Battlestar Galactica (video game)

A number of video games have been released based on the various incarnations of the "Battlestar Galactica" franchise.

Original series

In 1976, Mattel released a handheld electronic game called "Missile Attack", which was later resold as "Battlestar Galactica Space Alert" due to difficulties with NBC who refused to air commercials for the Missile Attack game. "Battlestar Galactica Space Alert" was obviously based on the original "Battlestar Galactica" film and television series.

"Cylon Attack" by A&F Software for the BBC Micro in the 1980s was another game based on the original series.

The computer game "Epic", and its sequel "Inferno", released by Ocean software in 1992, featured a similar plot to Battlestar Galactica as well as similar ship models and characters. [ [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/epic MobyGames page for Epic] ]

"Space Battle" & "Space Attack"

Mattel-developed Space Battle for Intellivision and its M-Network counterpart, Space Attack for the Atari VCS/2600 platform, were originally slated to be games based on the Battlestar Galactica series. One of Mattel's subsidiaries, Concepts 2000, had the license to produce Battlestar Galactica electronic toys, so it was figured to be a lock that Mattel would get the license to produce the official Battlestar Gallactica video game. The game was well into development when they discovered Mattel didn't get the license [ [http://www.intellivisiongames.com/bluesky/games/credits/action.html#battle Intellivision Lives' page for Space Battle on Intellivision] ] . The name was changed, but the graphics remained the same. The "flying saucers" in the game are actually Cylon Raiders; this is mostly imperceptible, due to the lack of detail that could be used in graphics of the platforms of that era.

Reimagined series

Official

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

The 1978 "Battlestar Galactica" series inspired a video game for Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox in which the player plays as Commander Adama as a younger man, and flies a number of missions in different craft against Cylon ships, following Adama's career during the First Cylon War. It retains many design elements from the 1978 series. It was developed by VU Games and Warthog Games.

Battlestar Galactica (Mobile)

Superscape, a mobile phone entertainment company, announced the launch of an action-game based on the series. Through a licensing deal with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group, the "Battlestar Galactica" mobile phone game is available for download now worldwide for Java enabled handsets. It was released for mobile phones on February 06 2006. The player starts as a rookie pilot. Players take over the controls of the Colonial Viper Mark VII high performance fighter, and are quickly drawn into the ongoing interstellar war. Fighting their way through 20 levels and a variety of missions, players battle with the deadly Cylons.

Battlestar Galactica (2007)

A "Battlestar Galactica" game based on the new series was released for Xbox Live Arcade and Microsoft Windows on October 24, 2007. [ [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15915 Sierra Dates Battlestar Galactica XBLA, PC Release "GamaSutra.com"] ] The game was developed by Sierra/Sierra Online and Auran.

The Xbox Live Arcade Game takes the player through the major fights of the first two seasons of the show as a Viper pilot, it also incorporates multiple achievements and online multiplayer, not to mention unusual abilities Colonial and Cylon fighters possess, such as shielding, stealth, and advanced weapons. Reception of the game by critics has not been overwhelmingly positive; it has received an average score of 55% from major publications [ [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/battlestargalactica Metacritic.com's page for Battlestar Galactica on XBLA "metacritic.com"] ]

Fan Made Game Mods

Game modifications of various games have been made.

BSG: Beyond the Red Line

A fan modification for "FreeSpace 2" known as "Beyond the Red Line" had a demo version released on March 31, 2007. The "Beyond the Red Line" demo allowed players to play a tutorial, one mission and multiplayer. While not an official licensed product it has been featured in multiple publications. ( [http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/ Official Website] )

BSG - Colonial Wars & BSG - The Awakening

"Battlestar Galactica - Colonial Wars" is an "" modification. [http://empireatwar.filefront.com/file/Battlestar_Galactica_Colonial_Wars_V5;89880] It was featured as the 'Mod of the Month' in the May 2008 issue of "PC Gamer". The mod development was finished at version 5.0, and development focused on it's follow-up project, which is a larger, total conversion mod. The follow-up is titled [http://www.moddb.com/mods/battlestar-galactica-the-awakening "Battlestar Galactica - The Awakening"] . The original site for the mod became largely overwhelmed, thus forcing the development to create a new, more efficient, website. ( [http://unitedmodding.com/bsgcw.htm Official Website] )

BSG: Fleet Commander

"Battlestar Galactica: Fleet Commander" is a "Homeworld 2" total conversion. Beta versions of "BSG: Fleet Commander" are available for Windows and the Macintosh. Players command human or Cylon fleets from both the original series and the 2003 reimagined version of the series. [ [http://www.battlestarmod.com/ BSG: Fleet Commander] ] [ [http://www.hw2bsg.org Fleet Commander Development forum] ]

Other

There are also Battlestar Galactica fan modifications of the games "Battlefield 1942", "Freelancer", "Homeworld", ', ', ', and ', as well as add-ons for the land and space simulator "Orbiter".

References

External links

*moby game|id=/battlestar-galactica|name="Battlestar Galactica"
* at the Battlestar Wiki
* [http://www.battlestargalacticagame.com/ Official site] for the 2007 game
* [http://www.bsg-galactica.com/] A fan based Modification for the game Freelancer, based on the old and new series.
* [http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/] Website of Freespace2 Mod "Beyond the Red Line"
* [http://unitedmodding.com/bsgcw.htm] Official Website of "Battlestar Galactica" - "Colonial Wars" and "Battlestar Galactica" - "The Awakening"