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Please wake me up... I fell asleep

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 15
Date: May 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was cool through the first level, but every level after that was almost identical. The weapons set seamed very weak, I felt like I was shooting a pea shooter the whole game. I also spent way too much time "Retrieving Bacta" (health for the squad) this game really seams two years behind in game play and definitely didn't live up to the hype. The squad control was OK but there is very little strategy when commanding them. The blue highlights around Snipe or Anti-Armor locations scream put a guy here, again eliminating any strategy. Buy the way "XBOX Live" game play is horrible, I will be trading this game in tomorrow.

A Game on the Light Side

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I haven't played much of the game yet, but I think I've played enough to decide whether the game is worth getting or not. I guess you could say these are my first impressions.

First, let's talk Star Wars: George is trying to milk this series for everything its got, but I can't blame him, considering how successful it's been. Some of the more recent Star Wars games have been pretty bad, for instance, KOTOR 2, I'm not going to say it was bad, but the first one blew it away... far away. I also must say that Star Wars Episode II was the worst movie in the series, and some people may think basing a game from that period is a bad idea.

But the game works, it plays well and really draws you into the experience. I guess you could say it's a cross between Halo and Metroid Prime (Metroid only because the visor shows). And some squad-based game. The visuals are amazing, the armor is slick and it's entertaining when you get geonosian juice on your mask, which is wiped away by a little lazer thing.

The REAL big deal about this game is the A.I. It has to be some of the best ever seen in a video game. Your squad won't shoot you if you happen to be in front of them, and they'll be careful not to be in your way, i.e. if you're shooting, they might crouch in front of you to keep your legs clean and provide support. Also, commanding the squad is very simple and intuitive (Meaning simple in a good way). Plus, each squad member has their own personality, your usual rag-tag group of elite soldiers: One who likes to snipe, one who likes to blow stuff up, and one that just stands around shooting with a name like Fixer.

Overall, this game is great. It's worth buying I'd say, and I'm sure it's the first Star Wars squad game. I'd say buy it or give it a rental, like I said, I haven't played much. But all I can say is, this game won't succumb to the Dark Side.

Great entertainment

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off, I've never been a big fan of First Person Shooters. The only exceptions being Half-Life where the story and interaction was compelling enough to be more than just a "blast the bad guys" expierience. So when I picked this up I was skeptical as something akin to Star Wars: Battlegrounds. This was not the case.

Republic Commando is indeed a first-person shooter but more than just a "blast the bad guys" because you are not just controlling yourself but three other squadmates. Controlling them is very very easy as their AI is extremly well done. For the most part they will stay in a tactical formation and not do stupid stuff like running into mines, etc. They act and move independantly and support you rather than hinder you. This is all without you giving them orders. The orders you can give are very simple with two primary formations which is basically Offensive or Defensive. Offensive they will actively engage targets of opportunity with intelligence i might add, using cover and not just standing in front of a droid and shooting until it dies. Defensive your squadmates will stick to you for the most part, firing at targets of opportunity. The other big part of controlling your squadmates comes in the form of taking positions. There are several types of positions (Grenadier, Sniper, Anti-Armor) which are preset depending on what map you are on. It's a simple matter of clicking to order a trooper into a position and he will either snipe, use his anti-armor attachment from his gun or lob grenades on targets of opportunity.

The gameplay and mission assignments are various and exciting. No two missions are alike. You will hear all the familiar Star Wars music from John Williams, and move around some familiar environments. The Wookies were very well done btw, and much more than a tall british guy in a shag carpet costume. Very large, very fercocious which don't just stand around...they help fight as well.

Lucasarts proclaims that the squad is your weapon and this is exactly on target. Most of the time I spent ordering my squad to solve problems and eliminate bad guys rather than shoot myself. When I did it was only after i put my squadmates in a tactical position and would lend whatever firepower I had to taking down X or Y bad guy. There are certain points in your missions where you are solo and your squadmates are not available to you, I still found those enjoyable because it was a nice change of pace.

The Gameplay is superb. The graphics and environmentals are absolutely outstanding. They were very well done.

Now..the bad parts which are few. The game was way too short, which isn't necessarily a flaw. The game was so good i actually played and beat it twice in a row. It will take your average gamer approximately 4-8 hours to win. As mentioned in another review i also expierienced points where one of my guys would get stuck and lost. This would require me to backtrack and find him to get him back in the group. This was fairly rare and easy to fix, but a bit annoying.

Overall it's an extremly fun game to play and recommend picking it up for a good fix of Star Wars entertainment, but the minor bugs made me give it 4 stars.

A New Era of Starwars Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Before this came out Most of the starwars games I would play had some not so good attributes (bad graphics, bad attack systems, etc.)(Acception: Starwars Battlefront). And when it came out I bought it the first day and liked it so much I beat it in 4 days. This is a really good game and I reccomend you buy it.

Great game!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i read reviews on this game and thats what convinced me to buy this game. This game is great. If your a star wars fan. You will like this game. But if your not a fan of the movies, you will still like this game. It has elements from Halo and other great shooters. A must buy. Remember, its not a very long game to beat. I have not beaten it yet. But i am working on it.

This rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a most fun first person Star Wars shooter. I have greatly enjoyed the game play, the missions, and imagery. I'd only say that some elements on weaponry could have been better, but it is Star Wars and it puts YOU in the middle of the action as a Republic Commando. Can't argue with that!

best game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 18
Date: July 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is awsome you can fight anyone and do anything also

As Good As Halo

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you are like me and sick of Halo then SWRC is a great game. The AI is great although there are times when you have to do it all by yourself, but you are able to issue commands to protect you while to go about your duty. I debated over buying this or Battlefront and ended up with both of them, and I should have just bought this one. My biggest complaint is that it just ends, so prepare when you are talking to Yoda and then the credits roll. I guess it leaves it open for the tie in books and a sequel. If there is to be such, I will buy it. As for now I regret trading it in for Battlefront, guess I will just move on to KOTOR2.

A good replacement for Halo!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: September 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. It has great graphics. No glitches. It's a great game. The way you can command the squad is awsome. I played Halo before but I'm not allowed because it's rated M. If you can't play Halo for that reason either this is the perfect replacement!

The kids love Star Wars Republic Commando

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I owned this title previously for the old Xbox. We traded in the title after waiting for what seemed like forever for it to become compatible with our newer Xbox 360. After waiting more than a year we traded it in for another title. However, we recently received notice that it was finally "backward compatible", (backward compatible is what they call it, but it's more like forward compatible). We decided to re-buy the title since it had been such a fun game. Now I have at least two of my children playing through the campaign again and they just love it. Even though it's not as glitzy in terms of graphics as the next gen games, it's certainly worth owning (even a second time).

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