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Allegiance

Allegiance is a multiplayer space combat sim originally developed by Microsoft that offers the action of ship-to-ship combat. From small, agile scouts to massive destroyers, you not only fly but also man the…

16 March 2000

Allegiance is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Microsoft Research, released 16 March 2000 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Allegiance is

Allegiance is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Microsoft Research and released in 2000. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Allegiance is a multiplayer space combat sim originally developed by Microsoft that offers the action of ship-to-ship combat. From small, agile scouts to massive destroyers, you not only fly but also man the turrets. With real-time strategy components such as fully upgradeable tech and massive multiplayer capability, Allegiance stands at the forefront of online interstellar combat.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction.

What it launched against

Allegiance launched on 16 March 2000, within three weeks of Thief II: The Metal Age, Soldier of Fortune, MDK2 and Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death.

Released around the same time: Thief II: The Metal Age, Soldier of Fortune, MDK2, Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death.

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When did Allegiance come out?
Allegiance was released on 16 March 2000 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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