A great FPS that uses the Star Wars license to its greatest extent.
User Rating: 8.5 | Star Wars: Republic Commando PC
Star Wars Republic Commando is a great FPS that had me playing for several hours. Republic Commando places you in the shoes (and complete armour) of Delta Three-Eight or "Boss" who leads Delta Squad, a group of specialised clones who are tasked with taking out vital points and people in the maps. On you team is Delta Six-Two or "Scorch" who is a pyromaniac that loves blowing things up, Delta Oh-Seven or "Sev" who is a grim sniper that shows no mercy to his enemies and delta Four-Oh or "Fixer" who specialises in hacking terminals. Your team battles through several different locations in areas shown very briefly in the films. You face swarms of different enemies ranging from standard battle droids, Super Battle Droids, Destroyer Droids, Trandoshans and Magna Guards. Each different enemy has their own way of annoying you greatly; SBDs are difficult to take down, soaking up fire like a sponge, destroyer droids who use their shields to great effect and magna guard who are so acrobatic it's almost impossible to draw a bead on them. There are a variety of fun weapons you can use, from the standard blaster and its many attachments for sniping and anti-armour, you can also pick up weapons dropped by the Trandoshans, which are very crude but really effective. You also have a blade attached to your wrist that pops out and once you attack someone there is a lovely amount of blood or oil on your visor to award you for getting so up close and personal. The campaign can be finished quite quickly, but there is some multiplayer for extended playtime.
All in all, Republic Commando is a great FPS that uses the Star Wars license to great effect and gives you a different perspective from the many games that let you only play as a Jedi.
