Return Of The EA Replay Reviews

Wing Commander
An original space shooter, Wing Commander thrusts you into space from a first-person perspective. The game also had an element of point-and-click storytelling. It's fun but jerky. Remember the technology that's at work here, and what few options developers had back in the day.

Wing Commander: Secret Missions
More of the same, and if you loved Wing Commander then or now, what could be better?

eToychest gives the overall compilation a 60%, and they also do decent job of justifying their score with comments about all 14 classics. At least you get the impression that the reviewer played each game in the pack when they do this.

Gaming Age also had a positive article. They assigned a B- score, but the comments they make seem to rate a bit higher to me.

This isn’t your typical retro slop either, EA has pulled from their fans wish list to bring us not only a great nostalgic collection, but one that brings back old favorites that gamers have wanted to see for many years now. If this collection does well, who knows, a next generation version of one of these classics could be a serious cash cow for the company.

Each emulation is perfect and playing them with the PSP analog or direction pad is flawless. It is true that younger gamers may not “get” these titles, but those of us who were around when they first hit store shelves will appreciate what nostalgic beauty they delivered. Top it all off for a price tag of under 20 bucks and just for the kick of re-living the past, you can’t pass this one up. A must buy for nostalgia buffs.

But special scorn should be reserved for Wing Commander and the expansion Wing Commander: Secret Missions. These all-time PC classics were reduced to near-unplayable messes on the SNES, yet those are the versions EA chose to preserve on Replay. Fantastic.

DC2007 Guest List Started

The very first guest list update for the 2007 DragonCon has appeared at their website. Two familiar names are confirmed so far. Bill Fawcett was important in making the original Wing Commander novels happen, and Margaret Weis was involved with the Wing Commander card game. Both have appeared at the convention in the past and have been very friendly. The next DragonCon is only nine months away!