Rebel Galaxy
Jan 13, 2016 Rebel Galaxy is a lazy Sunday afternoon game that might make you late for work on Monday. Easy to play and the missions are a bit Rebel Galaxy is a lazy Sunday afternoon game that might make you late for work on Monday. Easy to play and the missions are a bit repetitive but it slowly grows in scale. Your ship and the combat gets bigger and faster.
| Rebel Galaxy | |
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| Developer(s) | Double Damage Games |
| Publisher(s) | Double Damage Games |
| Engine | OGRE |
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| Genre(s) | Space flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Rebel Galaxy is a space Western-styled space trading and combat simulationsingle-player video game developed and published by (at the time) two-person studio Double Damage Games.[1][2] It was released on Steam and GOG.com for Microsoft Windows and OS X on October 20, 2015.[3]Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions were released in January 2016.[4][5][6]
A prequel of the game, called Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, was released on 13th August 2019 on the Epic Games Store.
Gameplay[edit]
The game features space combat in capital ships in a randomly generated universe.[1] While non-player fighter craft and gunships are capable of three-dimensional maneuvering, the player and other capital ships are restricted to a two-dimensional plane of movement with combat focusing on using broadsides to attack and defeat enemy ships.[7][8] Similar to earlier space flight simulator games such as Freelancer, players are free to pursue various activities, such as pirating, trading, or bounty hunting, in addition to completing story missions to advance the plot.[7]
Soundtrack[edit]
Gothic 3 forsaken gods enhanced edition walkthrough. Rebel Galaxy uses licensed blues rock and country rock tracks from artists including Blues Saraceno, Nick Nolan, The Blue News, and Abbas Premjee.[9]
Reception[edit]
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Rebel Galaxy has received generally favorable reviews, according to review aggregation website Metacritic, which assigned the game a score of 75, based on 28 reviews.[10] The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game received Metacritic scores of 64 and 76 respectively.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ abHall, Charlie (October 14, 2014). 'Rebel Galaxy, the newest game from the men behind Diablo and Torchlight'. Polygon. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^Waters, Reuben (January 27, 2015). 'Rebel Galaxy Rocks PAX South 2015'. Ten Ton Hammer. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^Chalk, Andy (September 15, 2015). 'Rebel Galaxy, the 'bikers in space' game, will be out in October'. PC Gamer. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ abRowen, Nic (January 20, 2016). 'Review: Rebel Galaxy'. Destructoid. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^Craft, Scott (December 26, 2015). ''Rebel Galaxy' PS4 And Xbox One Release Dates Revealed; Coming Early January, Says Double Damage'. iDigitalTimes. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^Bradford, Joseph (January 9, 2016). ''Rebel Galaxy' Releases Stealthily On Consoles This Month, Brings Great Space Sim To Playstation 4 And Xbox One'. Inquisitr. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ abcStapleton, Dan (October 16, 2015). 'Rebel Galaxy Review'. IGN. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ abLivingston, Christopher (October 27, 2015). 'Rebel Galaxy review'. PC Gamer. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^Baldree, Travis (12 May 2015). 'The Rebel Galaxy Soundtrack'. Double Damage Games, Inc. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ ab'Rebel Galaxy for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ ab'Rebel Galaxy for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ ab'Rebel Galaxy for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Rebel Galaxy at Metacritic