Each member of your team has their own personality and special skills, and it’s up to you to give them orders saying where to go and what to do while fighting alongside them as the fourth member of the unit, the leader. The story follows the exploits of Delta Squad, a group of four elite clone commandos who get sent in to do the jobs that standard soldiers can’t. So the question for today comes in two parts: Is Republic Commando worth playing in 2021, and how well does the Nintendo Switch hardware deal with this port of a 16-year-old game? We’re not monks, we’re soldiers In fact, Republic Commando is being re-released on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch to reintroduce fans to four very capable merchants of death. There are other ways to tell stories in this fictional universe, from strategy games like Empire at War to first-person shooters like this one focusing on infantry instead of warrior monks. 2005’s Star Wars: Republic Commando was based on the idea that Star Wars games didn’t need to take place either in a vehicle or with a lightsaber in your hand.
