I-War (Independence War)
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The European box art of I-War
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| Developer(s) | Particle Systems |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
| Designer(s) | Glyn Williams Michael Powell |
| Engine | BRender |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Space combat simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
I-War (known as Independence War in North America) is a space combat simulator developed Particle Systems. The game was first published in 1997 in Europe by Infogrames, and in late August of 1998 in North America. An additional campaign was designed, packaged with the original game and released in 1999 as Independence War Deluxe Edition in North America and Independence War Special Edition in Europe.
The sequel Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos was released in 2001.
As the captain of Dreadnaught, the player could assume the command of any of the four workstations on the command bridge. From the command station (CMD), the player received his/her mission briefings and could sometimes control other ships through a remote link. The station also had access to an accurate star map. The ship was normally flown from the navigation station (NAV). From the weapons station (WEP), the player had an outside view of Dreadnaught's wire frame model. Following a locked target, the angle of view could rotate 360 degrees on all . This workstation also had a ripple fire mode which allowed attacking quickly a large group of enemies. The fourth station engineering (ENG) was for controlling the repairs when the ship was damaged by weapons or a collision with another object. However, the automated repair functioned well and player supervision was rarely needed. The station also had a fuel gauge, which was nonfunctional because the game design was changed to give Dreadnaught limitless fuel.
In the game, the player takes the role of an unnamed 23rd century spaceship captain in the Earth Commonwealth Navy. The primary opponents were rebellious insurgents called the Indies, a group distinguished by their elaborately and colourfully painted ships.
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