In this game, the TIE Advanced is very powerful...almost too powerful. You have to really watch your speed in this obstacle course, especially if you care more about accuracy than lap times. While it might be tempting to set shield recharge rate to nil for more engine speed (which I actually do at the end), this ship can easily get out of control.

Firepower is not an issue with the TIE Advanced in TIE Fighter, because it has been given quad lasers (unlike XwA...although, now that I think about it, there might actually be an option when installing Darksaber's Craft Pack to chose quad cannons over dual, but I'm not 100% certain of that). Remember, the TIE Advanced isn't the same model as Darth Vader's ship...his was the prototype, so it would make sense for the line version to feature better armaments.