Rebel Galaxy

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Rebel Galaxy
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Developer(s) Double Damage Games
Publisher(s) Double Damage Games
Engine OGRE
Platform(s)
Release
  • Microsoft Windows, OS X
  • October 20, 2015
  • PlayStation 4
  • January 5, 2016
  • Xbox One
  • January 13, 2016
Genre(s) Space flight simulator
Mode(s) Single-player

Rebel Galaxy is a space trading and combat simulation game developed and published by Double Damage Games. [1] [2] It was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X on October 20, 2015. [3] Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions were released in January 2016. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

A prequel to the game, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw , was released for Microsoft Windows on 13 August 2019 and later for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One on 22 September 2020. [7]

Gameplay

The game features space combat in capital ships in a randomly generated universe. [1] While non-player fighter craft and gunships are capable of three-dimensional maneuvering, the player and other capital ships are restricted to a two-dimensional plane of movement with combat focusing on using broadsides to attack and defeat enemy ships. [8] [9] Similar to earlier space flight simulator games such as Freelancer , players are free to pursue various activities, such as pirating, trading, or bounty hunting, in addition to completing story missions to advance the plot. [8]

Soundtrack

Rebel Galaxy uses licensed blues rock and country rock tracks from artists including Blues Saraceno, Nick Nolan, The Blue News, and Abbas Premjee. [10]

Reception

Rebel Galaxy has received generally favorable reviews, according to review aggregation website Metacritic based on 28 reviews. [11] [12] [13]

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References

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  6. ↑ Bradford, Joseph (January 9, 2016). "'Rebel Galaxy' Releases Stealthily On Consoles This Month, Brings Great Space Sim To Playstation 4 And Xbox One". Inquisitr . Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rebel Galaxy Outlaw for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and Steam launches September 22". Gematsu. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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  10. ↑ Baldree, Travis (12 May 2015). "The Rebel Galaxy Soundtrack". Double Damage Games, Inc. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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