Star Wars Republic Commando
by Lucas Arts Entertainment Co. LLC
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Video Game Reviews of Star Wars Republic Commando
Customer Review: Much better than the movie, Excellent Single Player
Summary: 5 Stars
This game produced the most enjoyable experience since Half Life 2.
I generally play first-person-shooter once or twice, then never play again; not this game. I only bought it becase it seemed similar to "Brothers in Arms" with its squad-leader element. I was not expecting much as I normally enjoy WWII-style games (I also loathed the latest three Star Wars films) but was very suprised how good it really was.
From the beginning, I could sense the high production values. The story line, dialogue, and voice acting were excellent, especially for a video game. I felt I got to know my squadmates in Republic Commando much better than in Brothers in Arms. There were lots of little touches and polish that made it enjoyable to play through many times. Music, top-notch. I don't know if the music is from the films, but it shares the same epic quality. Graphics and effects were well done and ran very well with no stutters, crashes, or lag, even on the highest graphics settings.
Gameplay also excellent. The action is consistent and challenging, but there are few if any frustrating spots that require saving and reloading every couple of seconds that is so common with many FPS games. The maps were playtested well so storyline triggers work when they should and there are no places where you can get stuck clipping into a wall. The weapons are balenced well in that there is always at least two effective ways to deal with any target.
The squad commands were easy to learn and worked well with the environment. Your squaddies do not just walk into enemy fire. They move tacticly as a squad, taking cover and suppressing while other squaddies advance. Usually it is you that get killed before they do. With effective use of the squad commands, you can direct your squad to eliminate targets without you having to fire a shot. (although thats part of the fun)
The AI of your squaddies seem to be written well. They deal with immediate threats first, switch weapons when necessary, revive squadmates (including you), and heal themselves all on their own for the most part.
My only gripe is that the game is too short, which is a common complaint of most recent FPS games. There seems to be no modding community as of yet, so you are stuck with all the elements of a superb game and only a few levels to actually play. It is built on the Unreal engine, so modding should not be too difficult.
Customer Review: Overall Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm 13 years old so I can't compare this to the older games but this is the best 1st person shooter out there. First of all it's Star Wars and plus this time you are the clone. Your 1 touch squad is most effective in battle. Plus the weapons, enemies, and great missions. It's a five out of five game.
The online play is great, but I thought they could have added more online options like kicking, spawn, and whisper and possibly a friends list. But another good thing is there's not that many cheats/hacks online (there are a few). Overall, I think it's probably the best 1st person shooter!
Customer Review: Playing a role in the Hegalian Dialectic....With a few bugs
Summary: 4 Stars
Now you too can play a role in the Galactic crisis!
In this game, you are the Solution: a specially created and trained elite clone trooper - A Republic Commando. This 1st person shooter game starts off in a creepy fashion with you floating in a clone vat, an alien voice telling you how "special" you are. Rendered in an enticing manner by the game engine, it cuts to scenes out of the tank where you are being trained by machines then the real game starts.
Aside from the ominous "Police State" overtones, Republic Commando was fun to play. I liked the simple squad controls and the variety of weapons. The game's most unique feature is the "revive" ability of you and your squad-mates. Re-loading a level is rarely necessary if another squad-mate is alive.
The enemy AI was adequate (I really liked the exploding Trandosians - hit them in their back packs and they "take off") but I ran into 3 game-stopping bugs.
These bugs were all the same = reaching a door that cannot be breached/hacked even though it should. I had to use the "level skip" cheat to get around this problem. The single player game is also a little to short.
All in all, the game is fun despite the "Brave New World" overtones.
Customer Review: Lucas Arts releases a suprisingly good FPS
Summary: 3 Stars
Republic Commando is an excelent game. I highly reccomend it to halo fans. Althought the single player campaign is pretty short, there are often multiple ways of completing missions which gives the game very high replayability. I have never grown weary of this game. As good as the single player campaign is, the multiplayer really isn't that great. Despite that, this is a supurb game, and might be near one of my top favorites.Customer Review: $49 for a Demo...where's the beef?
Summary: 2 Stars
Lucasarts why have you foresaken me?? Fans of fast past first person shooters will find a quick, if unsubstantial, fix with this title from Lucasarts, but for people who have come to rely on lucasarts as their passport into the star wars universe you may find yourself wondering what lucasarts was thinking. First and foremost, the game has a staggering total of three levels, enough to keep the die-hard gamer enthralled for just long enough for our chairs to start getting warm before the end credits role. Second, serious Star Wars purists like myself may be wondering: Wookies or Wompas? Lucasarts lets me down again on making the aliens like Wookies and Trandoshans look all wrong, the Wookies were all about 100 lbs too heavy-looking and the Trandoshans were utterly un-recognizable. All-in-all, I thought this game was a decent start of a first person shooter that desperately needed to be finished before it was released, and that it was not quite worthy to say Star Wars on the box. If anyone from Lucasarts is reading this, I am expecting a better job from you on Empire at War!