The game comes up a bit short with just three story campaigns, but each one is a fierce bout of gunfights, explosions, and organic dialogue. It’s up to players to lead their squad against hordes of battle droids, and complete missions vital to victory in the Clone Wars. The game starts players out on Geonosis, but also takes place on a derelict warship and the Wookie homeworld of Kashyyyk. Republic Commando takes place between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, and follows the squad as they undertake hazardous missions throughout the Clone Wars. Together the team comprises Delta Squad, the Republic’s most elite black ops clone troopers.

Players assume the role of Boss, a clone commando leader voiced by Jango Fett actor Temuera Morrison, and are given command over fellow soldiers Scorch, Fixer and Sev. But not just any clone troopers - true to the game’s name, the clones at the heart of Republic Commando are elite units that were literally born for the galaxy’s toughest missions. Released about two months before Revenge of the Sith hit theaters, Republic Commando avoids Jedi pomp and circumstance in favor of clone troopers. Video games have also helped purge the taste of Lucas’s screenwriting, including a particularly excellent first-person shooter called Star Wars: Republic Commando. In the years since the prequels, that era of Star Wars has slowly been redeemed by other media, including the Clone Wars TV series and a smattering of comic books. It’s easy to paint crosshairs on Hayden Christensen or Natalie Portman, but George Lucas brought about the films’ downfall by taking screenwriting and directing duties on personally. The Star Wars prequels still get a bad rap even though 12 years have passed since Revenge of the Sith opened in theaters. Lead an elite squad of clones against the Separatist army.

Republic commando voice actors