🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sun, 20 Feb 2000 19:16:06 +0000, Eric Adams <er...@shark5.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

>In article <3ktuass4tgnom8lei...@4ax.com>, TC
><tc...@REMOVEhotmail.com> writes

>>>   Yeah, more time to look at the pretty pictures because you're just
>>>using the mouse to aim your guns.. that is.. when the game finally
>>>arrives (note that the larger scale multiplayer add on wouldn't be out
>>>less than six months after the main game.. which has been "18 months
>>>away" for some 18 months now).
>>
>>Yay!  It's like one of those damn rail shooters in the arcades, BUT IN SPACE!!!
>>ISN'T THAT COOL! (if you can't sense the sarcasm please jump out of the nearest
>>window)
>
>WTF?! Surely SOMEONE must have learnt the lessons from Lucas Arts'
>'Rebel Assault' series???
>
>Is this confirmed? Will the 'Lancer games really not allow you to steer
>your own ship? That just smacks of carelessness if you ask me.

   Well.. no doubt that's exaggerated a whole bunch.. I don't think
Starlancer is like that.. but they sure are hyping the "feature" to just
be able to aim with the mouse and not have to fly in Freelancer quite a
bit..

Chris Reid                                            Wing Commander CIC
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