<s>
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Factor	O
5	O
and	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
the	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
galaxy	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
spans	O
all	O
three	O
original	O
trilogy	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
Rogue	O
Leader	O
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
,	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
Imperial	O
shuttles	O
and	O
Star	O
Destroyers	O
.	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
an	O
ammunition	O
count	O
for	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
command	O
cross	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
give	O
limited	O
instructions	O
to	O
their	O
wingmen	O
via	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
seven	O
craft	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
:	O
X-wing	B-Application
,	O
A-wing	O
,	O
Y-wing	O
,	O
B-wing	O
,	O
Snowspeeder	O
,	O
the	O
T-16	O
Skyhopper	O
and	O
the	O
Millennium	O
Falcon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Naboo	O
Starfighter	O
and	O
a	O
TIE	B-Application
fighter	I-Application
may	O
also	O
be	O
selected	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
in-game	O
tasks	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
dictated	O
by	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
real-time	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
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>
The	O
game	O
spans	O
all	O
three	O
original	O
trilogy	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
:	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
,	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
and	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	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>
Further	O
story	O
details	O
are	O
presented	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
pre-mission	O
briefings	O
,	O
character	O
conversations	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in-game	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
movie	O
clips	O
lifted	O
directly	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
launching	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
's	O
largest	O
space	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
reenactment	O
of	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
climactic	O
battle	O
,	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
destroys	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
after	O
firing	O
into	O
an	O
exhaust	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Alliance	O
soon	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Empire	O
is	O
constructing	O
a	O
second	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
near	O
Endor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lando	O
Calrissian	O
points	O
the	O
rebels	O
to	O
his	O
former	O
tibanna-mining	O
operation	O
near	O
Cloud	O
City	O
on	O
Bespin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
reenactment	O
of	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	O
climactic	O
space	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
Alliance	O
then	O
launches	O
its	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
arrive	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Han	O
Solo	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
disabled	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
's	O
shield	O
generator	O
on	O
Endor	O
and	O
the	O
Alliance	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
engage	O
the	O
Imperial	O
fleet	O
until	O
the	O
generator	O
is	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
space	O
station	O
is	O
vulnerable	O
,	O
Calrissian	O
and	O
Antilles	O
fly	O
into	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
and	O
destroy	O
its	O
power	O
generator	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
entire	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Factor5	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
their	O
most	O
successful	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
—	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
—	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
approached	O
them	O
about	O
its	O
upcoming	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
received	O
the	O
early	O
prototype	O
hardware	O
,	O
Factor5	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
19days	O
,	O
Factor5	O
produced	O
an	O
introductory	O
cutscene	O
that	O
emulated	O
a	O
scene	O
from	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
and	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
to	O
premier	O
alongside	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
GameCube	B-Application
hardware	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Space	O
World	O
demo	O
,	O
an	O
artist	O
continued	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
3D	O
models	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
craft	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
and	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Infernal	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
until	O
late	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
LucasArts	O
development	O
team	O
working	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Starfighter	O
,	O
unaware	O
of	O
Rogue	O
Leader	O
before	O
the	O
reveal	O
,	O
attempted	O
to	O
stop	O
its	O
development	O
to	O
prevent	O
it	O
from	O
possibly	O
overshadowing	O
Starfighter	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
offered	O
LucasArts	O
incentives	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
their	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eggebrect	O
,	O
when	O
Factor	O
5	O
was	O
developing	O
Rogue	O
Leader	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
that	O
incorporated	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
simultaneously	O
alongside	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
hardware	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
and	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
,	O
Rogue	O
Leader	O
was	O
again	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Factor5	O
and	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
time	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Factor5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
team	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
computer	O
generated	O
film	O
models	O
from	O
visual	O
effects	O
studio	O
Industrial	O
Light	O
&	O
Magic	O
(	O
ILM	O
)	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
constructed	O
using	O
NURBS	B-Algorithm
and	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
practical	O
to	O
convert	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
polygonal	O
models	O
necessary	O
for	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
high-polygon	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
craft	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
Maya	B-Language
,	O
in-house	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
usable	O
art	O
pulled	O
from	O
archives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
and	O
highly	O
detailed	O
3D	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
X-Wing	B-Application
was	O
created	O
and	O
perfected	O
in	O
approximately	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
artists	O
referenced	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
movies	O
,	O
reference	O
books	O
,	O
and	O
kids	O
 '	O
toys	O
in	O
the	O
effort	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
ship	O
models	O
look	O
as	O
realistic	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Landscapes	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
applying	O
multiple	O
textures	O
to	O
heightmaps	B-Data_Structure
plus	O
bump	O
mapping	O
to	O
add	O
additional	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
much	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
and	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
,	O
was	O
drawn	O
out	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
increased	O
processing	O
power	O
allowed	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
give	O
Rogue	O
Leaders	O
computer-controlled	O
fighters	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
needed	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
chase	O
and	O
fly	O
in	O
different	O
formations	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
largely	O
had	O
enemy	O
fighters	O
fly	O
in	O
a	O
predetermined	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
utilizing	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
's	O
TEV	O
pipeline	O
,	O
Factor5	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
shader	O
needed	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
visual	O
effect	O
employed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
targeting	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
almost	O
completely	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Expanded	O
Universe	O
,	O
Rogue	O
Leader	O
more	O
closely	O
follows	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
mission	O
ideas	O
,	O
level	O
designer	O
Albert	O
Chen	O
researched	O
obscure	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
looking	O
"	O
at	O
everything	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
role-playing	O
books	O
to	O
the	O
radio	O
dramas	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
Marvel	O
comic	O
books	O
and	O
expanded	O
universe	O
stuff	O
"	O
,	O
Chen	O
increased	O
his	O
chances	O
of	O
getting	O
missions	O
approved	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
developed	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
MusyX	O
audio	O
system	O
in-house	O
,	O
Factor5	O
played	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
audio	O
hardware	O
and	O
were	O
therefore	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
Rogue	O
Leaders	O
audio	O
on	O
tools	O
they	O
were	O
intimately	O
familiar	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
Rogue	O
Leaders	O
missions	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
as	O
a	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
Rebel	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
new	O
,	O
more	O
detailed	O
landscape	O
engine	O
was	O
utilized	O
for	O
any	O
levels	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
planet	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Rebel	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
release	O
,	O
water	O
physics	O
were	O
simulated	O
in	O
real-time	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
complex	O
shaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Saltzman	O
of	O
Playboy	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
90%	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
combined	O
package	O
of	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
,	O
intense	O
action	B-Application
(	O
including	O
force-feedback	O
rumble	O
support	O
in	O
the	O
controller	O
!	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
familiar	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
ditties	O
all	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
immersive	O
,	O
outstanding	O
experience	O
from	O
beginning	O
to	O
end.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Porter	O
of	O
Maxim	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
similar	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
More	O
than	O
a	O
Jedi	O
mind	O
trick	O
to	O
make	O
you	O
buy	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
new	O
whiz-bang	O
console	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
closest	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
recreating	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
movie.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	O
Leader	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
highest	O
rated	O
GameCube	B-Application
launch	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
essential	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	O
"	O
and	O
,	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Shooting	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
went	O
respectively	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
and	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	O
Leader	O
won	O
the	O
E3	O
2001	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sale	O
figures	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
best-selling	O
third-party	O
and	O
second-best-selling	O
overall	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
during	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
