X-Wing: Alliance does have its flaws but I consider it one of the best non-movie Star Wars stories. Fantastic game that manages to establish a serious military theme, while remaining light-hearted and adventurous like the original movies. Plus, unlike X-Wing or TIE Fighter (although I do only vaguely remember these after so many years) it has a more personal stake. At it's core XW:A a family story, with actual characters.

Definitely recommend.

If LucasArts had any clue about what they should be doing, they would have released X-Wing, TIE Fighter and XWA with massively upgraded visuals; same for Republic Commando.

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Let's hope Disney has more sense.