EA Makes Another Sound Business Decision

As you probably guessed, I was being sarcastic there. It seems that Electronic Arts is really starting to enjoy screwing over its subsidiaries. Some of the most promising and interesting features of Ultima Online 2 have been dropped from the initial release. Furthermore, the company is going to create a new brand name called 'EA Games' from its subsidiaries. Big and popular industry names like Westwood, Maxis, Origin... would all disappear from the scene. You can read more about this in the latest Desslock's Ramblings.

A Flight Down Memory Lane

The gameplay is nothing we haven't seen before as Starlancer plays almost identically to previous Wing Commander games. But why mess with a winning formula?

There's no Maniac, Stiletto, or Blair here. Everyone's a talking head with little to no characterization, so there's no reason to care about the progression of the story.

Starlancer might as well be titled Wing Commander 6, with the Kilrathi replaced by the Coalition.

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