STAR WARS Republic Commando (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.0.4 Update

STAR WARS Republic Commando – Boss, Fixer, Scorch, and Sev, better known as Delta Squad, are back on Nintendo Switch! Relive the legendary campaign. Welcome to the Clone Wars: Chaos has erupted throughout the galaxy. As leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately annihilate the enemy.

Battle Relentless Enemies: Battle a variety of highly intelligent and deadly enemies—from brutal Trandoshan mercenaries to the flying insectoid warriors of Geonosis. The Squad is Your Weapon: Your squad will follow your orders, performing complex commands and strategic maneuvers. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

GAMEPLAY

The game features some gameplay elements that resemble features in other first-person shooters. The heads-up display (HUD) shows the player character’s helmet, with a tactical visor. The player acts as squad leader of a squad of four elite troops. The squadmate order system allows the player general tactical control over the three non-player characters (NPCs) squadmates that round out the four-man commando team.

Many objects in the game environment will be highlighted when the crosshair is placed over them. The player can then press the “use” key to issue an order automatically associated with the object; for example, a sealed door may highlight with a synchronized team breach-and-clear command, or a computer console might have a “slice” (computer hacking) command, while a pile of cargo boxes suitable for a cover position with good vantage may provide a “take up Sniper/Anti-Armor position” command. Where possible, the squadmates will usually take their preferred roles (sniper, demolitions, and technical).

The player can order the squad to move to secure any position (wherever the crosshair is pointed) or perform search-and-destroy. There are orders to command the squadmates to group up or spread out according to the player’s discretion for the situation. In single-player mode, the player and squadmates do not die when they run out of health but rather are incapacitated. If the player character is downed, the player can order the squad members to attempt to revive the player or to continue with their current orders.

Therefore, the game is only truly over when the player and all members of the squad are incapacitated at once or if the player is downed in a position their squadmates cannot reach (such as chasms). Certain missions may require squad members to split up to accomplish various isolated objectives, and in such scenarios, where the player is operating alone, losing all the player’s health also results in a game over. While reviving a downed commando restores a small amount of health, bacta charging stations are necessary to fully regain it.

Weapons can be acquired in both single-player and multiplayer. Throughout the campaign, the player always carries the compact DC-17 and a blaster pistol with unlimited ammo. The DC-17 can be configured into an assault rifle, sniper rifle, and grenade launcher. The player may also use weapons dropped by enemies.

Republic Commando maintains a first-person perspective throughout the game, presenting the story from the eyes of Delta Squad’s squad leader, RC-1138 (“Boss”). His squadmates include RC-1262 (“Scorch”), a talkative explosives expert; RC-1140 (“Fixer”), a skilled hacker and a dedicated soldier; and RC-1207 (“Sev”), the squad’s sniper who enjoys racking up kills. Information is received via radio commands from a clone officer (referred to as “Advisor”), and a text-based objective list with a pop-up objective tracker arrow that points the player to the next objective.