As nostalgia fodder, however, it might do the trick, and Wes had some workarounds for the GOG version’s issues that may come in handy here. Set between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, the game spans sixteen 3D levels in a variety of locales including Mos Eisley, Kessel, the Imperial Construction Yards, Mon Calamari, and Corellia. As part of Naboos Royal Security Forces, players must form a resistance movement to rise against the droid forces of the Trade Federation. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron lets you strap into the cockpit of an X-wing fighter as you attempt to lead your squadron to victory over the mighty Empire. It doesn’t look as if all of those issues have been fixed: controller support is partial (reviews have it that Xbox One controllers can be bound acceptably but the Steam controller is out), alt-tabbing is impossible, and sometimes the camera goes for a wander. A follow-up to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron set during the first film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

On the downside, when Rogue Squadron came to GOG in January last year, many users had to wrestle to get it running smoothly. It’s showing a few wrinkles now, but there’s still nothing quite like it for swooping around in an X-wing imagining that your targeting computer is firmly stowed away. This group is known as the Rogue Squadron. In the face of the Imperial threat, Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have put together a group of 12 of the Rebel Alliances finest pilots. Superb Star Wars dog-fighting sim Rogue Squadron 3D has made it to Steam at last (£7/$10). Released in 1998 for Windows and the N64, Rogue Squadron proclaimed “astonishing 3D details including real time lighting and special effects (explosions, smoke, engine glow, tracer fire and more)”. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D takes place after the Battle of Yavin where Luke Skywalker blew up the Death Star.

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