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Rogue Leader has some of the best graphics ever seen on a home console
and it's proper, old-fashioned, Star Wars--if that doesn't raise at least
an eyebrow of your interest then there's probably not much in the world
of video games that will. Thankfully, the jaw-dropping graphics are matched
up to a very playable shoot 'em-up that works as a slightly more in-depth
version of the PS2's Starfighter, except without any of that Episode I
nonsense; instead it recreates everything from the Death Star trench run
to the Battle of Hoth.
The game is actually a sequel to Rogue Squadron on the N64--an excellent
game that many only remember from the rather lacklustre PC version. It's
structurally very similar to the original, with a dozen or so levels and
a Star Destroyer full of secret levels and ships. There are a few new
ideas, such as controllable wingman and ground troops, and some of the
levels are set in deep space instead of just planetside, but at its heart
this is still Rogue Squadron Deluxe.
What elevates the game to an object of worship is the graphics--they
really do look almost identical to the movies, with several scenes being
copied exactly, and move with a fluidity and grace you wouldn't have thought
possible from a £150 console. The only flaw is that the missions
are needlessly short, but there's plenty of replayability, and by gosh
there's those graphics
If you are in the United States then click
here to buy
Or if you are in the United Kingdom then click
here
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