Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
"Rogue Squadron" received generally positive reviews. Critics praised the game's technical achievements and flight controls, but its use of distance fog and the lack of a multiplayer mode drew criticism. The game's sales exceeded expectations; by August 1999, more than one million copies had sold worldwide. It spawned two sequels developed and released for the GameCube—"" and ""—as well as "", a spiritual successor released for Windows and Nintendo 64.
Rogue Squadron
Luke Skywalker's debut with the Rebel Alliance came as Red Five at the Battle of Yavin, as portrayed in "". After his destruction of the Death Star, he founded Rogue Squadron with Wedge's help using the Rebels' best X-Wing pilots as shown in "" and proceeded to have a long and distinguished flying career with the group. By the time of "Return of the Jedi", Luke was focusing on his training as a Jedi Knight and had thus handed command of Rogue Squadron to Wedge.