<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
expanded	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
uncover	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
disable	O
production	O
of	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
TIE	O
variant	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
TIE	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
cloak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
magazine	O
,	O
The	O
Adventurer	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
media	O
to	O
incorporate	O
live-action	O
actors	O
and	O
footage	O
in	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
universe	O
since	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
Lucasarts	O
 '	O
proprietary	O
INSANE	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
is	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
proceeds	O
down	O
predetermined	O
paths	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
aiming	O
,	O
shooting	O
,	O
and	O
dodging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	B-Application
sequences	O
take	O
place	O
both	O
in	O
starships	O
and	O
on-foot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
,	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
has	O
begun	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rookie	O
One	O
(	O
played	O
by	O
Jamison	O
Jones	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
flying	O
with	O
his	O
wingman	O
on	O
patrol	O
near	O
the	O
planet	O
Dreighton	O
,	O
receives	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
from	O
a	O
YT-1300	O
transport	O
,	O
the	O
Corellia	O
Star	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
TIE	B-Application
fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
off	O
several	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
Rookie	O
One	O
's	O
wingman	O
is	O
destroyed	O
by	O
an	O
unseen	O
attacker	O
,	O
and	O
Rookie	O
One	O
's	O
ship	O
is	O
shot	O
down	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
eject	O
himself	O
before	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
his	O
ship	O
explodes	O
and	O
crash	O
lands	O
on	O
a	O
planet	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
captured	O
transport	O
had	O
been	O
forced	O
to	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rookie	O
One	O
is	O
sent	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
squadron	O
of	O
X-wings	B-Application
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
squadron	O
opens	O
a	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
facility	O
's	O
reactor	O
core	O
(	O
encountering	O
sentry	O
guns	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
)	O
and	O
destroys	O
it	O
,	O
narrowly	O
escaping	O
the	O
blast	O
,	O
squadron	O
leader	O
Ace	O
Merrick	O
is	O
killed	O
along	O
with	O
wingman	O
Ina	O
Rece	O
by	O
an	O
ambush	O
of	O
TIE	B-Application
Phantoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
comes	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
plan	O
for	O
two	O
people	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
facility	O
building	O
the	O
TIE	B-Application
Phantoms	I-Application
at	O
Imdaar	O
Alpha	O
and	O
steal	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fighters	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
reverse	O
engineer	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
meets	O
with	O
Ru	O
Murleen	O
(	O
played	O
by	O
Julie	O
Eccles	O
)	O
,	O
Rookie	O
One	O
's	O
previous	O
flight	O
instructor	O
from	O
Rebel	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
numerous	O
stormtroopers	O
within	O
the	O
Super	O
Star	O
Destroyer	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
maintenance	O
tunnels	O
,	O
they	O
steal	O
a	O
TIE	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
from	O
the	O
hangar	O
and	O
escape	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
hanger	O
doors	O
close	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Terror	O
from	O
inside	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
TIE	B-Application
Phantoms	I-Application
,	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
kills	O
Admiral	O
Sarn	O
for	O
his	O
failures	O
and	O
escapes	O
on	O
his	O
TIE	O
Advanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darth	O
Vader	O
informs	O
the	O
Emperor	O
of	O
what	O
happened	O
and	O
the	O
stolen	O
TIE	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Base	O
self-destructs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebel	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
live-action	O
actors	O
filmed	O
on	O
a	O
blue	O
screen	O
,	O
with	O
digital	O
backgrounds	O
added	O
in	O
post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
each	O
digital	O
background	O
artists	O
added	O
shadows	O
and	O
lighting	O
adjustments	O
for	O
the	O
live-action	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucasarts	O
utilized	O
their	O
INteractive	O
Streaming	O
ANimation	O
Engine	O
(	O
INSANE	B-Application
)	O
code	O
library	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
and	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Hal	O
Barwood	O
was	O
brought	O
on	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
live	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jamison	O
Jones	O
portrays	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Rookie	O
One	O
in	O
both	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
Julie	O
Eccles	O
portrays	O
Ru	O
Murleen	O
,	O
his	O
partner	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
his	O
instructor	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Rebel	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actor	O
David	O
Prowse	O
,	O
who	O
portrayed	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Star	O
Wars	O
films	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
his	O
voice	O
)	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
for	O
Rebel	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
November	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebel	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
praised	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
scores	O
and	O
the	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
over	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
(	O
particularly	O
the	O
polygonal	O
ship	O
models	O
and	O
the	O
greater	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
quality	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
loose	O
controls	O
and	O
low	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
typically	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
scenarios	O
and	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
offer	O
any	O
real	O
depth	O
or	O
excitement	O
.	O
</s>
