Star Wars: Republic Commando (PC CD)

Star Wars: Republic Commando (PC CD)

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Game Information

• Platform:   Windows XP
• PEGI Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 12. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 12 years of age or over.
• Media: CD-ROM
• Item Quantity: 1

Product details

• Release Date: 4 Mar 2005
• 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)

Product Description

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