Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire
Darth Vader, forever vigilant in his quest to destroy the Rebel Alliance, has apparently enlisted some new help - and it’s up to you, a lone Rebel pilot, to brave the odds against enormous flotillas of a new breed of TIE Fighters, blast your way through entire platoons of armored stormtroopers, and bring home the details of the new Imperial plan - and then return to the fray to defense the galaxy against this nearly-invincible threat. (LucasArts, 1996)
Review: I have to hand it to ‘em - Lucas Arts finally came up with a game set in the Star Wars universe which won my heart. Rebel Assault II is somewhere between a video game and a movie. There’s a lot of action and forwarding-of-the-story in the game’s numerous well-produced cutscenes, and the whole thing honestly does feel like an untold, yet worthy, entry in the Star Wars canon. There is a straightforward plotline, a set goal you’re trying to achieve, which rings true to this long-time fan of droids and Jedi Knights. (more…)