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Factor 5 Talks Rogue Squadron III

Posted by simoniker on from the taking-a-wookie-lookie dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to the Planet GameCube interview with Julian Eggebrecht of Factor 5, developers of Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike. The interview covers the multiple-vehicles-in-one-mission gameplay of this promising Gamecube sequel ("There is a mission in which you get out of an AT-ST, run to an AT-AT and capture that"), deals with the important issue of whether you can shoot Ewoks ("Ewoks? Why would you want to shoot them? They are so cute... Let me put it this way: If you could shoot them I am sure it is a bug and not an intended feature"), and also mentions the game's movies will be in DivX, using Factor 5's own console DivX utilities.

17 comments

  1. Ewoks... by S.+Traaken · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Kill the little merchandise!

  2. Is it just me... by lightspawn · · Score: 3, Informative

    or are there waaay too many SW games to keep track of?

    Playstation:

    Star Wars Demolition
    Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles
    Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace, The
    Star Wars: Dark Forces
    Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi
    Star Wars: Rebel Assault II

    PS2:
    Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
    Star Wars: Galaxies
    Star Wars: Jango Fett
    Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
    Star Wars: Racer Revenge
    Star Wars: Starfighter
    Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    Gamecube:
    Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
    Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
    Star Wars: Rebel Strike
    Star Wars: Rogue Leader
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    PC:
    Star Trek: Dominion Wars
    Star Wars Chess
    Star Wars Episode I Insider's Guide
    Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
    Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace, The
    Star Wars Episode I: Racer
    Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
    Star Wars: Behind the Magic
    Star Wars: Dark Forces
    Star Wars: Droid Works
    Star Wars: Force Commander
    Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
    Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds - Clone Campaigns
    Star Wars: Galaxies
    Star Wars: Gungan Frontier
    Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
    Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
    Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
    Star Wars: Pit Droids
    Star Wars: Rebel Assault
    Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire
    Star Wars: Rebellion
    Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
    Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
    Star Wars: Starfighter
    Star Wars: TIE Fighter
    Star Wars: X-Wing
    Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
    Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
    Star Wars: Yoda Stories

    That's just the latest games; there are SW games for consoles as far back as the Atari 2600, and the original Arcade game in 1983.

    How am I even supposed to figure out which ones are worth buying?

    This is more ridiculous than the street fighter games.

    1. Re:Is it just me... by Babbster · · Score: 1
      I might go along with you, except that those games cover many gaming genres: Third-person action/adventure, FPS, puzzles, space combat, rail shooter, real-time strategy, racing, etc. Further, your PC list covers a much bigger time period than the others (in what I assume was an effort to pad your post and make your point) - anyone shopping for games today (in a CompUSA for example) wouldn't find half the games in that list.

      Further, the differences between generations of Star Wars games are quite significant. The difference between the first and last X-Wing games on the PC, for example, is huge (heck, the difference between X-Wing and Tie Fighter was huge, besides the obvious). The Street Fighter series, on the other hand, has such slight differences between versions that it would take real knowledge and play time to tell the difference between Street Fighter 2 and Street Fighter 3.

    2. Re:Is it just me... by suineg · · Score: 1

      Take into effect that some of those are the same game just on a different console and it will bring that list down to almost half. Then take into effect the expansion packs which don't count. Then take out the token 'insider' which is not a game but just a PC 'title' and there really isn't all that much. Considering the fanbase I am surprised there isn't one based on every character in every movie.

      <sarcasm>
      You could have a "Dress Up: Princess Leia" for the little girls even.
      </sarcasm>

      If any LucasArts people are reading this please do not take that last comment seriously.

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    3. Re:Is it just me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Is it just me or are there waaay too many SW games to keep track of?"

      Well, you seem to have been able to find a concise list only to post it here uncredited... so, really, it actually appears to be very easy to keep track of SW games :)

    4. Re:Is it just me... by lightspawn · · Score: 2

      your PC list covers a much bigger time period than the others (in what I assume was an effort to pad your post and make your point) - anyone shopping for games today (in a CompUSA for example) wouldn't find half the games in that list.

      Probably more like 80%.
      A pet peeve of mine is that classic games from,say, 5-10 years ago are nowhere to be found (except a certain auction site) even if they have no problem running on today's hardware. Want to buy an old game? Sorry, we don't have a way to sell it to you, just find a copy floating around on the net.

      So, which are the bestest SW titles? I only have the Gamecube launch title and a dreamcast racing game with N64 graphics.

      Oh, and did anybody ever see SW chess? What does it play like? What are the rules?

    5. Re:Is it just me... by qqtortqq · · Score: 1

      I used to work at a new and used computer store where you could trade in your old games for credit towards new or used ones. The storefront itself, in Naperville/Aurora, IL, is a fantastic place to visit. There are so many games there that are fun, and will run on almost any hardware that you can spend hours in there. No, I don't work for them anymore, but yes, I am putting a plug in here for them.

      For the longest time I had a 486, even when everyone else had a P2, so it was my only recourse for games and other software. Thier website is here.

    6. Re:Is it just me... by Bagels · · Score: 1

      There were a bunch on the N64, too: Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Star Wars: Episode I Pod Racer Star Wars: Battle for Naboo

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    7. Re:Is it just me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There is no Galaxies (not yet) or Jango Fett (I think you meant Bounty Hunter, but you already had that down) for the PS2. You should have just copied and pasted from the products page at LucasArts.

  3. Rebel Assult? by NickMc2000 · · Score: 1

    So this game is kinda like Rebel Assult 1 +2. Not only do you get to fly around but shooting people on ground is included. I just hope that Factor 5 does each piece correctly, I wouldn't want a game that does 5 things poorly versus one thing perfectly. The multiplayer sounds cool, but the gamecube still needs to get online! It would be so much cooler if you could have giant multiplayer battles. Oooh, just thought of it makes me quiver.

  4. Oops, stupid me by lightspawn · · Score: 1

    Included a star TREK game by mistake. I really should remember to only post while in the depressive stage.

  5. Dude ... by torpor · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... if there was a "Star Wars: Death to Ewoks (and Jar Jar)", I'd buy it and play it frequently.

    They're missing out on a HUUUUGE market segment here, but then again maybe this is something for Quake models...

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    1. Re:Dude ... by NexusTw1n · · Score: 1

      "if there was a "Star Wars: Death to Ewoks (and Jar Jar)", I'd buy it and play it frequently"

      Guess you've never been here before

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    2. Re:Dude ... by untaken_name · · Score: 1

      ... if there was a "Star Wars: Death to Ewoks (and Jar Jar)", I'd buy it and play it frequently.

      I'd like to see Star Wars: Ewok Autopsy.
      That would combine my love for cheesy alien autopsy stuff *and* my desire to cut ewoks into pieces. If there was a Jar-Jar expansion, they could charge me full price for it.

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  6. Pilotwings by Iscariot_ · · Score: 1

    As interested as I am in Rogue Squadron III, I am more looking forward to the Gamecube incarnation of Pilotwings. Rumor has it that Factor 5 will be the developer this time around.

    I've also read, but cannot find the link, that Rogue Squadron III actually started out as a technology demo to show Nintendo what they were capable of.

    Anyway, there's two great games to look forward to for us Gamecube owners.

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    1. Re:Pilotwings by Bagels · · Score: 1

      Actually, the "technology demo" would be Rogue Squadron II (Rogue Leader), not III. It was shown at Nintendo's Spaceworld show, when the GameCube was first officially unveiled. Except for perhaps the old Zelda demo (the non-cel-shaded one that had Link in a swordfight with Ganondorf), the Rogue Squadron II demo ruled the show. There was even a playable level - "Endurance," which actually made it into the final game as an unlockable bonus level.

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  7. Gamecube is dying! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Gamecube is dying, just like BSD. That is why no one is posting on this thread.