Editing Galactica (2003 Video Game)

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:''This article discusses the ship as depicted in the 2003 video game. For other meanings of '''''Galactica''''', see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]].''

[[Image:Galac-game.jpg|thumb|The battlestar ''Galactica'' from the Video Game]]
The battlestar '''''Galactica''''' is the central ship in the [[Video game|video game ''Battlestar Galactica'']], released in 2003 by Vivendi Universal Games.

The setting of this game depicts ''Galactica'' as a veteran battleship in a setting that makes it a [[w:Prequel|prequel]] of the events of the Original Series by approximately 35-45 [[yahren]], but with significant differences to both continuities.

The player takes on the role of "[[William Adama (Video Game)|William Adama]]", a character that shares the name of his [[William Adama|Re-imagined Series character]], but whose history and continuity as a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot follows more more closely the technology and backstory of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the Original Series]]. As such, the battlestar ''Galactica'' shown in the game is generally the Original Series version and seems mostly, but not fully, integrated in the Original Series continuity.

The young Adama grows into leadership throughout the course of the game. Confirming Adama's progression is the appearance of the [[Imperious Leader]] [[Erebus]], Adama that, according to "sacred prophesies" he will "lead the last surviving humans to the location of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|13th tribe]]". The age of the battlestar as stated in the game implies that ''Galactica'' has fought for at least half of the [[Thousand Yahren War]].

The ''Galactica'' of the game is ''predominantly'' based on the [[Galactica (TOS)|Original Series version of ''Galactica'']], but with notable changes from ''TOS'' [[canon]], to reflect her in-game approximately 500-[[yahren]] service and the fact that she has had to rely on alien technology (a game exclusive) for upgrades and repairs. Text from the game notes:

:"The battlestar has been repaired often and parts of its structure are clearly newer or are made of stranger, alien materials. Parts of the huge engine nacelles are broken and partly scaffolded, the repairs half-complete, the exposed structures vast and skeletal."

Given the ship is based on the original, it is reasonable to assume her size<!--"displacement" is a nautical term with no applicability to space, because in space there is no water or anything else to displace!--> and capabilities mirror those of the [[Battlestar (TOS)|Original Series battlestars]].

''Galactica'''s commanding officer in the game is Commander [[Bryn Magus]] and his executive officer is Colonel [[Jen Kassia]]; neither character is mentioned other than in this game.

Five battlestars are mentioned in the game:
*Battlestar ''[[Atlantia (TOS)|Atlantia]]''
*Battlestar ''[[Columbia (TOS)|Columbia]]''
*Battlestar ''Galactica''
*Battlestar ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]''
*Battlestar ''[[Rycon]]''

==Notes==
*The game version of ''Galactica'' is part of a separate continuity that mixes elements from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] as well as unique material. It is not a canonical item in either series.
*This game debuted in stores on November 18, 2003. The [[Miniseries]] of the Re-imagined adventures of a new ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel less than a month later, on December 8, 2003. Despite suggestions that this game was based more on elements from the defunct [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|Singer/DeSanto revival project]], it was in fact created to encompass elements of both the 1978 and 2003 shows. An earlier incarnation of the game based on the Singer/DeSanto project was scripted but never produced. As a result, the game's continuity doesn't quite fit in either the Re-imagined or Original Series universes.

==See also==

*[[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)]]
*Video game information from [http://battlestargalacticagame.com/ The official game site]

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