Starsiege
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| Developer(s) | Dynamix |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra |
| Director(s) | Rick Overman |
| Producer(s) | Ken Embery |
| Designer(s) | David Selle |
| Programmer(s) | Rick Overman |
| Artist(s) | Mike Jahnke |
| Writer(s) | Blake Hutchins Ian Christy |
| Composer(s) | Timothy Steven Clarke |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | March 24, 1999 |
| Genre(s) | Vehicle simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Starsiege is a mecha-style vehicle simulation game developed by Dynamix and released in 1999. Starsiege is set in the Metaltech/Earthsiege universe, which contains its predecessors Earthsiege (1994), Battledrome (1995), and Earthsiege 2 (1996). This universe also includes action game Hunter Hunted (1996), strategy games Mission Force: Cyberstorm (1997) and Cyberstorm 2: Corporate Wars (1998). It also includes the sequels Starsiege: Tribes and all subsequent Tribes titles. In 2015, this game and the rest of the Metaltech/Tribes series was released as freeware by Hi-Rez Studios, but Battledrome and the Cyberstorm series, were not.
Starsiege takes place in the 29th century, portraying the conflict between humanity and the artificially intelligent Cybrid war machines. Played out in various locations throughout the solar system, the story examines both civil unrest in the colonies and an all-or-nothing genocidal invasion by the machines. Bipedal mecha known as HERCs are the mainstay of ground-based combat, and the focus of gameplay.
Humanity is nominally united in an interplanetary Empire, led from Earth by the Immortal Emperor Solomon Petresun. Petresun's policy is the defence of Earth at all costs. While Earth is prosperous and well protected, the colonies on Luna, Mars, and Venus suffer from increasingly harsh regulations and production quotas. The combat units of the Empire are represented by the Imperial Police, Terran Defense Force and the Imperial Knights. The former paramilitary group is responsible for maintaining order in the colonies. The Terran Defense Force are the standard military with bases from Mercury to Titan. The Knights, led by Grand Master Caanon Weathers, are the military's elite and are provided with the best pilots and equipment.
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