Star Wars: Republic Commando

Quality FPS with stellar art direction and excellent sound design. Gritty Star Wars presentation.

Reviewer calls it one of their absolute favorite Star Wars games and a must-play for franchise fans. Squad system is supremely satisfying and the game aged far better than expected. Caveats: dated visuals, linear level design, no gyro support, no multiplayer.

A faithful but flawed Switch port of the classic squad shooter. The intuitive one-button squad-command system still holds up and the dynamic soundtrack and authentic weapon and team chatter are genuinely enjoyable, but the unlocked frame rate swings jarringly and dips during combat, the visuals show their 2005 age, and the lack of gyro aiming, sprint, and crouch toggle disappoints. Worth a shot, ideally after a patch.