<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-Wing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
X-Wing	B-Application
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
games	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
flies	O
starfighters	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
eponymous	O
X-wing	B-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
narrative	O
that	O
precedes	O
and	O
parallels	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Episode	O
IV	O
:	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Lawrence	O
Holland	O
and	O
Edward	O
Kilham	O
's	O
Totally	O
Games	O
for	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
X-Wing	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
for	O
spaceships	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
non-adventure	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
iMUSE	B-Application
music	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Wing	B-Application
was	O
a	O
best-seller	O
and	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
concludes	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
flying	O
as	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
in	O
his	O
attack	O
against	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulator	O
game	O
,	O
X-Wing	B-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
at	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
various	O
starfighters	O
in	O
space	O
combat	O
against	O
enemy	O
spacecraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	O
some	O
influence	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
first-person	O
from	O
inside	O
the	O
cockpit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
game	O
offered	O
pilotable	O
A-wing	O
,	O
X-wing	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Y-wing	O
craft	O
;	O
the	O
B-Wing	O
expansion	O
adds	O
the	O
B-wing	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
starfighters	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
recharging	O
laser	O
weapons	O
and	O
limited	O
warheads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
types	O
include	O
dogfights	B-Device
,	O
escorting	O
or	O
disabling	O
other	O
vessels	O
,	O
convoy	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
strikes	O
on	O
capital	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
assign	O
other	O
saved	O
pilot	O
profiles	O
to	O
be	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
wingman	O
;	O
the	O
higher	O
the	O
rank	O
of	O
the	O
saved	O
profile	O
,	O
the	O
better	O
the	O
computer-controlled	O
wingman	O
would	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Wings	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
higher-detailed	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
bitmap	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Wing	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
non-adventure	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
iMUSE	B-Application
Interactive	O
MUsic	O
Streaming	O
Engine	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
level	O
of	O
interactivity	O
is	O
reduced	O
from	O
previous	O
iterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
X-Wing	B-Application
,	O
iMUSE	B-Application
provides	O
musical	O
cues	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
in-game	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
friendly	O
or	O
hostile	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Wing	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
in	O
February	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
the	O
Imperial	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
and	O
B-Wing	O
expansion	O
packs	O
on	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
material	O
for	O
the	O
sixth	O
tour	O
of	O
duty	O
was	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
X-Wing	B-Application
special	O
edition	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
later	O
game	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
released	O
the	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
space	O
combat	O
simulator	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
released	O
the	O
Collector	O
's	O
CD-ROM	O
Edition	O
of	O
X-Wing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
itself	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
X-Wing	B-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newer	O
engine	O
supports	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
and	O
other	O
rendering	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
version	O
could	O
send	O
payment	O
and	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
their	O
instruction	O
manual	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
receive	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
golden	O
CD-ROM	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
gift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
the	O
X-Wing	B-Application
Collector	O
Series	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
product	O
again	O
changed	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
engine	O
behind	O
X-Wing	B-Application
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
under	O
Windows	B-Application
9x	O
rather	O
than	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
MIDI-based	O
iMUSE	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
looping	O
Red	O
Book	O
audio	O
recordings	O
of	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
X-Wing	B-Application
along	O
with	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
were	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
original	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
editions	O
were	O
included	O
,	O
with	O
updates	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
modern	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-Wing	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
that	O
surpassed	O
the	O
predictions	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Wing	B-Application
,	O
which	O
one	O
author	O
later	O
stated	O
"	O
skillfully	O
captured	O
the	O
feel	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
films	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
best-seller	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
said	O
X-Wing	B-Application
succeeds	O
at	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
authentic	O
space-combat	O
simulator	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
contemporaneous	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
,	O
while	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rigid	O
structure	O
,	O
leaving	O
no	O
margin	O
for	O
error	O
,	O
"	O
controversial	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
X-Wing	B-Application
"	O
was	O
a	O
deserved	O
,	O
runaway	O
hit	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
scored	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
conversion	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
updating	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
with	O
texture	O
mapping	O
,	O
light	O
sourcing	O
,	O
and	O
higher	O
resolution	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Imperial	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
and	O
B-Wing	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
infamously	O
rigid	O
difficulty	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
fixed	O
in	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
welcome	O
port	O
of	O
an	O
outstanding	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
's	O
issue	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
X-Wing	B-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
TIE	I-Application
Fighter	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
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
B-Wing	O
was	O
a	O
better	O
value	O
than	O
Imperial	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
but	O
"	O
To	O
the	O
avid	O
X-Wing	B-Application
disciple	O
both	O
expansion	O
disks	O
should	O
be	O
considered	O
must-buy	O
products	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Wing	B-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
general	O
simulation	O
"	O
of	O
1993	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
from	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
(	O
with	O
World	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
)	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
of	O
1993	O
"	O
from	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Review	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
1993	O
"	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
X-Wing	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Fantasy	O
or	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1993	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
X-Wing	B-Application
the	O
5th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
high-tech	O
dog-fighting	O
action	O
,	O
nothing	O
can	O
touch	O
X-Wing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
presented	O
X-Wing	B-Application
Collector	O
's	O
CD-ROM	O
with	O
its	O
1994	O
"	O
Best	O
CD-ROM	O
Enhancement	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
X-Wing	B-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
Star	O
Wars	O
games	O
and	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
immersive	O
a	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
;	O
they	O
specifically	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
B-Wing	O
pilot	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-Wing	I-Application
and	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
Armada	O
miniatures	O
games	O
produced	O
by	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
