The retail version of StarLancer picks up after this second battle and the declaration of war. StarLancer delivers a level of graphic details and special effects not currently found in space combat games. More than 80 types of spacecraft are rendered in extraordinary 3-D detail adding to the complexity of the dynamic mission structure. Players fly in over 25 gripping missions that range from escorting marine boarding ships to free POWs to leading an assault on space stations built right into an asteroid field. StarLancer also includes some exciting multiplayer features.
Players can work together cooperatively throughout the entire story, with up to four players.
Strong gameplay and intuitive controls combine to create a sense of arcade-style immediacy in a dazzling 3D environment. Three other titles published by Microsoft, FreeLancer, Dungeon Siege and Sigma, garnered Runner-Up Awards in their various categories. FreeLancer, developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft, was named Runner-Up in this highly competitive category. Citing the DVD, networking, graphics processing and the ease of use for developers, Xbox was crowned with its first major award. Xbox will be available at retail locations globally in the fall of 2001.