Star Wars: Rogue Squadron might be getting a remake

Date:
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:15:04 +0000

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The developer of the upcoming Knights of the Old Republic remake is keen to return to the starfighter shooter.

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Aspyr Media, the development studio best known for its video game ports and work on the upcoming Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake, is interested in bringing starfighter shooter Rogue Squadron to modern hardware.

The studio expressed its interest on Twitter, responding to a fan who asked whether Apsyr would ever consider porting the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series.

Here at Aspyr we're huge Star Wars fans and love bringing Star Wars games to new audiences, it said in the Tweet . For us, its all about the games we
think players are most passionate about and would love to see brought to new platforms. If the demand is there, were on board. Here at Aspyr we're huge Star Wars fans and love bringing Star Wars games to new audiences. For us,
its all about the games we think players are most passionate about and would love to see brought to new platforms. If the demand is there, were on board April 18, 2022 See more

First released on Nintendo 64 and PC in 1998, Rogue Squadron is an arcade shooter that places you in the cockpit of iconic starfighters from the original Star Wars trilogy. Youre tasked with destroying Imperial targets and shooting the ships of the Empire out of the sky or into the vacuum of space across a series of missions, while collecting power-ups to boost the performance of your ship within levels.

It went on to spawn two sequels for the GameCube: 2001s Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader and 2003s Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel
Strike for the GameCube. That third title introduced ground battles and allowed you to leave your vehicle to explore on foot.

The series received something of a spiritual successor in 2020 with Star
Wars: Squadrons. Developed by EAs Motive Studios, it's more of a space flight sim than an arcade shooter, with a first-person perspective, intricate flight and power mechanics, and a class-based approach to ship combat. Is a Rogue Squadron remake likely?

The Rogue Squadron series might have gained a cult following since its release, but there are plenty of other reasons to think a modern remaster could appear sometime down the line.

Plenty of older Star Wars titles have been re-released in recent years, many of them by Aspyr. The studio released a Nintendo Switch and PS4 remake of
Jedi Knight Jedi Academy in 2020, followed by a port of Republic Commando
the year after. It also ported Episode 1 Racer to Xbox One , Switch, and PS4 back in 2020, and most recently The Force Unleashed with a bumper collector's edition .

The success of Star Wars: Squadrons might further bolster Aspyrs interest,
and that of Lucasfilm Games, in returning to a starfighter shooter like Rogue Squadron. As its Tweet suggests, a port will be developed if the studio
thinks theres a large enough market waiting to lap it up.

Aspyr isnt short on work, though. Its remake of BioWares acclaimed RPG
Knights of the Old Republic is still underway, and its acting as publisher on Beamdogs recently announced roguelike MythForce . That game draws inspiration from early morning children's cartoons from the 80s, like He-Man and the Dungeons and Dragons animation. Whet your appetite with our roundup of the best-looking upcoming games



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