allocation	O
between	O
weapons	O
,	O
engines	O
,	O
and	O
shields	O
(	O
when	O
available	O
)	O
;	O
some	O
craft	O
also	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
further	O
balance	O
power	O
for	O
a	O
beam	O
weapon	O
(	O
a	O
tractor	O
beam	O
which	O
can	O
prevent	O
enemy	O
fighters	O
from	O
maneuvering	O
temporarily	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
jamming	O
beam	O
which	O
can	O
disrupt	O
the	O
defensive	O
fire	O
of	O
enemy	O
capital	O
ships	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disabled	O
systems	O
will	O
slowly	O
be	O
repaired	O
;	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
order	O
in	O
which	O
systems	O
are	O
repaired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
based	O
upon	O
X-Wing	B-Application
,	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
does	O
introduce	O
several	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
TIE	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Clint	O
Bajakian	O
and	O
contains	O
many	O
of	O
John	O
Williams	O
 '	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
consistent	O
with	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
an	O
Imperial	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
pilot	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
villainous	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
music	O
played	O
during	O
flight	O
sequences	O
(	O
missions	O
)	O
uses	O
the	O
iMuse	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
offered	O
a	O
pre-release	O
demo	O
on	O
two	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
bundled	O
with	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-mission	O
demo	O
,	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Dodge	O
and	O
featuring	O
an	O
ad	O
for	O
the	O
Dodge	O
Neon	O
,	O
advertises	O
a	O
spring	O
1994	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
July	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
:	O
leaked	O
by	O
software	O
pirates	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
20th	O
;	O
17	O
months	O
after	O
X-Wings	B-Application
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Defender	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
three	O
battles	O
,	O
came	O
out	O
soon	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
a	O
Collector	O
's	O
CD-ROM	O
version	O
of	O
X-Wing	B-Application
using	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
updated	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
also	O
received	O
a	O
Collector	O
's	O
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM	O
includes	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
Defender	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
expansion	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
Enemies	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
CD-ROM	O
also	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
gameplay	O
under	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
1998	O
X-Wing	B-Application
Collector	O
Series	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
X-Wing	B-Application
and	O
a	O
pared-down	O
version	O
of	O
X-Wing	B-Application
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
drops	O
DOS	B-Device
support	O
,	O
installing	O
only	O
under	O
Windows	O
9x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
X-Wing	B-Application
use	O
the	O
X-Wing	B-Application
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
flight	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
3D-accelerated	O
graphics	O
and	O
texture	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MIDI-based	O
interactive	O
soundtrack	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
looped	O
Red	O
Book	O
audio	O
recordings	O
of	O
John	O
Williams	O
 '	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
X-Wing	B-Application
Trilogy	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
X-Wing	B-Application
and	O
X-Wing	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
along	O
with	O
X-Wing	B-Application
were	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
original	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
editions	O
were	O
included	O
,	O
with	O
updates	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
modern	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamebytes	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
its	O
"	O
very	O
highest	O
recommendation	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
numerous	O
improvements	O
over	O
X-Wing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
astonishing	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
improved	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
in-flight	O
information	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
praised	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
graphic	O
and	O
gameplay	O
enhancements	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
over	O
X-Wing	B-Application
,	O
but	O
described	O
the	O
missions	O
as	O
repetitive	O
and	O
complained	O
the	O
game	O
loses	O
appeal	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
n't	O
fighting	O
for	O
the	O
underdog	O
Rebellion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Collector	O
's	O
CD-ROM	O
Edition	O
called	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
"	O
the	O
best	O
space	O
combat	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
updated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworlds	O
Michael	O
Gowan	O
summarized	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
offers	O
the	O
"	O
action	O
of	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
dogfight	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
movies	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
really	O
at	O
the	O
cutting	O
edge	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
still	O
offer	O
more	O
depth	O
and	O
considered	O
design	O
than	O
many	O
young	O
razzle-dazzlers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
Fantasy	O
Simulation	O
"	O
and	O
best	O
overall	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
1994	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
declared	O
it	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
action	O
game	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
space-combat	O
simulation	O
ever	O
created.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
magazine	O
's	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
in	O
its	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
categories	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
these	O
prizes	O
to	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
and	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
UFO	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
the	O
56th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
became	O
the	O
second	O
Lawrence	O
Holland	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
inducted	O
into	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Greatest	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
July	O
2004	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Tie	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
CD-ROM	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
CD-ROM	O
Enhancement	O
"	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
recognized	O
again	O
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
2010	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
declared	O
the	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
CD-ROM	O
the	O
4th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Now	O
updated	O
and	O
looking	O
better	O
than	O
ever	O
 [ ... ] 	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
still	O
an	O
untarnished	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-Wing	I-Application
collectively	O
as	O
number	O
23	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
flight	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
accomplishment	O
after	O
finishing	O
a	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maarek	B-Application
Stele	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Prima	O
Publishing	O
strategy	O
guide	O
later	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
TIE	O
Advanced	O
and	O
TIE	O
Defender	O
pilot	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-Wing	I-Application
miniatures	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
