Star Wars: Force Commander

Star Wars: Force Commander

Opening crawl[]

It is a period of great strife.Feeling the weight of theImperial fleet, countlessworlds have fallen to theGalactic Empire.The Rebel Alliance has struckback, in space and on theground, fortifying theirpositions and taking backsystems in the name offreedom.Gathering in orbit around theplacid world KALAAN, ImperialStar Destroyers prepare toattack a Rebel sanctuary andtake that freedom away...

Plot summary[]

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The game interweaves its story through the events ofEpisodes IV throughVI, sometimes intersecting with known Star Wars events, while telling an original Star Wars story. It is shown from the point of view of a young officer in the Imperial Navy,Brenn Tantor, who begins as a stormtrooper, but soon enough is given his own command. The first task (from the training missions) is to search for an escape pod that landed on Tatooine, and then track the droids that were inside - which is a reference to the opening scenes ofEpisode IV whenC-3PO andR2-D2 escape Imperial clutches via an escape pod which crashes on Tatooine.

The main character is loyal to the Empire for the first half of the game, until his brother,Dellis Tantor discovers that the Empire killed their father. Dellis is imprisoned by the Empire for revealing this information. Brenn defects to the Rebel Alliance and proceeds to fight his former commanders. As well as theTatooine training missions, the player participates in the Battle of Hoth (from the Imperial point of view) and the Battle of Endor (as a Rebel). The game ends with the battle to capture the Imperial Palace onCoruscant, and ultimately the liberation of Dellis.

Gameplay[]

The game's action runs from immediately before theBattle of Yavin through theBattle of Coruscant. The player takes on the role ofBrenn Tantor, anImperial commander who later defects to theRebel Alliance.

Game features include over 40 different unit types, 24 campaign missions and 27 multiplayer missions, 12 3-D environments, and remixes ofJohn Williams's originalStar Wars scores as music. Following a trend of its contemporary RTS titles,Force Commander eschewed the standard resource management system. Instead, the player gathers "Command Points" to grow his or her force.

Missions[]

• Desert Training
• Assault on Ruul
• Crisis on Sarapin
• The Trap at Yavin IV
• The Battle of Hoth
• Surprise at Endor
• The Massacre on Abridon
• Escape From Kalaan
• Return To Ruul
• The Walker Gambit
• Redemption at Abridon
• The Alliance Strikes Back
• The Siege of Coruscant

Development[]

Originally conceived as a 2-D strategy game,LucasArts scrapped the overall design after its first public viewing at the1998Electronic Gaming Expo. Deciding to pursue a 3-D version, LucasArts licensed a game engine fromRonin Entertainment and recreated the game from scratch. The game was jointly developed by both companies, using Ronin's engine and programmers, partnered with LucasArts' project leadership, designers, and artists.

Media[]

Editions[]

• UPC 023272852429;April 30,2001;LucasArts Entertainment Company;LucasArts Archive Series edition^[2][3]

Cover gallery[]

Front cover

LucasArts Archive Series edition

Credits[]

Appearances[]

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Sources[]

• "Around the Galaxy" —Star Wars Galaxy Collector 7
• "Around the Galaxy" —Star Wars Galaxy Collector 8
• Star Wars at Your Command onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
• "Red Five, I'm Going In: The History ofStar Wars Video Games" —Star Wars Insider 65
• "The Rebel Bruiser: Steve Blum is Zeb Orrelios" —Star Wars Insider 152

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Star Wars: Force Commander Official Site onLucasArts'sofficial website(original site is defunct)
• Star Wars: Force Commander onWikipedia
• Star Wars: Force Commander onMobyGames(backup link)
• GameSpot review - 6.0 out of 10 (fair) onGameSpot.com(backup link)
• Star Wars: Force Commander instruction manual on ReplacementDocs.com (backup link archived onOctober 6,2021)