Star Wars Rogue Squadron, a Factor 5 monument. Sixteen aerial combat missions, X-Wings, Y-Wings and other mythic craft piloted with rare precision. The engine pulls off technical miracles and the staging honours the saga. A reference for Star Wars games and air-combat action alike.
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Space and planetary combat simulation with the Rebel Alliance's Rogue Squadron pilots in the Star Wars universe. Published by LucasArts/Factor 5, released in 1998 in Europe and North America. Sixteen missions in X-Wing, Y-Wing, and Speeder fighters, varied objectives, and impressive 3D visuals.
Star Wars - Rogue Squadron review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Star Wars Rogue Squadron (Factor 5) unfurls aerial battles worthy of the films: X-wing and A-wing fighters, varied planets swept with light, canyons and Imperial bases with careful textures. The art direction favors cinematic scope and the materiality of the craft, serving the Star Wars imagination. A generous art direction, a technical showcase for the N64.
Magnificently arranged by the Factor 5 team, John Williams's scores accompany the space battles with a properly epic gust. The music swells to the rhythm of the dogfights, making every assault on the Death Star a grand moment. This sumptuous orchestration ranks among the finest heard on the console.
European Rev 1 revision, which aligns the code with the American Rev 1 and fixes the Hoth and Sullust loading bugs. This PAL Rev 1 is scarcer than the initial PAL run and remains the reference stable version for European enthusiasts wanting to avoid residual defects of the initial pressing. Identifiable by the version mention on the back label. A precise target for PAL Factor 5 completists wanting both European pressings.
Is Star Wars - Rogue Squadron still worth playing in 2026?
A Factor 5 monument, Star Wars Rogue Squadron offers sixteen aerial combat missions with X-Wing, Y-Wing and other mythic craft piloted with precision rare for the time. The engine pulls off technical miracles, the staging respects the saga and the flight feel mixes arcade with tactics with elegance that lasts. Levels keep real variety of objectives. For Star Wars game fans and classic flight action lovers, this remains a genre reference today and an excellent N64 calling card, still worth a careful playthrough.
