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Little known fact (at least I never see anyone mention it) is that the Germans were intent on capturing the French navy in 1940 for use against Britain. After the surrender Churchill ordered the British navy to attack French units in a neutral harbor in the Mediteranean to force them to remain...

Yep, what Durandal said. And if you lose you're out of the family. ;)

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/808/808805p1.html It's terrible. It seems as though the reviewer only played the game for an hour. It's very telling that he gave it a 4.9 but the IGN reader review average of Arena is a 7.1. Granted I lost all faith in IGN back in 2000 when they downgraded...

Kriegsmarine would have had a hell of a time fending off the British navy in the Channel though. That would have been ugly.

If I may be allowed to post something from the non-canon, I had a spectacular moment a few months ago while playing Standoff. During the battle of Warsaw I escorted the Broadswords to strike the Ralatha and Snakeir. First strike was by the numbers but the attack on the carrier was insane...

Yep, in 2006 I replayed the entire series from WC1 - 4. Now that was fun. And earlier this year I played Prophecy for the first time. It might be a while before I play it all again though, considering I now know basically the entire series by heart heh. Might replay Prophecy sometime soon.

D'OH, meant Tolwyn obviously. I was reading The Silmarillion earlier heh. :D

Ditto. I think it's a matter of practice though. I do very well for myself from behind the ship. If I go to top down I'd feel like I was playing a really suped up version of Galaga. :D

You need to finish your duel with me first Camelpope. I was about to kill you when that mysterious bug saved you. You can't defeat the Drakhi you hairless ape swine.

I agree whole heartedly with #4 and I think everyone else does too. It's avoidable by adding people to your friends list but it would be nice to be able to stay in the same room in player matches.

Ohhhh yea, I remember those examples now. My mistake. I do seem to remember though in SM2 that the Dralthis they commandeered were not equipped with ejection seats? I definitely recall the ejecting Kilrathi in Heart of the Tiger and Academy episodes though.

This is off topic, but technically Blair was actually guilty of negligence. According to the WC2 manual he sighted the stealths and instead of reporting them went looking for 'em on his own without warning the Claw. So he did indeed screw up, it's just that Tolkien blamed him for negligence for...

Well the bars are useful because they tell you how much afterburner you have and how much power you have in your guns. All stuff that you need to keep in mind. As far as my ship's strength though, I generally just try to avoid incoming fire and don't pay attention too much until the ejection...

I've been using the "behind the ship" view exclusively. I actually prefer it quite a bit, I use my radar to track any ape swine that get in my tail. I don't like the top down view at all, it's too arcadey for my tastes. Yes that's right, I said it's too arcadey. I'm aware of the irony so...

Tactics depend on what fighter you're using. The game has nothing to do with how fast you can get your shots off, you have to know how to get the most out of the ship you're flying. I guarantee you if you go into a fight with that mentality against someone who really knows what they're doing you...

In a sense the Axis defeat was a foregone conclusion, if one looks at the economic aspect of the war, as one smart chap already mentioned. The Allies won because they were were wealthier, but most importantly they won because they actually mobilized their economies for war very early on. Little...

You know what else I would like? Being able to customize your fighters. I'm having day dreams of painting my Darket like Fireclaw's and having the words "NO HOPE" printed on the hull. :D

Pleasantly surprised to see the game get a good review. On XBox.com the Arena board is full of complaints so I feared the worst. However, I now chalk this up to people downloading the trial demo, which actually can barely even be called a demo it only includes the SP aspects of the game, which I...

Yep, I'm having the same experience. Once you start familiarizing yourself with your ship the game becomes extremely tactical.

Well the first day of Arena is ending gentlemen and I've had quite a great time. I've taken a liking to a nimble and powerful little Darket I unlocked. Fighting in it has got me thinking about what a neat little game this is. I'm sure I frustrate numerous pilots who go against me in that Darket...