![]() ![]() Of course, none of us have actually left the earth's atmosphere, but you can still trust us, right? The ships in Babylon 5 don't fly like any other flight sim we've played before and it's completely different from the Wing Commander series. Ok, I know you've heard this before, but we played it and we can tell you that it actually does feel like you're floating around in space. Babylon 5 will utilize an ultra-realistic physics engine. Where Sierra is really pouring on the extra sugar is in the physics engine. Do well and you further the war effort of the humans, screw up and prepare to hightail it out of the galaxy. Sierra promises to offer nearly limitless playability as the "self-evolving universe" will unfold relative to your success in previous missions, meaning that your performance in certain missions will affect where you travel next. Obviously stepping away from the political focus of the television series, the Babylon 5 space combat simulator is going to emphasize gritty action over long-winded speeches.īabylon 5 will throw you in the cockpit of two of the Earth Alliance's best star fighters: the standard Starfury, which you will certainly be familiar with if you've ever watched the series, and the Thunderbolt, a new fighter craft that is faster and more maneuverable than the Starfury. Battleships of all designs are beginning to amass at the edge of the galaxy and it looks as if the efforts put forth by the crew of Babylon 5 may have been for naught. The relative peace of just a few years ago has been broken and border disputes are a frequent occurrence now. The game begins two years after the end of the series, falling somewhere between Babylon 5 and Crusade. The Babylon 5 space combat simulator will feature the talents of several people who worked on the television series, including writer Christy Marx, music composer Christopher Franke, and the show's creator J. ![]() Sierra is banking that the Babylon 5 series will make one heck of a space combat simulator and, from what we've seen so far, you're not going to have to be a fan of the series to enjoy the game. Crusade, the new series set in the Babylon 5 universe, is slated to hit sometime later this year, but what about all of your favorite characters? How can you see more of them? Well, if Sierra has a say they'll be appearing on your computer monitor before too long. This past year marked the end of Babylon 5's five year television run, but fans of the series need not fret. ![]()
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