New Star Wars Republic Commando info

Today, LucasArts revealed new information on Star Wars Republic Commando, its sci-fi stealther for the PC and Xbox.

Star Wars Republic Commando will be set in between the films Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III. The self-styled "dark first-person shooter" will put players in the boots of a special-ops Republic soldier who goes on dangerous missions to uncover the Sith machinations. (Hint: keep your eye on that shifty Palpatine fella.) The game will consist of 15 levels in locales such as the planet Geonosis, a disabled Republic Assault Ship, and the jungles of Kashyyyk, the Wookiee homeworld. It will feature new characters like the unfortunately named General Grievous from Episode III.

Star Wars Republic Commando's gameplay will consist of three-man teams running tactical missions such as hostage rescue, infiltration, data retrieval, elimination, assault, sabotage and reconnaissance. NPCs in the squad will be controlled by a Rainbow Six 3-style commands system. Like R63, the game will also have an extensive arsenal, including blaster rifles, slaver shotguns, and the ever-popular thermal detonators.

Perhaps the biggest news in the LucasArts was that Star Wars Republic Commando will be optimized for Xbox Live content. Both PC and Xbox version will also offer a variety of multiplayer modes including deathmatch, team deathmatch and capture the flag.

Star Wars Republic Commando is scheduled for release in the third quarter of this year. For a detailed look, check out our newest preview of the game.