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SummaryLost in space and deep behind enemy lines, the player must don an elite fighter pilot's uniform and defend the galaxy's last hope in Tarr Chronicles, an arcade-style space combat simulation. At your disposal are dozens of detailed high-tech fighters bristling with cannons and rocket launchers, yours to fly against an unstoppable alien menace - th...
Rated Tfor Teen
Developer:Akella, Quasar
Tarr Chronicles
Released On:
Sep 18, 2007
Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
User score
Mixed or Average
6.0
My Score
Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
8% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
75% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
76
A thoroughly mediocre space combat game with a good storyline, decent graphics and bad sounds. Active wingmen and good spacecraft modification are a nice touch. [Oct 2007]
71
Tarr Chronicles is a solid mid-price space combat title. It may not be the best ever, but is't a solid and fun offering.
User score
Mixed or Average
6.0
43% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
29% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
29% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Oct 3, 2010
10
Immersive gameplay nice features like spaceship tuning and some pretty good allies.I like the graphics the sound is ok.Third person view of the ship.Nice **** i like that you can carry just an amount of weapons.forces you to take strategic decisions for the upcoming mission.
PC Report
Jul 13, 2013
6
Think: budget space combat game; a watered-down Freelancer that offers little more than standard ship-to-ship dogfighting. There is a decent ship customization element present, which good choice of chassis, weapons, engines... however, Tarr is a little on the repetitive side, and localisation suffers at times.
PC Report
70
Though it may get frustrating at times and is a little slow paced, if you're aching for a chance to fly through the galaxy in a personally-customized flying canister of destruction, Tarr Chronicles might be the game to satisfy the urge.
62
With the combat interminably dull and the story unintelligibly delivered, this isn't the triumphant return of the space shooter we'd hoped for. [Dec 2007, p.62]
60
Those not expecting too much, who may be pining for an uncomplicated spin through familiar territory will certainly enjoy Tarr Chronicles, but it's no substitute for replaying the utterly fantastic and cheap, "FreeSpace 2." [Christmas 2007, p.92]
50
Despite its stability problems, impenetrable plot, localization issues, and repetitive missions, Tarr Chronicles will likely still find an audience with long-suffering space simulation fans. [Jan 2008, p.87]
40
Tarr Chronicles is the painful combination of incomprehensible and insipid.
Oct 3, 2026
0
Tarr Chronicles sets out with intriguing concepts, yet recurring execution stumbles prevent it from reaching its true potential. At its core, strategic ai routinely bankrupts its own domestic economy through inefficient resource allocation during extended campaigns. Meanwhile, severe cpu single-thread bottlenecks manifest as campaigns progress, causing jarring micro-stutters even on enthusiast hardware. Rather than fixing long-standing fundamental bugs, post-launch development has repeatedly prioritized churned expansion packs. The undeniable potential of Tarr Chronicles is constantly overshadowed by technical oversights and an ungenerous post-launch model.
PC Report
Mar 7, 2021
0
Certaines vieilles daubes ne manquent décidément pas d’air… Pour autant pas si vieille que ça puisque cette daube-là précisément date de 2007 ! une sorte de vague simu de combat spatial qui fait penser évidemment à l’époque des Wing Co, X-Wing ou bien les Freespace ! bien qu’on soit ici plus orienté arcade que simulation, c’est un fait. Ce qui n’empêche pas ce Tarr (plein de tares) d’être assez joli quand il daigne fonctionner… vraiment correctement ! il ne marche pas sur Windows 7-64, ce qui peut être le cas de nombreux jeux, hélas… Mais sur Windows XP, il ne marche pas non plus…! tout ce qu’on a après l’installation du dvd-rom, c’est le menu de configuration puis le lancement… non pas du jeu mais d’une sorte d’écran gris-bleu uni, puis d’un message d’erreur et d’un retour inopiné au bureau. Ou les deux en même temps, mon Général ! Chapeau les golios programmeurs… mais après l’application d’un patch (de 71 mo, oui seulement 71 mégas, pas 710 mégas ni… 71 gigas comme de nos jours !) la Chronique de la Tare veut enfin démarrer ! et là les bugs continuent comme le clavier en qwerty ou des boutons manquants dans les menus, du texte manquant dans les options et ainsi de suite… difficile de s’y retrouver dans ces conditions ! De toute manière, le jeu est à l’avenant : sensations absentes, bruitages ratés, interface perfectible, action confuse dans les combats, bizarres scripts (ou bugs ?) entraînant l’échec de la mission et difficulté mal calibrée puisque le vaisseau peut se faire tailler en pièces en quelques secondes seulement (un vaisseau en papier, je suppose !). Bref, une sorte de jeu bidon fini à la pisse… comme tant d’autres !
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