The game also added the ability for the player to command friendly ships in their squad. Flying became more fluid, and the controls more responsive and tighter. Moving to the next generation of consoles benefited the overall gameplay of Rogue Leader.
These missions tie-in to significant events of the films in the original trilogy, including the Rebel Alliance's assault on the Death Star, the Empire's attack of the Rebel base on the planet Hoth, and the attack on the second Death Star. While piloting several different ships based on the films, players complete a number of objectives across the game's 10 missions. Players control both Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles, as the Rebel Alliance fights against the Galactic Empire. The game serves as a direct sequel to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron.Īfter Battle for Naboo featured a story surrounding a single film, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Rogue Leader followed in the footsteps of the first Rogue Squadron game and returned to the original trilogy. Factor 5 and LucasArts teamed up to develop the game, which became the first of the series to not appear on either the Nintendo 64 or PC.
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader is an arcade-style action game available on the Nintendo GameCube.