AOA's Jedi Rondog has been battling it out Commando style in this latest installment from Lucas Arts. Click on the link below to read his review of this FPS PC game.

Review: Stars Wars - Republic Commando (PC)

After completing about half of Star Wars Republic Commando, which is the newest game in the Star Wars series. I’ve decided to review it, so I can review it without being able to spoil the ending for those who haven’t finished it yet.

Republic Commando is centered on the idea that you are the leader of a squad of four of the Republic’s most deadly warriors, Republic Commandos. Your squad is known as Delta Squad. Always first in and always last out! The game is set during the Clone Wars. In fact, your first mission is to infiltrate and bring down a Geonosian Spire, during the opening battle which we see happen towards the end of Episode II: The Attack Of The Clones.

Game Details: 

Title: Star Wars - Republic Commando
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Published by: Lucas Arts
Release Date: Out now

Minimum Systems Requirements:

 Processor: Pentium 4 or Athlon 1GHz
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Video Card: 64MB DX9.0c

Recommended System Requirements:

Processor: Pentium 4 or Athlon 2GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Video Card: 128MB DX9.0c

The game while being a traditional FPS, of ‘go this way, and shoot this, then do that’, it tends to suit this game, because you are a soldier of the Republic trained as a deadly weapon to defend the safety of the Republic at all costs. You receive mission updates from mission command.

Seeing how this is a squad-based game, lets take a look at the main characters:

Delta Three-Eight: You, the boss, the big cheese, the head honcho, the man who gives orders. You have the respect and loyalty of your squadron; they follow your orders without question regardless of the results.

Delta Four-Oh: Fixer, your second in command, he always goes by the book and urges the men on during the heat of battle when things get rough. The squads tech genius, hack computers, unlock a door, Fixer’s your man.

Delta Oh-Seven: Some soldiers fight because they have to, some fight for honor, Sev, fight because he likes it. Sev is cold, methodical, efficient killer, and does so without prejudice or remorse. So he’s the best man to have beside you after the 10 Super Battle Droids walk through the door ahead.

Delta Six-Two: War does funny things to people, apparently no told this to Scorch. He’s your squads’ locale comedian, dropping one-liners at the most inappropriate times. He has his uses though, if it doesn’t blow holes in at least 5 walls an hour he gets grumpy.

This game features a fully functional multiplayer mode, including the usual, Internet, and local area network forms of play. Allowing you to kill complete strangers, or massacre your mates in a local free-for-all.

The graphics in this game set a new standard for Star Wars games; Battlefront will have to perform exceedingly well to beat Republic Commando graphically. The HUD is especially well designed showing all necessary information while not over-crowding the screen.

Beautifully crafted game, stunning graphics, and new sounds all around. If you like FPS, this game is a must. Little room for replay, but a great game none the less. Have yet to experience multiplayer, but if its anything like Battlefront, it will be a winner on the MP front.

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