<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Factor	O
5	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
trilogy	O
and	O
recreates	O
battles	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
during	O
those	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebel	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebel	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
added	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
leave	O
their	O
starfighters	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
ground	O
battles	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enter	O
and	O
pilot	O
other	O
vehicles	O
during	O
certain	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Rebel	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
the	O
player	O
controls	O
several	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
vehicles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
X-wing	B-Application
and	O
AT-ST	O
across	O
missions	O
that	O
span	O
the	O
movies	O
and	O
moments	O
outside	O
the	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
some	O
unlockable	O
classic	O
missions	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
original	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-op	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
replay	O
missions	O
from	O
Rogue	B-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
in	O
split-screen	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
levels	O
Triumph	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
and	O
Revenge	O
on	O
Yavin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
any	O
Versus	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
pilot	O
several	O
craft	O
,	O
including	O
X-Wings	B-Application
,	O
A-Wings	O
,	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
's	O
TIE	O
Advanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
above	O
Yavin	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sarkli	O
leads	O
Rogue	O
Squadron	O
into	O
Geonosis	O
 '	O
orbit	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
and	O
Wedge	O
both	O
crash	O
following	O
an	O
ambush	O
by	O
TIE	B-Application
fighters	I-Application
and	O
Imperial	O
escort	O
carriers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Han	O
Solo	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
rescued	O
from	O
Jabba	O
the	O
Hutt	O
,	O
disables	O
the	O
shield	O
protecting	O
the	O
second	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
over	O
Endor	O
while	O
killing	O
Sarkli	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Rebels	O
to	O
achieve	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
decision	O
by	O
Director	O
of	O
Technology	O
Thomas	O
Engel	O
and	O
Development	O
Director	O
Holger	O
Schmidt	O
to	O
scrap	O
all	O
the	O
coding	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
for	O
Rogue	O
Leader	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
"	O
reinvent	O
the	O
wheel	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
engine	O
they	O
had	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
Factor	O
5	O
ran	O
into	O
various	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
as	O
well	O
as	O
ultimately	O
had	O
various	O
difficulties	O
in	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
landscape	O
engine	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
go	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
tedious	O
as	O
in	O
Rogue	O
Leader	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
underestimating	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
some	O
European	O
countries	O
,	O
anyone	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
special	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
immediately	O
unlocked	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
usually	O
unlocked	O
after	O
completing	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
or	O
entering	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
cheat	O
codes	O
)	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
featuring	O
demos	O
and	O
trailers	O
for	O
several	O
upcoming	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
concept	O
art	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebel	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
as	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
76.61	O
%	O
,	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Rebel	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
on-foot	O
missions	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
clunky	O
gameplay	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
refinement	O
.	O
</s>
