STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

holds up This ran smoothly for me with no fixes required. The real selling point here is the IP and the ordering mechanic because if you're just looking for a first person shooter from this time I have quite the list of ones that are smoother and overall more fun to play. But this tactical element really does add a lot and they wisely streamlined it a lot And there's really only one area where I think they a tiny bit too far with it and frankly after a while you get used to it so it's no longer really an issue. The variety of things you order them to do is sufficiently varied that you feel like you are in charge but not so much that it's overwhelming you with different choices. It's closer to Counter Strike than a command and conquer game in first person. Graphics and sound are quite good and there are flourishes that are quite nice such as the fact that your visor can get splashed with rain enemy blood or Droid juice if you take out an enemy close enough to you. Enemy variety is OK but it does end up being a lot of the same ones just with different weapons and patterns but that does work for the gameplay. There's not a huge number of settings but the ones that there are very carefully designed. This is also a game for those who want something within Star Wars that does not have Jedi lightsabers and such. There's actually an in-joke about it. The length is pretty good neither excessive nor too little. I have no idea about multiplayer. I only played the single player. I got this discounted and felt I really got my money's worth. 4/5