Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D

by LucasArts

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000F1GK
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: December 2, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,068 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Ever wonder what Luke Skywalker was doing after he blew up the Death Star, or how the Rebels came to establish their base on Hoth? The answers are in Star Wars--Rogue Squadron 3D. Players become Luke in this shooter game, leading missions for a Rebellion still scrambling to recover from the loss of its base at the end of the original Star Wars film. Luke and Wedge Antilles, the sole survivors of the Death Star battle, have formed an elite squadron of pilots to fly from one end of the galaxy to another, fighting Imperial ships from TIE fighters to the fearsome AT-ATs of The Empire Strikes Back.

With clear mission goals and easy-to-fly spacecraft at your command, Star Wars--Rogue Squadron 3D offers hours of player entertainment. It has an arcade-style sensibility, scoring your success in each level with a gold, silver, or bronze medal. Enough medals translate into promotions and access to better technology. The action takes place over planets established in Star Wars film and comic book tie-ins; this, when combined with the familiar Star Wars music and sounds, renders pleasing--almost homey--familiarity. The worlds and ships are drawn in meticulous detail, right down to effects like dust plumes that rise from the deserts of Tatooine when you're about to crash into the sand.

Unfortunately, the game allows single-player action only, with no multiplayer options on either a local network or Internet. Some players may find this disappointing. But for fans of the movies or anyone looking for high-flying solo fun, Star Wars--Rogue Squadron 3D may be exactly what you seek. --Alyx Dellamonica

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Storytelling "Squadron" succeeds, January 21, 2000

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tropic_of_criticism - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D (CD-ROM)

"Rogue" is kind of the bastard love child of "X-Wing Alliance" and "Grim Fandango".

Like "Alliance" there are a series of missions to perform, a rich audio environment, and the fun of flying.

But "Fandango"'s sumptuous graphics and building storyline are here too. Far from the simplistic, spacy sameness that plagues "Alliance"'s missions, each new level here is an entirely different, planetary environment. So rich are the graphics that you're bound to spend some time in each level just gazing at the surroundings. When you finally dig into the hard work of your mission, veteran game players may find parts of the levels somewhat easy, but there are always one or two trouble spots that elude even the greatest of space pilots for a while.

Most importantly, like "Alliance"--which has entirely more missions than it should--"Rogue" knows when the party's over.

This is, in short, an adventure gamer's flight simulator. It keeps you going by having a story unfold while entertaining with exotic locales. No, you can't share these locales with friends over a network. But you can feel as though you are actually part of a Star Wars movie. And that, it seems to me, is the precise point of a Star Wars game.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars LucasArts Has Done it Again, November 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D (CD-ROM)

This game takes a step down from X-wing vs. TIE Fighter. The controls are much easier, consisting mainly of shooting and steering. This game also brings the classic down to earth, literally. Instead of engaging enemies in space, you are attacking planets in many choices of vehicles. Rogue squadron also has much more of a storyline to it unlike many other starship games where you are merely assigned missions. It is a great game for the computer because it makes full use of the graphics and sound your computer can handle. It's especially nice if you have a subwolfer to crank up the base. Music to my ears. So this year, make your computer work as hard as you do, and buy Rogue Squadron, from no better place than here, on Amazon.com.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This game rocks!, November 11, 1999

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Mary A. St. John (beverly hills CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D (CD-ROM)

This game explodes with awesome graphics and sound. It's like the movies. If you have a fast computer and a good video card, your all set. I liked this game better than the Rebel Assault games b/c you have full control of your ship, and in Rebel Assault, you only control the aimer. Everyone says you need a joystick to play this, but I tried it using both the joystick and a keyboard. They both work fine.