The optional secondary missions often have a unique gimmick, for example one has you hack into a ship's camera system, and lets you see enemy soldiers' silhouettes through walls. The missions are very varied, mixing intense action moments, more stealthy (but not annoying) segments, jet fighter dogfights, and zero-G gameplay with a grappling hook. IW makes very creative use of its setting, taking advantage of zero G or its futuristic tech to create interesting situations. You feel like you're in the middle of a blockbuster movie. When you walk towards your shuttle for the next mission, there is always something interesting happening somewhere as you walk by, NPCs talking, techs working, soldiers prepping.

Each area and celestial body on the map has a description very reminiscent of what you can read on Mass Effect's galaxy map. You command a carrier where you can walk around a bit between missions (including your quarters with a computer) and have a solar system map where you can pick your main and secondary missions. The dogfight sections feel like a 360° fps with aim assist that put you in some kind of pursuit mode that looks and feels awesome.Īt times the game feels like a mini Mass Effect. Yeah I'm totally nerding out, but it really is a very well thought out craft.Ī lot of missions begin or end with you launching from your carrier (think Vipers launching from the Battlestar Galactica) and landing back on it. As unrealistic as the Jackal may really be, it remains very believable within the context of the game, taking a lot of details from modern jets and the F-35 in particular, such as stealthy design (both general outline and close details like the beehive shape of the various trapdoors), internal weapon bays, VTOL fan, and adds many futuristic elements such as the throttle handle turning into a second stick when hovering, or the in-flight weapon refill drone. Take the F-35 and make it 100% more F-35, then make it more futuristic and capable of space flight. As a military aviation fan, I must give a special shoutout to the Jackal, the spaceworthy jet fighter you get to fly on a lot of missions.

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