I learned how inverted controls worked, and how thrust and drag functions on planes. A game which let the player fly freely in space - something I'd dreamt about for years.Ĭolony Wars was my perfect form of escapism, and taught me things, too. One game in particular stands out: Colony Wars. My mom worked hard to get us the things we wanted, and around 1996, she surprised us with the Sony PlayStation and a couple of games. Having a mentally handicapped little sister and a single mom, extracurricular activities were out of the question.Ĭhannelling frustration and creative thought took the form of gripping a controller. Raised in a tough neighborhood, I could only think about being anywhere else. This meant two things: my mom could only afford a few games, but we were masters at them. Later, video games were introduced to our working class household. but I had hand-me-down toys to play with. My mom would say that we weren't raised poor.

It quickly reminded me why I wanted to pursue writing. It is also possible to be sent to Alpha Centauri by performing poorly during the Draco campaign.Last year I saw an article about the corporate restructuring of Sony Studio Liverpool - formerly Psygnosis. If the player is defeated in Gallonigher, the League will survive, but will retreat to resupply bases in the Diomedes system before launching an attack on Alpha Centauri. If the player succeeds in Gallonigher, the League will proceed to the Draco system. The game picks up several months after what is now known as the Battle of Bennay, when the player character signs up for combat duty with the League as it fully mobilizes for war.

When the Navy overextends its forces for the assault on Bennay, the League lures them into a trap inside a nearby asteroid belt, where the Navy strike fleet is destroyed. The Empire's Colonial Navy sends a fleet to attack League forces in the Gallonigher system, but the League executes hit-and-run strikes as they fall back to the main capital planet, Bennay. Stunned by the carnage, the other colonies band together as the League of Free Worlds, with a man known as the Father leading the fight. A peaceful insurrection in the 47th century only results in the Earth Empire's leader, the Tzar, personally leading the destruction of a rebellious planet. As the colonies become more prosperous, the inhabitants bceome discontent as most of their mined resources are used to benefit Earth. The discovery of hyperspace technology accelerates the Empire's interstellar expansion. As a result, the Earth Empire sends out expeditionary sleeper ships to distant planets found to have abundant natural resources and harvest them. The Earth is fully stripped of natural resources by the fifth millennium.