While you do, of course, shoot aliens and droids from the first-person perspective, you also issue commands to your squadmates. Starting with your formation during the battle of Geonosis, the game follows your team as you make your way through the Clone Wars, ultimately coming to the aid of Yoda and the Wookiees on Kashyyk.Īs for the gameplay, while this is a sci-fi first-person shooter, it’s closer to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas and its sequel than any F.P.S. Which makes the new version of 2005’s Star Wars: Republic Commando (PlayStation 4, Switch) such an odd duck, as this sci-fi first-person shooter has gotten an upgrade…just not enough of one.Īt the end of Star Wars: Episode II: Attack Of The Clones and the battle on Kashyyk towards the close of Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith, Star Wars: Republic Commando casts you Delta-38, the leader of Delta Squad, a four-man team of clone trooper commandos.
One has only to play the excellent revamps of Resident Evil 2 or Resident Evil 3, and then the faithful failure that is Resident Evil (HD Remaster)to see what to do, and what not to do, when bringing back an old favorite. As the recent Resident Evil remakes have shown so clearly, bringing an old game to new systems really only works when you update them as well.
