Star Wars Galactic Battle

Last night a friend came in from out of town and stayed with us. When he got here he said the he had something for me that he got at a yard sale or swap meet and it was in his garage for a long time just waiting for me. So he pulled it out and it was the Star Wars Galactic Battle game which is basically Electronic Battleship with the Star Wars Motif.

It is from 1997 and all the pieces were there with the exception of 1 ship and 1 base which doesn't affect the game play since it comes with 20 ships and you basically play with 10 most of the time. The game is set up with one side as the Rebel Alliance and the other the Empire. The ships that are included in the set are: The A-Wing, X-Wing, Y-Wing, Rebel Transport, and Star Cruiser for the Rebel Alliance and the TIE Fighter, TIE Bomber, TIE Interceptor, Victory Star Destroyer, and Imperial Star Destroyer for the Empire. You get 5 extra ships and bases on each side because there is a game level that allows you to deploy new ships during the battle.

We set it up and began playing and some of the cool things about the game are: You get 10 miniature ships from the Star Wars movies for use with the game. There are actual quotes from the movies during game play. There are 3 levels of game play that you can choose from. There are laser blasts and explosion sounds for your shots. Some of the things that could be better are: The container spaces to put the hit and miss pegs in are not square and are small so it makes it very difficult to get the pegs out to put in the board during the game. The grid is set up with hexagon spaces and therefore you cannot place a ship horizontal, only vertical or diagonal. The ships are all small. They aren't even as long as the peg base that you place them on. The only ones that look correct are the 2-peg ships which are the TIE Fighter and the A-Wing Fighter.

So, we played 2 games with me as the Rebel Alliance and him as the Empire and I lost both games. I told him that I was being a gracious host and let him win so he could have a great time during his visit. Today I played with my 9yr old daughter and I lost to her as well. That makes me 0-3 and therefore I'm no longer allowed to be part of the Rebel Alliance. Overall I think its a pretty cool twist on the Battle Ship game and look forward to playing it many more times and hopefully winning some along the way. Aside from playing the game we had great time seeing our friend and look forward to seeing him and his family very soon

Have you played this game before? If so let me know what you think of it.
Also do you have any games that have added the Star Wars motif to them?