Post by Unreality on Feb 4, 2005 16:19:42 GMT -5
I'm always a little weary about new Star Wars games, since they tend not to deliver the way the older ones did (Dark Forces, X-wing Alliance), but this game looks very promising. You play as "Boss," and Clone Commando sent to lead three other Commandos against the galaxies worst (battle droids, Geonosians, Trandoshans, and some new enemies from Ep III). Based on the Unreal II engine, the graphics have had a major overhaul and look quite impressive. The game features a one-touch squad command that can set them up as snipers, scouts, demolitionists, etc. Plus anything they can do, you can do = plenty of replayability. And there's a multiplayer which x-box fans say might push Halo 2 out for a while.
The niftiest feature though, is the Revive which is simply, as long as one Commando is alive, you haven't lost. When a Commando, or you, go down, you become incapacitated. The other Commandos can continue their orders or aid you.
Maybe not as awe-inspiring as Half-Life 2 or as intense as Far Cry, Republic Commando will definitely be a fun lead-in to Episode III (May 19). Check out the pc demo at lucasarts.com or the x-box demo (supposedly) on the second disk of KOTOR II. The game will be out March 1.
The niftiest feature though, is the Revive which is simply, as long as one Commando is alive, you haven't lost. When a Commando, or you, go down, you become incapacitated. The other Commandos can continue their orders or aid you.
Maybe not as awe-inspiring as Half-Life 2 or as intense as Far Cry, Republic Commando will definitely be a fun lead-in to Episode III (May 19). Check out the pc demo at lucasarts.com or the x-box demo (supposedly) on the second disk of KOTOR II. The game will be out March 1.
