A game I've had since the day it was released, but I'd never beaten, until today. I was listening to a podcast covering Star Wars games and it mentioned the Rogue Squadron series. I thought I'd stick the first game on and have a crack at that. A good excuse to stick the N64 on. I had a good time. After a few levels, I thought I'd stick the GameCube on and give Rogue Leader a go.
This is the first time since the mid 00's that I'd played the game on a CRT with a scart, and it was like the bit where Milhouse enters his name into Bonestorm. It blew my socks off all over again. This is one great looking game.
The opening Death Star level has to be up there with one of the greatest opening levels in any game I've ever played. It looks great, it sounds great and it's as close as you're getting to experiencing the thrill of the iconic finale in the film. We'll, unless you're one of those fancy folk with their vr helmets.
Unfortunately, it's not all as thrilling from there. There's a range of levels that contain some great dog fighting and set pieces, but there are also Y-wing levels.
Hoth is there, we've also got the battle of Endor and the bullshit last level of the Death Star II. A lot of the time I was playing, I was having a great time. Blowing up ties, walkers and various other imperial ass holes, but some of the levels really take the wind out of your sails, and are very difficult. I don't expect to finish a level perfectly on my first go, I don't want to be trying 20 times just to beat the level, let alone meet the criteria for gold. But I guess that's where the replay value comes in.
Repetition means familiarity, and improvement etc. Then bonus levels. A few of them I really don't have any desire to revisit, but those replicating the set pieces from the films are special. Even the last level that took many, many attempts. Once I'd finally beaten it, I was already looking at how I could improve on it. However, it's the first time I'd beaten the game since it came out, so I'm not gonna get cocky.
It can't be overstated how great this game looks and how fun it is to play. It's just let down by a few shite levels and a really steep difficulty curve. It's good to finally tick this one off.
This is the first time since the mid 00's that I'd played the game on a CRT with a scart, and it was like the bit where Milhouse enters his name into Bonestorm. It blew my socks off all over again. This is one great looking game.
The opening Death Star level has to be up there with one of the greatest opening levels in any game I've ever played. It looks great, it sounds great and it's as close as you're getting to experiencing the thrill of the iconic finale in the film. We'll, unless you're one of those fancy folk with their vr helmets.
Unfortunately, it's not all as thrilling from there. There's a range of levels that contain some great dog fighting and set pieces, but there are also Y-wing levels.
Hoth is there, we've also got the battle of Endor and the bullshit last level of the Death Star II. A lot of the time I was playing, I was having a great time. Blowing up ties, walkers and various other imperial ass holes, but some of the levels really take the wind out of your sails, and are very difficult. I don't expect to finish a level perfectly on my first go, I don't want to be trying 20 times just to beat the level, let alone meet the criteria for gold. But I guess that's where the replay value comes in.
Repetition means familiarity, and improvement etc. Then bonus levels. A few of them I really don't have any desire to revisit, but those replicating the set pieces from the films are special. Even the last level that took many, many attempts. Once I'd finally beaten it, I was already looking at how I could improve on it. However, it's the first time I'd beaten the game since it came out, so I'm not gonna get cocky.
It can't be overstated how great this game looks and how fun it is to play. It's just let down by a few shite levels and a really steep difficulty curve. It's good to finally tick this one off.