Another bad Star Wars-game, and that comes from a die hard SW-fan.
User Rating: 3.1 | Star Wars: Republic Commando PC
Star Wars games used to be really well-made and there used to be some sort of soul and heart put into them. I remember specifically games like Tie Fighter, X-wing and Dark Forces to drop a few names, and what works of craftsmanship they were. Republic Commando sounded cool with the promises of all the amazing group commands you could give, and I mean playing as a republic soldier how totally rad doesn't that sound? Unfortunately this game has horrendous graphics, I couldn't believe my eyes that this was a new game when I first saw them. The graphics look like they were from a game years ago, that's how shoddy they are. There are no good lightning effects or other things to create a sense atmosphere that gamers have become spoiled with to expect lately, and rightfully so. The character design looks awful and very run-of-the-mill bland. The game hardly plays at all, there are all these irritating icons and whatnot covering the screen so you can't tell what's what or who's who and then suddenly you die. Simply put, the "fantastic" command giving does not work, and your group just reminds me of the most annoying moments in Half-Life 2 when fighting with other freedom fighters, since they annoy you to hell, telling you what to do - even though you as the player is the top ranking and should be the one telling the soldiers what to do! A little respect for authority here perhaps? A game should not be annoying, it's not a hard concept to take in. Save yourself your hard-earned cash and don't even consider this game. Alas, it seems the days of good and qualitative SW-games is over and never to return. 
