Starsiege
Starsiege takes place in the 29th century, portraying the conflict between humanity and the artificially intelligent Cybrid war machines. Played out in various locations throughout the solar system, the story…
Starsiege is a shooter developed by Dynamix, released 24 March 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Starsiege is
Starsiege is a shooter game developed by Dynamix and released in 1999. It was published by Sierra On-Line. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Darkstar.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Starsiege takes place in the 29th century, portraying the conflict between humanity and the artificially intelligent Cybrid war machines. Played out in various locations throughout the solar system, the story examines both civil unrest in the colonies and an all-or-nothing genocidal invasion by the machines. Bipedal mecha known as HERCs are the mainstay of ground-based combat, and the focus of gameplay. Humanity is nominally united in an interplanetary Empire, led from Earth by the Immortal Emperor Solomon Petresun. Petresun's policy is the defence of Earth at all costs. While Earth is prosperous and well protected, the colonies on Luna, Mars, and Venus suffer from increasingly harsh…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Starsiege launched on 24 March 1999, within three weeks of RollerCoaster Tycoon, Metal Slug X, Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 and Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy.
Released around the same time: RollerCoaster Tycoon, Metal Slug X, Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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