Video Gaming News - February 2004
San Rafael, CA (February 13, 2004) - LucasArts today released details
on their upcoming Xbox and PC action game, Star Wars Republic Commando.
From LucasArts:
Enter the covert world of the Star Wars infantry for the first time and
become a member of an elite Republic Special Operations unit in LucasArts new
squad based first-person shooter, Star Wars Republic Commando. Set during the
Clone Wars, between Attack of the Clones and the upcoming Star Wars: Episode
III, Star Wars Republic Commando will be released fall 2004 for the PC and Xbox?
video game system from Microsoft.
Mission briefings set the tone in this dark first-person shooter, as players
lead their squads on a variety of assignments such as hostage rescue,
infiltration/data retrieval, elimination, assault, sabotage and reconnaissance
operations. Your three-man team is controlled through an intuitive and
accessible "smart squad" command system, based on squad markers and stances. The
game features more than fifteen levels, with exercises covering both familiar
and new Star Wars settings and characters, including the introduction of the
mysterious General Grievous and his deadly bodyguards from the upcoming Star
Wars: Episode III.
In Star Wars Republic Commando, players will have a variety of weapons at
their disposal including the primary weapon of the Republic Commando, the DC-17m
repeating blaster rifle with attachments allowing for sniper rifle and
anti-armor weaponry. For use in challenging combat situations against sinister
enemies, players have the ability to pick up and use enemy weapons including the
Trandoshan slaver shotgun and Geonosian elite beam weapon as well as several
types of thermal detonators.
Developed and published by LucasArts, Star Wars Republic Commando will be
optimized for Xbox Live content. The game will also offer a variety of
multiplayer modes for the PC and Xbox platforms including deathmatch, team
deathmatch and capture the flag. For more information, please visit the official
product website at:
www.lucasarts.com/games/swrepubliccommando.
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