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Game Information
- Platform: Windows XP
- PEGI Rating: Ages 12 and Over
- Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
Product Features
- Squad-based first-person shooter that lets you explore the elite world of the Star Wars military
- Lead a 3-man squad behind enemy lines
- One Touch Squad Control system features intuitive and straightforward controls and direction for your squad of Clone Army troopers
- Both original and new content from the Star Wars universe
- Single- and multiplayer modes (up to 16 players over the Internet)
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Although there have been plenty of decent Star Wars games in the past, LucasArts have had a lot of trouble producing a top quality game based on the new prequels--but Republic Commando looks like it could change all that.
Republic Commando puts you in a four man squad of elite clonetroopers, that act as a sort of SAS version of the standard stormtrooper-alikes seen in Episode II. It’s your job to order the squad about while engaging in a spot of first person shooting action as you go. In other words it’s Star Wars does Rainbow Six--the squad-based shooter being just about the only genre of game that hasn’t been Star Warsified up until now.
Surprisingly things seem to be turning out rather well with some decent graphics and an easy to use, if slightly perfunctory, squad control interface. The game also takes much inspiration from the GameCube’s Metroid Prime with an excellent helmet view that does a lot to immerse you in the game and convince you that you really are the sci-fi version of Andy McNab.
Perhaps the only problem evident at this stage is that the battles are noticeably smaller scale than the ones from the movie with rarely more than half a dozen enemies attacking at any one time, rather than the hundreds seen in the film. An online multiplayer mode should help to shore things up somewhat, although the artificial intelligence of the bad guys is good enough to ensure you can still have plenty of fun on your own. --David Jenkins
Product Description
Star Wars: Republic Commando is a dark and intense first-person shooter. Utilising an enhanced version of the acclaimed Unreal engine technology, the game will present a dramatic military-style action experience from the point-of-view of an elite squad member of a Republic Special Operations unit. Players will step into the role of a Commando performing precision operations deep behind enemy lines in this brutally realistic Star Wars combat experience
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Star Wars shooters are getting interesting again,
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This review is from: Star Wars: Republic Commando (PC CD) (Video Game)
I was a big fan of "Dark Forces" and "Jedi Knight" back in the day, both managed to take the franchise to interesting places whilst remaining great games in their own right. The games that followed, "Jedi Outcast" and "Jedi Academy", whilst fun, both suffered various game design flaws and probably would've gone unnoticed if not for the "Star Wars" license. "Battlefront" provided a limited amount of entertainment, and ultimately proved a shallow experience."Republic Commando" actually tries to be creative with the license. It takes the player down routes completely alien to anything we've seen in "Star Wars" games before. Some hardcore fans and purists will probably hate this, but I applaud LucasArts for finally opting to try something completely unexpected, and carrying it through succesfully. The gameplay, whilst a little repetitive, is kept dynamic throughout, there's never a dull moment to be had. The simple squad command, which allows limited creative input from the player, works a treat in permitting squad command without detracting at all from the action. The level design is solid, and a superb sense of atmosphere is retained in the enviornments. My only real gripes with the game are the short length of the single player campaign, and the dull multiplayer. Other than that, this is one of the more entertaining shooters of late, and not just for "Star Wars" fans.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
better than I expected,
By A Customer
This review is from: Star Wars: Republic Commando (PC CD) (Video Game)
I was worried this game would be a repackaging of Jedi Knight 1/2/3 - IT ISN'T!! The keyboard controls are the same, but that just lets you get into the game so much quicker. Artistically, the story/plot and graphics/artwork are far better than before (and it was never that bad on JK). Technically the squad controls are great, the graphics are really smooth, and overall the game setup is neither too easy nor too hard.It doesn't get 5 for the same reason as Battlefront - i bought the game at 2pm yesterday and finished it an hour ago, it's just too short. I look forward to playing the multiplayer on line though, and hope there will be mission discs in the future, coz the game ends on a real cliffhanger (hope we see Sev alive and well again). One in the bag for Lucasarts, here's looking forward to "Empire at War", and if we're allowed to wish, a new X-Wing simulator???
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
What? A Star Wars game with no Jedi?,
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Star Wars: Republic Commando (PC CD) (Video Game)
Say it isn't so. 'Fraid it is. And all the better for it.
I've been waiting for something like this after the Dark Forces games - I wanted an opposite game that made you play as a stormtrooper, helping the Empire take over the galaxy (evil laugh inserted here). This game is set during SW: Episodes 2 and 3 and you don't even see a hint of Jedi - only other troopers on the ground. The best thing about this is that you feel that if you're on a covert operation, then you're on a covert operation. If there's a large battle going on and you're in the centre, then you see ships flying around in the background shooting stuff. Music and sound is top notch (as is seen in the extras). But mainly it's when "a plan comes together" that makes this fun. The team control system is easy to use - you don't ask your comrades to walk here, then there, then crouch over there. No, you get to command sniper positions, breaching doors, slicing systems using Wookie bodies as cover and killing stuff that explodes vital fluids onto your visor if you get too close. I cheered when that first happened. And I still don't feel guilty now. But. It's not always easy to aim your rifle (there's no "centre" to your reticle); a couple of the later situations you're put in require you to run under a hail of gunfire and try to stick it out - not good as then it's a matter of luck. And it does feel repititive after you've played over an hour. At the time of this review, this costed under a tenner. It's a great blast and you'll want more after you've finished - if only just to see something explode again.
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