Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D

With clear mission goals and easy-to-fly spacecraft at your command, Star Wars--Rogue Squadron 3D offers hours of player entertainment. It has an arcade-style sensibility, scoring your success in each level with a gold, silver, or bronze medal. Enough medals translate into promotions and access to better technology. The action takes place over planets established in Star Wars film and comic book tie-ins; this, when combined with the familiar Star Wars music and sounds, renders pleasing--almost homey--familiarity. The worlds and ships are drawn in meticulous detail, right down to effects like dust plumes that rise from the deserts of Tatooine when you're about to crash into the sand.

Unfortunately, the game allows single-player action only, with no multiplayer options on either a local network or Internet. Some players may find this disappointing. But for fans of the movies or anyone looking for high-flying solo fun, Star Wars--Rogue Squadron 3D may be exactly what you seek. --Alyx Dellamonica

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In Rogue Squadron, your missions take place during the time between Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Your superior officer, General Rieekan, briefs you on your mission objectives and advises you on tactics that will help you defeat your Imperial opposition. Wedge Antilles and other Rogue Squadron members are your wingmen on your missions, which range from rescue and reconnaissance to search-and-destroy campaigns.