Star Wars: Rogue Squadron vs Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is an FPS game from Lucasfilm Games (1998) while Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is an action-adventure RPG game from Lucasfilm Games (2010).
Quick answer: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron has the higher Metacritic, 85 to 59.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
What each one is
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is filed under FPS. In contrast, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II under Action-Adventure and RPG.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron or Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D is an arcade-style flight action game co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts. The first of the Rogue Squadron trilogy, it was published by LucasArts and Nintendo and released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 64 in December 1998. The game's story was influenced by the Star Wars: X-wing – Rogue Squadron comics and is set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy, taking place primarily between events in the films Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. The player controls Luke Skywalker, commander of the elite X-wing pilots known as Rogue Squadron. As the game progresses, Skywalker and Rogue Squadron fight the Galactic Empire in 16 missions across various planets.
The Star Wars® Saga continues with Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed™ II, the highly anticipated sequel to the fastest-selling Star Wars game ever created.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Setting Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy, where a war is fought between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. The game's first fifteen levels occur six months after the Battle of Yavin as depicted in A New Hope and before the events of The Empire Strikes Back . As the Empire gathers strength for an all-out assault on the Rebel forces, Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles form Rogue Squadron, a group comprising twelve… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception The R2 unit and exhaust flames on the player's X-wing are examples of graphical detail that reviewers praised. Many reviews compared Star Wars: Rogue Squadron to one of its inspirations, the Battle of Hoth flight combat level in Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire , considered one of that game's best elements. GamePro remarked that Rogue Squadron "enhanced the flight model with true pitch, roll, and bank mechanics". (Wikipedia)
Plot
At an Imperial facility on the planet Kamino , Darth Vader observes the training of a clone of his former apprentice Starkiller. The clone experiences various memories and visions of Starkiller's life, and is unable to strike down a droid impersonating Starkiller's love interest, Juno Eclipse. Vader labels the clone a failure in his quest to create a perfect apprentice, and the clone remembers Vader's betrayal of Starkiller; realizing Vader will try to… (Wikipedia)
Characters
The primary cast from the previous game returns to voice their characters again in The Force Unleashed II . Sam Witwer returns to provide both the likeness and voice of Starkiller, the game's protagonist. He also voices Emperor Palpatine having earned the part during a read-through of the script during development. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Commercial performance The Force Unleashed II performed under expectations. In the United States, it sold 500,000 copies within its first two weeks, thereby becoming the fifth best-selling video game of October 2010. The Force Unleashed II was the fifth-highest selling game of the week in the United Kingdom, denoting sales of 56,064 copies. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Star Wars: Rogue Squadron | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 5.6/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Mixed (63%, 7,997) |
| Critic aggregate | 85/100 | 59/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $19.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | unsupported |
| Released | 1998 | 2010 |
| Developer | Lucasfilm Games | Lucasfilm Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron vs Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Star Wars: Rogue SquadronFPS gameStar Wars: The Force Unleashed IIAction-adventure RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Star Wars: Rogue SquadronNo descriptive tagsStar Wars: The Force Unleashed IIAction, Hack and Slash, Third PersonThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron ✓Metacritic 85Star Wars: The Force Unleashed IIMetacritic 59Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron—Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II7,997 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Star Wars: Rogue SquadronUnknownStar Wars: The Force Unleashed II$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Metacritic 85)
Where they differ
ActionSingleplayerHack and SlashThird PersonSci-fiAdventure
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Star Wars: Rogue Squadron | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | — |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron · Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and 1 for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II in scope?
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron lists little scope data. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II has drawn 7,997 Steam reviews.
Is Star Wars: Rogue Squadron or Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron or Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Star Wars: Rogue Squadron or Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II?
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron has the higher Metacritic, 85 to 59. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.