Posted on: January 23, 2015
ZapMcRaygunn
Verified ownerGames: 953 Reviews: 29
Arcade flight at its finest
This game has such excellent arcade flight, you may find yourself wanting to pump quarters into your computer. Another great thing about the game is that is incredibly compact if, like me, you have limited hard drive space. I initially thought the number of under 50 megabytes must be a misprint, but it's not. The game is very well put together to make the best use of a small amount of space. You will fly many ships in many battles, and in most of them, you can even use first-person cockpit view. Unlike the early X-Wing and Tie-Fighter games, the cockpit bounces and jumps as you fly the ship. When this game was announced, I was elated. Prior to this game, there was another set of games called Rebel Assault. Those were combination interactive movie/rail shooter/galaga-type arcade games, but you didn't really get to control the ships. Mostly you just pointed and shot. When Rogue Squadron was announced, I warily picked it up on sale. As soon as I put it in, I thought to myself "Now that's what RA should have been!" No rails at all, just missions and flight. In this game, you will get to fly X-Wings, A-Wings, Speeders, and even at least one vehicle from the prequels. The missions really make you feel like you're Luke Skywalker taking on The Empire. Some of the missions can be very challenging, especially if you use the set cameras. For example, in the first mission it is extremely difficult in 3rd person "arcade" view. Hit F8, though, and you will find yourself in the cockpit of the ship, and it will be a lot easier. It's good to play around with the camera angles to make the best ones work for you. Enjoy!
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