"Permission to jump in an X-wing and blow something up?" "Permission granted." Courtesy of EA You may have seen this meme: Along with the quote "I grew up here," people posting images of their cherished virtual spaces—some chose their favorite Halo map, others a scene from a Zelda game. If I were to show my personal playground, it’d be the inky black of space as seen from a pixelated B-wing cockpit. As a kid, I was obsessed with the Lucasarts classics Star Wars: X-Wing and TIE Fighter . This celebrated ’90s series mixed the spaceships of the Star Wars franchise with the interface of a flight simulation game, letting players experience the Galactic Civil War from the pilot’s seat. WIRED: Gameplay that’s fun but rewards practice and skill, creative single-player campaign levels, reasonable price, super fun team-based online multiplayer, diverse ship classes will lead to player specialization, appetizing $40 price, pew pew pew TIRED: Campaign mode is a tad on the short side, unknown if this is it or if DLC will add content in the future Now, EA and Motive Studios are trying to recapture some of that old magic. Star Wars: Squadrons brings starfighter action back to […]

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