Star Wars Republic Commando

List Price: $9.99 Discount Price: $8.27

Features:

• The 'One Touch Squad Control' system features intuitive and straightforward Squad Maneuvers and Squad Commands.
• Set in the uncompromising world of the Star Wars military - as a special squad unit in the Republic's Clone Army, you'll engage in all-out firefights and intense gameplay.
• Episode III content includes locations, enemies, vehicles and the ability to play Clones as they appear in the film.
• Both original and new content from the Star Wars universe, including a deadly arsenal of over a dozen weapons, a variety of highly intelligent enemy creatures and unique and varied alien locations.
• State of the art graphics utilizing the latest advancements in technology layered onto proven FPS gameplay.

Customer Reviews:

I've been ripped off!! [Posted on 2008-04-06]
I bought this game and installed it only to find out that there is a problem that creeps up after playing for an hour then rebooted my system. I get a checkerboard screen with a red on blue rectangles. I also tried this on 2 different pc's of mine that are way differnt and had the same problem. Thanks Lucasarts for supporting your product so well!!!

more fun on pc than the console versions [Posted on 2008-04-06]
I already had this game on XBOX and PS2 but the graphics and the controls were not all that great. I decided to buy this for my pc and I have to say the experience was much better and it was actually easier to kill those dodging geonosians!

overlooked game [Posted on 2008-05-08]
This is a game I've had since it came out originally in 2005, and I keep coming back to it. The action is great, the graphics hold up well, and the squad controls (and the squad members themselves) are brilliant and very easy to use. This game also holds the distinction of being the only shooter I've died in because I was laughing at something (fortunately dying is no big deal since your squad members can resuscitate you...unless they go down too)

As a star wars game, it succeeds brilliantly in capturing a much more in-the-trenches feel of the clone wars than the movies even though it takes us to the same places (geonosis and kashyyyk). This is partially because with one small, green exception there are no jedi in the game, which leaves you and your squad to do all the work without any forcepowered cheating :P The other thing that bears pointing out is your squadmates themselves. Despite being clones, they all have a unique character and provide a good amount of comic relief, Sev and Scorch especially. They're very much one of the strengths of this game.

There's a technical problem with nvidia 8000 series graphics cards where you have to set the bump mapping to low or the game won't play. Hopefully that'll be fixed in a driver update sometime soon.

The worst thing about the game is the ending leaves it wide open for a sequel...and three years on, no word of one. Delta squad has appeared in the republic commando novel series, so, their future may play out there. Still hoping for Imperial Commando, though :P

BUY THIS! [Posted on 2008-05-13]
Intense team work/action game. Great graphics, cutscenes, and weaponry. Do yourself a favor and buy this!

Good, but short [Posted on 2008-07-07]
The game was a blast, if a bit short. That, and the lack of bump mapping support for newer video cards (3850 here) are the only reasons I pulled one star.

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