A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

Pros:  True to the Star Wars universe, great sound and graphics, interesting premise. Cons:  It can be overwhelming. Too much info to digest at once until you master Rebellion . Since 1977, Star Wars has inspired video games and computer simulations. And why not? Its storyline and visual effects-heavy battle scenes are ready made video game material. Want to fly an X-wing fighter or its nemesis, the Imperial TIE fighter? You can, if you have a PC and the X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter CD-ROM game. Want to be a Jedi Knight? There are several LucasArts Entertainment titles that will allow you to wield your trusty lightsaber, face Sith Lords and assorted baddies, and join the ranks of the Jedi Order in either the Prequel or Classic Trilogy eras. In short, there is a Star Wars game for almost every computer game category in the marketplace. (There is even a Monopoly variant released as a joint effort between Hasbro Interactive -- now Infogrames -- and LucasArts!)...

Author's Note: This is a very old review; I wrote it for Epinions back in 2003 when I started writing for the now dormant website. At the time, Epinions was owned by Shopping.com, and I was just a new reviewer at the site and still not quite sure how to write computer game reviews for a wide online audience.  I still have my CD-ROM disc somewhere, but I seriously doubt that a Windows 95 game will run on a PC with Windows 10.  Pros:  Good graphics, easy to handle, and lots of fun. Cons:  The film clips are nice but get boring after a while. Hasbro Interactive's Star Wars Monopoly: CD-ROM Edition is a fully animated interactive computer version of Parker Brothers' 1997 Monopoly board game, albeit with the 20th Anniversary "Special Edition" twist. Although the rules remain the same as the classic Monopoly game and the goal still is to buy up as many properties as possible and not becoming bankrupt, the setting is no longer Earthbound (as in Atlant...