Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 144 months Binding: Game Cartridge EAN: 0045496870379 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Label: Lucas Arts Entertainment Manufacturer: Lucas Arts Entertainment Platform: Nintendo 64 Publisher: Lucas Arts Entertainment Sales Rank: 3856 Studio: Lucas Arts Entertainment
Editorial Review: It is a time soon after the destruction of the first Death Star. Luke Skywalker has formed a squadron of hot-shot pilots to engage the still-formidable Imperial forces. You, as Luke, must lead this rogue squadron in a series of galaxy-spanning raids and rescues. To complete all your missions, you'll need good flying skills, fast reflexes, a keen eye, and a quick trigger finger.
You get to fly all your favorite ships: The X-wing, Y-wing, snowspeeder--even the Millennium Falcon. There are also some "secret" ships, such as the sleek Naboo Starfighterfrom Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace, a TIE interceptor, and, um, a '78 Buick.
The flight simulation in this game is first-rate. You'll find yourself leaning to the side as you pull a high-G turn in pursuit of Imperial TIE fighters. And the outstanding graphics and sounds are realistic enough to transport you to the Star Wars universe. Every detail is in place, right down to the individual Stormtroopers you can see running around (and trying to shoot you). One of the more impressive sequences lets you bring down Imperial Walkers by using the tow cables on your snowspeeder. Nice touch.
This is a single-player game, but you start each mission with a few wingmen from your squadron, and the well-done spoken dialogue between pilots and commanders really makes you feel like part of a team. The only significant shortcoming is the lack of a cooperative multiplayer option. With its excellent gameplay, varied environments, and interesting missions, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is sure to become a long-time favorite. --Eric Fredrickson
See--and fight over--the Spice mines of Kessel and other famous Star Wars planets
Cons:
For some reason, you can only fly clockwise when bringing down a Walker
No "easy" setting for those without The Force
Voices of Luke, Wedge, and Han don't sound like the real thing
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Star Wars rogue squadron
There have been many N64 games to brighten up the new generation of gaming. This game not only has sharp graphics, but it also has great gameplay and is very challenging.
Rating: - Date 2006, to this date MY FAVORITE GAME EVER!!!
I have got to be honest even if it means sacking my reputation. I have never played a game so much before in my life. I only own the N64 still for this game, I have thrown out all others. This game brings such a Movie like experience along with great missions, craft, and imperial action that I have never seen anything to its likeness. You have got to get this game under all circumstances if you are a Star Wars fan.
Rating: - Booring Star Wars Game
Okay, I normally love everything Lucas Arts puts out, but this...
I really, honestly loathed this game! The gameplay was repetitive, hard, and booring. Basically, it is every vehicular battle from the trilogy, put on a game.
While this had great potential, and awesome graphics, I cannot reccomend it.
Rating: - "The force is strong with this one."- Darth Vader
Well, I'm going to have to agree with Darth Vader on the strong part. But as for the force part, I'm nonchalant. Star Wars Rogue Squadron begins somewhere in between Star Wars Episode IV and Episode VI. Let me just say, you'll be visiting place in the Star Wars universe, and doing missions that have no bearings to the movies, which is good with me. The graphics in the game are some of the best you'll ever see on the N64. The music and the atmosophere of the game are very well done. This is, I would say, the best Star Wars Rogue Squadron game ever made! Oh, and by the way, yes I have played Star Wars Rogue Squadron: Rogue Leader. I fully recommend this game! And thats my review! Remember, "Be a customer. Not a consumer! Period"- Jake Smithers
Rating: - great N64 game!
this is one of the best star wars / N64 games they have made i say if you have a N64 get this GAME!!! need i say more?
- Star Wars rogue squadron
- Booring Star Wars Game
