Game Revolution
- Review by G-Wok, B. "The Xbox port is still a solid game with a few extras thrown in for good measure."
- http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/xbox/action/star_wars_starfighter_special.htm

Game Industry News
- Reviewed by Chris Richards, score: 4 out of 5.
- http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=254

GameSpot
- Review by Trevor Rivers, 72%. "The game fails to put the Xbox's power to full use, but the fun that was available in the PlayStation 2 version is still fully intact."
- http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/starwarsstarfighterse/

The Electric Playground
- Review by Jason MacIsaac, 75%. "Starfighter SE will not astound you with mind-blowing graphics and innovation, but as a wise man once said, it's a reasonably solid debut title."
- http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=7726

IGN
- Reviewed by: Aaron Boulding, score 7.8/10. "It's definitely Starfighter, but we couldn't figure out what makes this edition special."
- http://xbox.ign.com/articles/166/166466p1.html

PlanetXbox
- Review by Raymond Padilla, 73%. "Despite its lack of originality and ultimately disappointing graphics, Star Wars Starfighter: Special Edition remains a decent, but far from great game."
- http://www.planetxbox.com/features/reviews/2002/starfighterse/

XBox Exclusive
- Review by Pete Calderwood, 89%. "As long as you don't mind flying Episode 1 spacecraft instead of X-Wings and Tie Fighters, Starfighter would be a worthy addition to your game collection."
- http://www.xboxexclusive.com/reviews/Starfighter/

GameZone
- Review by Michael Lafferty, 94%. "This is what a flight sim should be. The first-person perspective is incredible, as are the graphics."
- http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18816.htm

The Armchair Empire
- Review by Omni, 8/10. "It may not be as addicting as other Star Wars games but it does offer some fun."
- http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/XBox/starfighter_special_edition.htm