Early multiplayer games I have in the Dogfight mode are a mix of exhilarating moments where you manage to stalk and destroy another fighter, interspersed with manic button pressing as you realise you're about to be turned into space dust and try anything to escape. In truth, it's the sort of game that takes a few hours for everything to click in place. Each felt distinctive, and alongside the different designs in each cockpit, offer up opportunities for you to either focus on perfecting your skills in one craft or learning when best to redeploy in a different ship.
You'll also get a Support class that can drop handy resupplies for teammates around maps, and open up potential avenues of keeping other players in the game.
Interceptors are nippy but weak, so perfect if you want to sneak behind opponents, while Bombers are lumbering ships that are handy for dealing mega damage. There are a total of eight in the game, with four classes for you to choose from. Because they change on the flick of a button press, the key becomes knowing when to prioritise putting your power into the area of the ship that needs it the most, flinging your ship into a good position, getting your shots away, and then racing away again.Īnd all of this is before we mention the ships themselves. Conversely, putting everything into your lasers means you'll pack a punch, but you'll be less nimble as a result. Pushing everything into the thrusters means you can move across the map quickly, but you'll do less damage with your lasers. What could have been a decorative touch quickly becomes an intriguing strategic decision. A major part of this is down to each ship's Power Management systems which, depending on your craft, mean you're able to shift power between your thrusters, lasers, and shields. Okay, so discovering that Star Wars: Squadrons' ships are a lot more intricate when it comes to controlling them is maybe not up there with one of cinema's most recognisable twists, but it does make it feel a lot more involved than the dogfighting we've seen in recent Star Wars games.
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