Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Many reviews compared "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron" to one of its inspirations, the Battle of Hoth flight combat level in "Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire", considered one of that game's best elements. "GamePro" remarked that "Rogue Squadron" "enhanced the flight model with true pitch, roll, and bank mechanics". IGN praised its inclusion of "upgrades, more enemies, better sound, and stunning second-generation graphics". The Nintendo 64 version received mostly positive reviews, and received an aggregate score of 85 percent from both GameRankings and Metacritic. "GamePro" named it one of the best games released in 1998. In a 2008 retrospective, IGN's Levi Buchanan stated that the game revived the "Star Wars" license on consoles through well-paced gameplay, a story tied into the "Star Wars" canon and visuals that made it "one of the generation's top stunners".
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season received an approval rating of 83% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 6.04/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With an agreeably entertaining first season, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" opens a fun, kid-friendly chapter of the franchise's sprawling mythology." The third and fourth seasons received an approval rating of 100% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 8.0/10 and 7.85/10 respectively. The sixth season received an approval rating of 100% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 8.92/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Sophisticated storytelling and quality animation make the sixth season of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" a fitting end to the series." On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On July 11, 2008, television critics were shown a completed episode of the series. "The Hollywood Reporter"s Live Feed blog called the footage "likely the most photo-realistic animated TV series ever produced." On August 31, 2008, a sneak peek of the new series was shown on Cartoon Network. IGN named it the 89th best animated series. They specifically praised the episodes "Rookies", "Cloak of Darkness", and "Lair of Grievous" saying that their storylines stood out as some of the best in the "Star Wars" expanded universe.