STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D

The Rogue Squadron series (Shadows of the Empire, Rogue Squadron 3D, and Battle for Naboo) remains unique on PC for providing the fast, non-rails 3D objective-based arcade flight shooter experience on PC. This is the definitive game on PC forflight fans that are NOT looking for a flight simulator. The license allowed the devs to focus on gameplay over realism, and it paid off in spades. Harpooning a tank and weaving between it's legs manages to feel right because 'it's star wars' while providing a unique challenge, for instance. Some of the mission variety would feel terribly out of place in a flight game based on the real world, but Rogue Squadron is much more enjoyable for it. Each mission's first playthrough locks the player's ship selection, with subsequent plays opening up additional ships after each victory. Medals are awarded for stats such as percentages of friendly saves, accuracy ratings, time to complete the mission, and hidden item collection. Earning each tier on all levels unlocks hidden missions. The digital version available here runs far more smoothly than my aging CD's copy, with no graphical hitches whatsoever and the CTD end-mission bugs completely fixed. It's nothing short of a miracle, really. RS3D is best played with a keyboard. Joysticks work, though the mouse is a bit oversensitive. The sound on the PC version was a selling point at the time, and the audio is as crisp as ever. For a mid to late 90s 3D title, the graphics have held up surprisingly well - largely due to the pace of the action, relative distance and constant motion of the targets, and a series of clever polygon tricks that still deceive in real time. Screenshots reveal flat 2D elements in all of the 3D models, though you'd never notice in normal play. I would encourage perspective players to download the demo, either for this game itself or for Shadows of the Empire (this game was based off the demo level for Shadows, which served as a tech demo for 3D flight combat).

Controls are fixed, game is awesome! Using an Xbox 360 Controller on Windows 10 TP, she works like a charm! Thanks for bringing back a golden oldie from my childhood.

I probably played dozens upon dozens of hours of this game on the N64. I know how fluid the flight mechanics are supposed to feel, and how it's supposed to perform. At the moment, upon fresh install, the loading screens take an inordinate amount of time to get through. The opening scroll for the first mission is completely unskippable, and takes more time to load after it finishes, suspending the X-Wings in the air while it does so. I tried to figure out which control scheme works the best, and at the moment none of them do. Gamepads are unusable, a joystick/keyboard combination is incredibly jaunted with no fluidity to the controls whatsoever. Mouse/keyboard also has no fluidity either. you cannot move on both axis at a time, only one or the other. And keyboard alone, I encountered a bug/glitch where at some point your X-Wing stops turning entirely and just floats straight into the air. As far as I'm concerned, this game is currently unplayable. Unless there is a fix of some kind, I cannot recommend this game in its current state. 2 stars on nostalgia alone.

Do use Galaxy to install Do NOT install to the default location INSTEAD, install directly to your C drive (This will also work with any other Drive Letter on a Fixed Disk internal to your system) Your game should now be installed to "C:Star Wars - Rogue Squadron 3D" Do NOT run the game yet... if you ran it on accident before reading this you must completely uninstall and then cleanly reinstallthrough Galaxy again, else you'll experience all of the issues reproted here Open Windows File Explorer [explorer.exe] Navigate to where we just installed your game at: C:Star Wars - Rogue Squadron 3D Select and RIGHT-click on the file named: Launch Star Wars - Rogue Squadron 3D.Lnk Select 'Properties' Select 'Compatibility' Select "Change Settings for all Users" Deselect/clear/uncheck all checkboxes Select 'Apply' Ok/X/Close all remaining dialog boxes and windows Ensure any Joysticks, XBox Controllers, GamePads or other gaming peripherals you wish to use are physically connected and have driver installations completed via Galaxy run the game Skip the game's intro using the trigger of your joystick/xbox controller/gamepad You should now have a fully functioning installation of Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D Enjoy! P.S; Try these per-run Passcodes; - Twin Ion Engine Interceptor = GOODGUYTIE - All Terrain Scout Transport = CHICKEN - Modified YT-1300 Freighter = WOOKIEPELT ...and for when you get stuck on "Defection At Corellia" then "Imperial Construction Yards" and "Escape From Fest" because downing an Imperial AT-AT walker while *possible* in this game has never been fun, requires experience and LOTS of practice: - Unlock next standard mission = WIMPAMI Additional Passcodes; - Expert Mode = ACE - "At The Movies" menu item = DIRECTOR - "Concert Hall" menu item = MAESTRO - Developer Team Photo = CNDDOBY - Unlock all bonus missions = OOMPAWAMPAE Persistent Passcodes; - Naboo Starfighter = USEDAFORCE - Unlock all tech upgrades = TOUGHGUY