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Star Wars: X-Wing is a series of space flight simulator games developed by Totally Games under license from LucasArts, spanning four main entries released between 1993 and 1999. The series places players in the role of starfighter pilots for the Rebel Alliance and, in TIE Fighter, the Galactic Empire, with gameplay centered on managing power, commanding wingmen, and completing mission objectives.
The games were developed by Totally Games, a studio headed by Lawrence Holland, under license from LucasArts. The original mission designers for the series were David Wessman and David Maxwell.
Star Wars: X-Wing won the Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1993, presented in 1994. The series was later ranked 23rd among the top games of all time by Next Generation magazine in 1996, which called it "second to none in the genre."
The main character of TIE Fighter is Maarek Stele, though his name is never revealed within the game itself. It appears only in the strategy guide and in The Stele Chronicles, a short piece of fiction written to explain TIE Fighter's backstory.
X-Wing Alliance, released in 1999, follows Ace Azzameen, the youngest member of a family-run transport company whose personal conflicts and Rebel Alliance service drive the story. The game's final missions put the player in the role of Lando Calrissian piloting the Millennium Falcon during the Battle of Endor.
The X-Wing series are traditional PC flight simulators designed to be played with a joystick, emphasizing resource management and mission strategy. Rogue Squadron and Star Wars: Squadrons, the latter released in 2020 by Electronic Arts and EA Motive, are arcade-style action games built for console controllers and include features such as multiplayer and virtual reality support.