Another important defection from the Imperials occurs during the course of Rogue Squdron. He gives orders to Rogue Squadron, and often calls them back to base if the player fails the mission. General Rieekan, from Empire, serves as the commanding Rebel in constant communication with the flight team.

Wedge plays a pivotal role as well, often being Luke's wing man, and keeping him updated on any threats or mission updates. This incident occurs on Corellia, Han Solo's homeworld, and as expected, the space pirate makes a last minute appearance to help his friend Luke, similar to the end of A New Hope. Crix Madine, a Rebel Alliance General by the time of Return of the Jedi, also plays a part in the game, as the player must assist his defection from the Galactic Empire. Hobbie and Janson also make an appearance as pilots for the Rebellion, as seen in The Empire Strikes Back. Luke, as mentioned, is the main character of Rogue Squadron, the only other playable character being Wedge during a bonus mission of the game. Characters The Millennium Falcon flying over Mos Eisley. The game also features full voice audio for character dialogue, a rarity for the Nintendo 64 at the time. The game also has little resemblance to the novels for which the series is based, opting for Luke Skywalker to be the main character, rather than Wedge Antilles, the protagonist of the novels. The game is known for its arcade style approach to starship dogfights, with Factor 5 taking influence from the original Star Wars cockpit arcade game.

Rogue Squadron has spawned two sequels since it's release in 1998, the first being Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader released in September of 2001 for the Nintendo Gamecube and the second being Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike released in October in 2003 for the Gamecube. Rogue Squadron was one of the first games to make use of the Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak, which updated the graphics and allowed players to play the game in high resolution. Originally released on the Nintendo 64 and PC, the game was developed by Factor 5 and was published by LucasArts. Released on December 17 1998, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is the first in a series of space combat games for Nintendo platforms.

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