

This isn't the only canceled Star Wars game that we've learned of. The sequel fell through because LucasArts was in the process of rebooting itself-much of the team on the original game had left the company. "I don't recall what Kevin Schmitt's would have entailed, but I like to imagine there would be a mission where you'd rescue. "In my own imaging, I like to believe he'd go after his pod-brothers and counter-program them so they could fight the Empire together," Douville said. Douville says the plan would have been to have Sev starting the Rebellion and training soldiers to fight the Empire.

Longo's idea involved Republic Commando character Sev, who was left behind by his squadmates, becoming the first soldier in the Rebellion army. Schmitt's story had players carrying out Order 66, an event in Revenge of the Sith that had the clones turning against the Jedi and killing them. Lead engineer Brett Douville told Cinelinx that the two competing stories were developed by lead level designer Kevin Schmitt and creative director Tim Longo-Longo is currently the creative director on Halo 5: Guardians. There were two potential stories, and one of them answered questions about a particular character's fate. In 2018, Microsoft added Star Wars: Republic Commando as one of many Xbox original titles that were playable via backwards compatibility.Star Wars: Republic Commando released more than a decade ago, but a recent interview with the shooter's lead developer has revealed details of what a sequel could have been. While the remaster is not coming to Xbox consoles, both Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S owners do have an opportunity to play the game on modern Microsoft gaming hardware. Set during the Clone Wars, players assume the role of a squad leader consisting of four elite clone troopers as the squad travels to various planets completing missions. Star Wars: Republic Commando was originally released on the Xbox and PC in early 2005 and was developed and published by Lucasfilm Games, then known as LucasArts.

The studio previously released a remaster for Star Wars Episode 1: Racer for the PS4 and Switch and is also working on a remaster of Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse, which is set to launch on March 16th.

Star Wars: Republic Commando, the mid-2000s cult classic tactical first-person shooter, will get a new life on modern consoles when an HD remaster releases on April 6th for PS4 and Switch for $14.99.Īspyr Media is handling the new version.
