It also has the added option of being able to remap its entire button layout to something a bit more “modern” (reloading with X and jumping with Y? Really?) and using the Switch’s gyro sensor to add an extra layer of fake immersion to the overall experience. The game, as a whole, plays exactly like it did back in the day. Alright, I don’t exactly like this strategy, but considering how amazing Republic Commando‘s single player missions were, I can forgive them. This could (and should) have been added to the overall package.Īspyr decided to focus solely on the single player campaigns instead. I understand not wanting to invest on an online server, but this game was fun as hell even on split-screen. I’m not going to lie, this absence is a bummer.
Sadly, the multiplayer, which was one of the most widely celebrated features of the original Republic Commando, is completely absent. The campaigns are all here, the voice acting is intact, and even Ash’s music video is still accessible in the Extras menu. Why do they look like they were possessed by a demon? It looks dope though.Īt its core, this is almost the same game released back in 2005. Sadly, while these previous efforts ran and looked better than their original counterparts, the Switch version of Republic Commando is an anomaly: a supposed remaster of an older game that looks and runs worse than its original version… This is of course courtesy of Aspyr, the same company behind the ports of Episode I: Racer, Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy. It was further ported to PCs, as well as available on the Xbox One via backwards compatibility, but it took sixteen years for it to finally appear on a Nintendo console. The only main issue with Republic Commando was the fact it was released to a less popular console right at the end of its life cycle.
Furthermore, it was backed by the first licensed heavy rock song in the history of Star Wars: “ Clones“, by the Northern Irish band Ash. It portrayed the dirtiness and savagery of the Clone Wars like very few Star Wars products have ever managed before. There were plenty of reasons to love it: it mixed the tactical, squad-based shooting mechanics from the Rainbow Six games with one of the grittiest and darkest settings in the history of George Lucas’ franchise. Originally released in 2005, Star Wars: Republic Commando is one of the most celebrated Star Wars games ever released.
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