Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

It is a time of great rejoicing in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker, with the help of Wedge Antilles, has blown up the Death Star. But there is little time to celebrate. The mighty Empire is gathering strength for a…

17 November 1998

Shooter Action Science fiction

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is a shooter developed by Factor 5, released 17 November 1998 on Nintendo 64 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is a shooter game developed by Factor 5 and released in 1998. It was published by Disney Interactive Studios. It is available on Nintendo 64 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

It is a time of great rejoicing in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker, with the help of Wedge Antilles, has blown up the Death Star. But there is little time to celebrate. The mighty Empire is gathering strength for a determined, all-out assault on the Rebel forces. To save the Rebel Alliance from this Imperial onslaught, Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have assembled the Rogue Squadron, a group of twelve of the most skilled battle-tested starfighter pilots. You will fly into battle as Luke Skywalker, to engage in intense, fast-paced planetary air-to-ground and air-to-air missions ‒ dogfights, search and destroy, reconnaissance, bombing runs, rescue assignments, and more.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Star Wars series

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is the 53rd of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Giga Pets: Star Wars - Yoda in 1998.

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What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM and 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron launched on 17 November 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Thief: The Dark Project.

Released around the same time: Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, Thief: The Dark Project.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →

Screenshots

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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron gameplay screenshot

Quick answers

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron — frequently asked questions

When did Star Wars: Rogue Squadron come out?

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was released on 17 November 1998 for Nintendo 64 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Star Wars: Rogue Squadron?

At minimum, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron needs 1.8 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended) graphics, 168 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Star Wars: Rogue Squadron?

The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("168 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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