Still, they love eachother.įor anyone with a little experience playing tactical squad games, Republic Commando might feel a little simplistic and limited, but for what it does, it plays extremely well. In terms of performance, the PlayStation 4 version that was supplied runs serviceably, but there are reports of the Switch port suffering from some performance slowdown. What you’ll get here is a version of the game that runs on modern consoles and trophy/achievement support depending on which one you end up picking it up for. It’s a great game for the time and its fame is well deserved as this latest re-release proves while not the best looking shooter out there, Republic Commando is still very much worth playing in 2021, especially so if you’ve never checked it out before.Īspyr has been on a roll with re-releasing old games for the past few years, and like the recent Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse and what’s still my hands down favorite Star Wars game ever, Star Wars: Jedi Outcast, Republic Commando is a pretty straightforward port of a 15-year old game with little to no fluff whatsoever.
Republic Commando was warmly received and eventually became a cult classic thanks to its innovative squad gameplay and fantastic atmosphere, taking you into all the hotspots of the prequels, like Geonosys and even Kasshyyyk, all well as a Star Destroyer-like starship that’s taken over by mercs. One of the best was 2005’s Star Wars: Republic Commando, which put you in charge of an elite group of clone troopers, who were first introduced in Star Wars Episode 2: The Attack of the Clones, right in the middle of the ill-fated Clone Wars.
Say what you will about the prequel trilogy, but some of the best licensed Star Wars games came out during the early 2000s.