<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
flight	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Factor	O
5	O
and	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
in	O
December	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-wing	I-Application
–	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
comics	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
galaxy	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
primarily	O
between	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
films	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
,	O
commander	O
of	O
the	O
elite	O
X-wing	B-Application
pilots	O
known	O
as	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	O
Squadrons	O
focus	O
on	O
flight	O
combat	O
was	O
directly	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
level	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
pilot	O
a	O
snowspeeder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
together	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
Factor5	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
while	O
LucasArts	O
produced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
and	O
ensured	O
it	O
was	O
faithful	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Factor5	O
successfully	O
appealed	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
's	O
newly	O
developed	O
memory	B-Architecture
Expansion	O
Pak	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
gameplay	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
two	O
sequels	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCubeStar	O
Wars	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
II	O
:	O
Rogue	O
Leader	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
III	O
:	O
Rebel	O
Strikeas	O
well	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Episode	O
I	O
:	O
Battle	O
for	O
Naboo	O
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-Wing	I-Application
series	O
that	O
emphasizes	O
space	O
combat	O
simulation	O
,	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
arcade-style	O
flight	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
aircraft	O
are	O
primarily	O
composed	O
of	O
TIE	B-Application
fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heads-up	O
display	O
features	O
a	O
health	O
meter	O
,	O
a	O
radar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
ammunition	O
count	O
for	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
five	O
craft	O
:	O
X-wing	B-Application
,	O
A-wing	O
,	O
Y-wing	O
,	O
snowspeeder	O
and	O
V-wing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
bonus	O
levels	O
are	O
adaptions	O
of	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
development	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
I	O
–	O
The	O
Phantom	O
Menacethe	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
film	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
15yearswas	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
year	O
from	O
its	O
scheduled	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
complex	O
scrambling	O
system	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
help	O
hide	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
code	O
from	O
gamers	O
using	O
cheat	O
cartridges	O
such	O
as	O
GameShark	B-Device
or	O
Action	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
galaxy	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
war	O
is	O
fought	O
between	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
and	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Empire	O
gathers	O
strength	O
for	O
an	O
all-out	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
Rebel	O
forces	O
,	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
and	O
Wedge	O
Antilles	O
form	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
comprising	O
twelve	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
skilled	O
X-wing	B-Application
pilots	O
from	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
chapters	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
starts	O
with	O
an	O
opening	O
crawl	O
resembling	O
those	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
executes	O
escort	O
and	O
rescue	O
missions	O
on	O
Barkhesh	B-Application
and	O
Chorax	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
in	O
1996	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
began	O
planning	O
a	O
follow-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Factor5	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
to	O
create	O
large	O
terrain	O
maps	O
for	O
their	O
planned	O
sequel	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
Rescue	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
After	O
LucasArts	O
signed	O
a	O
three-game	O
exclusivity	O
deal	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Factor5	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
convert	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
Fractalus	B-Application
sequel	O
into	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
would	O
be	O
flight	O
combat	O
;	O
this	O
direction	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
flies	O
a	O
snowspeeder	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Hoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factor5	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
while	O
LucasArts	O
produced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
and	O
ensured	O
it	O
was	O
faithful	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factor5	O
initially	O
pitched	O
a	O
concept	O
to	O
allow	O
gamers	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
missions	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
fans	O
 '	O
favorite	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	O
resulting	O
game	O
was	O
almost	O
completely	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Expanded	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
at	O
LucasArts	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
adapt	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-wing	I-Application
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
books	O
and	O
comic	O
books	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
film	O
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
centered	O
around	O
Wedge	O
Antilles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
basic	O
design	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
free-roaming	O
style	O
of	O
Rescue	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
with	O
the	O
on-rails	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
rendered	O
a	O
basic	O
heightmap	B-Data_Structure
and	O
an	O
immobile	O
AT-AT	O
model	O
,	O
while	O
TIE	B-Application
fighters	I-Application
lacking	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
flew	O
and	O
fired	O
in	O
a	O
predetermined	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
realized	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
memory	B-Architecture
expansion	O
in	O
place	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unable	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
,	O
they	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
compression	O
techniques	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
within	O
the	O
confines	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Factor5	O
appealed	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
newly	O
developed	O
memory	B-Architecture
Expansion	O
Pak	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
Iguana	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
higher	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
for	O
Turok	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Seeds	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Factor5	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
green	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
but	O
the	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
increases	O
its	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
from	O
320×240	O
to	O
640×480	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucasfilm	O
was	O
hesitant	O
to	O
grant	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
library	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
to	O
Factor5	O
sound	O
designer	O
Rudolph	O
Stember	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stember	O
objected	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
clips	O
sounded	O
worse	O
than	O
effects	O
he	O
had	O
lifted	O
from	O
VHS	O
tapes	O
for	O
a	O
previous	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Factor5	O
drivers	O
use	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
processors	O
,	O
but	O
tax	O
them	O
less	O
;	O
advanced	O
compression	O
techniques	O
were	O
employed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scheduled	O
release	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
announced	O
the	O
worldwide	O
agreement	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
concerning	O
three	O
new	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mark	O
Hamill	O
,	O
the	O
actor	O
who	O
played	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
,	O
visited	O
the	O
Mattel	O
Children	O
's	O
Hospital	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
patients	O
in	O
a	O
Starlight	O
Children	O
's	O
Foundation	O
's	O
Fun	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviews	O
compared	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
to	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
inspirations	O
,	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Hoth	O
flight	O
combat	O
level	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
,	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
85percent	O
from	O
both	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2008	O
retrospective	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
revived	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
license	O
on	O
consoles	O
through	O
well-paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
a	O
story	O
tied	O
into	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
canon	O
,	O
and	O
visuals	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
generation	O
's	O
top	O
stunners	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
visuals	O
were	O
called	O
"	O
respectable	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
highly	O
praised	O
in	O
high-resolution	O
mode	O
(	O
achieved	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
's	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
remarked	O
that	O
in	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
,	O
"[the]	O
textures	O
of	O
the	O
landscapes	O
,	O
the	O
ships	O
,	O
the	O
lighting	O
effectseverything	O
looks	O
so	O
much	O
better	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
IGN	O
's	O
Peer	O
Schneider	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
After	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
optional	O
high-resolution	O
mode	O
(	O
640×480	B-General_Concept
)	O
once	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
impossible	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
still	O
respectable	O
standard	O
resolution.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
best-looking	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
sound	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Sound	O
Effects	O
,	O
Best	O
Voice	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Overall	O
Sound	O
of	O
1998	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
nearly	O
identical	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PC	O
version	O
garnered	O
lower	O
review	O
scores	O
than	O
its	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
counterpart	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregated	O
GameRankings	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directly	O
comparing	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
AllGame	O
's	O
Brad	O
Cook	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
handling	O
is	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
its	O
opinion	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
PC	O
review	O
was	O
not	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
December	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
incarnation	O
was	O
the	O
second-highest-selling	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
(	O
behind	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
ninth-best-selling	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delayed	O
until	O
after	O
Christmas	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
mid-January	O
and	O
debuted	O
as	O
the	O
second-best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
over	O
1million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
44,000	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
that	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
theatrical	O
re-releases	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
and	O
only	O
five	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
theatrical	O
release	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
I	O
–	O
The	O
Phantom	O
Menace	O
helped	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
were	O
later	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCubeStar	O
Wars	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
II	O
:	O
Rogue	O
Leader	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
III	O
:	O
Rebel	O
Strikeas	O
well	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Episode	O
I	O
:	O
Battle	O
for	O
Naboo	O
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
