Galaxy on Fire

Galaxy on Fire
Developer(s) Fishlabs Ben Murph
Publisher(s) Fishlabs
Designer(s) Fishlabs
Platform(s) iOS, Android, Mac, BlackBerry, Java, MeeGo, Symbian^3, Zeebo, Windows PC
Release 2006 (GOF) , 2009 (GOF2), 2013 (GOFA), 2016 (GOF3M), 2016 (GOF3MR)
Genre(s) Space flight simulator game
Mode(s) Single player

Galaxy on Fire is a series of 3D space trading and combat simulation video games by Hamburg/Germany-based mobile games developer Fishlabs. The series consists of Galaxy on Fire 3D, Galaxy On Fire 2, its two add-ons: Valkyrie and Supernova, Galaxy on Fire Alliances and Galaxy on Fire 3. Galaxy on Fire 3: Manticore is the same game as Galaxy on Fire 3, but developed for Nintendo.

There are a number of different ports and versions of the game, including Galaxy on Fire 2 HD for iPhone, iPad, Galaxy on Fire 2 for older iOS devices, Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD for Mac and Windows PC, Galaxy on Fire 2 THD for Tegra2 devices, and Galaxy on Fire 2 for the Xperia Play. There is also a MMO in the series, labelled Galaxy on Fire: Alliances, based around battling, claiming planets, solar systems, and including a clan system.

Plot

Galaxy on Fire takes place in a fictional galaxy ruled by four major factions (the pioneering Terrans, the conservative Nivelians, the defiant Midorians and the belligerent Vossk) and centers around Keith T. Maxwell, a former Wing Commander of the Terran Space Fleet, who now earns his credits as a hero-for-hire and ends up saving the universe from destruction multiple times. Fans and media alike have often complimented the immense freedom of action, which the Galaxy on Fire series grants the player due to its well-balanced mix of story, mission, and sandbox gameplay. Please note though, that Galaxy on Fire 3 is not an open world game while all other games in the series are. At any point throughout the game, the player can digress from the main story and go on freelance missions of their own choosing which are obtained in the Space Lounge. While doing so, they can freely decide whether they would like to earn their credits as a pirate hunter, hit man, mercenary, craftsman, transporter, trader, weapons dealer, smuggler, defender or miner.

Reception

In September 2006, Pocket Gamer gave the original Galaxy on Fire 3D a 9-out-of-10 rating and Gold Award. They said "the game will change the way you think about mobile phone games forever.”[1] In October 2010, 148Apps.com wrote that “there really isn’t a more complete space game in the App Store.”[2] In 2011, Galaxy on Fire 2 won the German Computer Game Award in the category "Best Mobile Game".[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Review: Galaxy on Fire 3D at Pocket Gamer". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  2. ↑ "Review: Galaxy on Fire 2 at 148 Apps". 148 Apps. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Galaxy on Fire 2 announced "Best Mobile Game" at the German Computer Game Awards 2011". German Computer Game Award. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
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