Colony Wars

Colony Wars is a space-combat game set in 3095, when the Earth Empire has expanded across the universe at the expense of outlying colonies. As a recruit in the League of Free Worlds, the player takes part in missions intended to resist the Empire and weaken its Navy.

Gameplay

• Fly a variety of fighters from a first-person cockpit view or a third-person view behind the ship.
• Manage separate shield and armor meters on ships.
• Switch between weapons designed for different defenses: purple lasers drain shields, while red lasers damage armor.
• Use thrusters, drifting, and burst acceleration for maneuvering based on a basic simulation of Newtonian physics.

Campaign

Previous mission performance influences branching missions and storylines, with multiple possible endings.

Released for PlayStation in 1997, the game was developed and published by Psygnosis.