STAR WARS™: Rebel Assault I + II

[i]"What a piece of junk!" ~ Luke Skywalker[/i] I spent more time fighting DOSBox than the Empire, so I can't recommend this release. Whether I used an Xbox controller, mouse, or keyboard, the flying was wildly erratic, even after setting the sensitivity to 1%. The point-and-click shooting sections were okay with a mouse, especially in Rebel Assault II. The live-action cutscenes were cool, and I wish I could've seen more of them, but they aren't worth suffering through the gameplay in its current state.

Do not buy this. Rebel Assault 1 doesn't even work. No matter if you use mouse, XBOX controller or keyboard, the ship does not respond to anything. Rebel Assault 2 seemed more promising. First two levels were nice little on rail shooters that controlled fine. But then level 3 starts, and after about 40 deaths I called it quits. You cannot tell where you're safe and where you'll take damage. Especially with the camera shifting so much, just trying to get through on the lowest difficulty was too much. Screw this.

Rebel Ass

doesnt run on apple silicon

Never played Rebel Assault 1 before but I did play the PS2 version a long time ago. The graphics there were overhauled and were 3D unlike in this version. It was an interesting story honestly, very basic but serviceable. You can really tell that they worked really hard to create the illusion of playing a movie (some transitions from cutscenes to gameplay are almost seamless and the backgrounds in the game are really well done). Perfectly blending 2D backgrounds with the game looks amazing even today, especially the PS1 version. The music and sound design is on point. I can't believe I used to complete this as a kid with 0 dmg on my PS1.

Old school arcade fun. Works great, but hard to control sometimes.