|  Far and
away the prettiest looking game on the GameCube, like Super Smash Bros: Melee, Star Wars
Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II doesn’t have many surprises in store for us, but it
is one hell of a good looking game. The game takes place in between Star Wars: A New Hope
and Empire Strikes Back. It includes familiar locales like Hoth, Tatooine, and the Death
Star trench, as well as familiar ships like X-wings, A-wings, and B-wings. For the first
time I really feel like the immense scale of the movies’ space scenes has been
conveyed in the video games (which is helped by the presence of music from the original
movies). The GameCube’s new controller handles like a dream, especially when giving
orders to your wing men while shooting down hoards of TIE fighters. I was also impressed
with the targeting system; it mimics the movie’s low tech style while also being
highly effective. While I’m not the biggest fan of space shooters, I’m not going
to miss Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II for the world.
 
 
Sarah
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