Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998)
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is a 1998 shooter video game made by Factor 5 and LucasArts.
Fresh off the Death Star, the war is far from over. Rogue Squadron follows Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles as they assemble an elite unit of Rebel pilots to strike back at a regrouping Empire. You fly the X-wing, A-wing, Y-wing and more across sixteen missions of canyon runs, atmospheric dogfights and ground strikes on far-flung worlds. It is arcade flight built for feel: swoop low, line up the proton torpedoes, pull up before the cliff. A showcase of its era's hardware, and a love letter to the cockpit fantasy at the heart of Star Wars.
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What is Star Wars: Rogue Squadron about?
Fresh off the Death Star, the war is far from over. Rogue Squadron follows Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles as they assemble an elite unit of Rebel pilots to strike back at a regrouping Empire. You fly the X-wing, A-wing, Y-wing and more across sixteen missions of canyon runs, atmospheric dogfights and ground strikes on far-flung worlds. It is arcade flight built for feel: swoop low, line up the proton torpedoes, pull up before the cliff. A showcase of its era's hardware, and a love letter to the cockpit fantasy at the heart of Star Wars.
When was Star Wars: Rogue Squadron released?
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was released on 17 November 1998.
Who made Star Wars: Rogue Squadron?
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was made by Factor 5, LucasArts and Nintendo.
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A few thoughts on Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
The squadron has a whole reading list. Rogue Squadron puts these same X-wing pilots on the page for fans who want more of them, while The Empire Strikes Back is the film this game orbits, the war it keeps flying into. Cockpit first, lore close behind.
Rebel pilots and daring runs
Rogue Squadron is Luke and Wedge assembling ace pilots for strikes against a wounded Empire. For more of that Rebel-flyer heroism at the heart of the original trilogy, revisit the films and books where these canyon runs and desperate dogfights first took their shape.
The Expanded Universe in print
The squadron and its pilots come straight out of Star Wars novels that fleshed out the galaxy between the films. If the lore is what hooks you, these books dig deep into the old Expanded Universe, from Thrawn's return to new-Jedi wars and errant knights.
Cinematic arcade action
Rogue Squadron was a hardware showcase built on feel: swoop low, fire, pull up in time. For that same confident, cinematic action energy on the ground, these games chase spectacle and precision in equal measure, turning every encounter into a set piece worth remembering.