inder ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁ships . ▁Even ▁though ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁shoot ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁being ▁shot ▁by ▁other ▁ships , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁damage ▁meter , ▁nor ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁destroy ▁the ▁ships ▁with ▁pil ots ▁or ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Star w inder ▁received ▁medi oc re ▁reviews , ▁with ▁critics ▁generally ▁comment ing ▁that ▁the ▁tracks ▁are ▁too ▁short ▁and ▁differ ▁in ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁background ▁graphics , ▁leading ▁to ▁game play ▁which ▁is ▁over ly ▁easy ▁and ▁repet itive . ▁While ▁Next ▁Generation ▁and ▁Electron ic ▁G aming ▁Month ly ▁offered ▁some ▁pra ise ▁for ▁the ▁graphics ▁and ▁the ▁strategy ▁added ▁by ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁track ▁at ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁reduced ▁speed , ▁Tom ▁Ham ▁of ▁Game Sp ot ▁called ▁the ▁graphics ▁medi oc re ▁and ▁cont ended ▁that ▁stay ing ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁strategy ▁in ▁every ▁situation , ▁making ▁the ▁game play ▁essentially ▁restrict ive ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁repet itive . ▁Sc ary ▁Larry ▁of ▁Game Pro ▁called ▁Star w inder ▁" a ▁medi oc re , ▁bare ly ▁enjoy able ▁race ", ▁and ▁Next ▁Generation ▁concluded ▁that ▁" the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁and ▁play ▁mechan ics ▁simply ▁aren ' t ▁varied ▁or ▁eng aging ▁enough ▁to ▁hold ▁one ' s ▁attention ▁for ▁very ▁long ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Star w inder ▁at ▁I GN ▁ ▁Star w inder ▁at ▁Game Sp ot ▁ ▁Star w inder ▁at