In the midst of combat, simple aim-and-click commands will let you order your squad to interact with environments, seek and destroy enemies, secure positions, and execute context-specific moves like the door-breach maneuver.

You call the shots every step of the way. The game’s trailer got it right: “The squad is your weapon.” You are RC-01/138, or “Delta Three-Eight,” leader of the four-commando Delta Squad, and your success will depend entirely on how well you manage your squadmates in battle.

The game begins at zero hour on the planet Geonosis. Republic Commando was first released for PC and the original Xbox on February 17, 2005, but it’s still available today in a newly optimized Windows 10 edition on PC and through Xbox One’s backward compatibility program. Which makes perfect sense - Tim Longo, the game’s director, served as creative director for Halo 5: Guardians and is credited as a level designer and playtester on several titles in the beloved Jedi Knight series. Three years before Star Wars: The Clone Wars introduced Captain Rex and Torrent Company, Star Wars: Republic Commando told the story of another elite clone-trooper unit fighting in Darth Sidious’s war.Ī first-person shooter in the vein of Dark Forces, Republic Commando occupies a unique place between classic run-and-gun FPSs like Doom and the squad-focused mechanics of certain modern yet traditional shooters, such as Gears of War and Halo 5. In Replaying the Classics, revisits Star Wars games of yesteryear, examining why we loved them then and why they stand the test of time.

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