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".
Rogue Trooper (video game)
"The Times" gave it a score of four stars out of five and called it "a third-person shooter with smooth, detailed graphics, and a learning curve set so beautifully that even non-shooter fans should love it." "The A.V. Club" gave it a B and said that it "doesn't approach the inventiveness of a great budget TPS like last year's "Raze's Hell", but it's priced to move." However, "The Sydney Morning Herald" gave it a score of three stars out of five and said, "Where "Rogue Trooper" rescues itself from mediocrity ... is in the way it utilises Gunnar, Helm and Bagman. They all perk up with humorous quips and helpful advice, while the futuristic gadgetry is inventive." "Detroit Free Press" gave it two stars out of four and said it "feels more like basic training than hardcore warfare." "Computer Games Magazine" gave the PC version two-and-a-half stars out of five and said, "Everything about "Rogue Trooper" screams 'competent,' which doesn't amount to memorable or particularly inspired." "Computer Gaming World" gave it an unfavourable review and said, "If you take a game that’s composed entirely of canned set pieces—say, "Rogue Trooper"—and play it over and over and over, you’re going to make yourself hate it. I liked it only mildly enough the first time. So it just goes to show that in a game this thin, familiarity breeds contempt."