Star Wars: Force Commander

Star Wars: Force Commander is a real-time strategy (RTS) computer game released for the PC in March 2000.

History
Originally conceived as a 2-D strategy game, LucasArts scrapped the overall design after its first public viewing at the 1998 Electronic Gaming Expo.

Deciding to pursue a 3-D version, LucasArts licensed a game engine from Ronin Entertainment and recreated the game from scratch. The game was jointly developed by both companies, using Ronin's engine and programmers, partnered with LucasArts' project leadership, designers, and artists. As the first Star Wars entry into the then-flooded RTS market, fans eagerly anticipated Force Commander. Upon release, Force Commander received a mixed critical and fan reception. Some reviewers were excited by the game's story and original gameplay elements, while others cited the game's graphics and camera usage as its main problems.

Overview
The game's action runs from immediately before the Battle of Yavin through the Battle of Coruscant. The player takes on the role of Brenn Tantor, an Imperial commander who later defects to the Rebel Alliance.

Game features include over 40 different unit types, 24 campaign missions and 27 multiplayer missions, 12 3-D environments, and remixes of John Williams's original Star Wars scores as music. Following a trend of its contemporary RTS titles, Force Commander eschewed the standard resource management system. Instead, the player gathered "Command Points" to grow his force.

Plot Summary
The game interweaves its story through the events of Episodes IV through VI, sometimes intersecting with known Star Wars events, while telling an original Star Wars story. It is shown from the point of view of a young officer in the Imperial Navy, Brenn Tantor, who begins as a stormtrooper, but soon enough is given his own command. The first task (from the training missions) is to search for an escape pod that landed on Tatooine, and then track the droids that were inside - which is a reference to the opening scenes of Star Wars Episode IV when C-3PO and R2-D2 escape Imperial clutches via an escape pod which crashes on Tatooine.

The main character is loyal to the Empire for the first half of the game, until his brother, Dellis Tantor discovers that the Empire killed their father. Dellis is imprisoned by the Empire for revealing this information. Brenn defects to the Rebel Alliance and proceeds to fight his former commanders. As well as the Tatooine training missions, the player participates in the Battle of Hoth (from the Imperial point of view) and the Battle of Endor (as a Rebel). The game ends with the battle to capture the Imperial Palace on Coruscant, and ultimately the liberation of Dellis.

Missions

 * Desert Training
 * Assault on Ruul
 * Crisis on Sarapin
 * The Trap at Yavin IV
 * The Battle of Hoth
 * Surprise at Endor
 * The Massacre on Abridon
 * Escape From Kalaan
 * Return To Ruul
 * The Walker Gambit
 * Redemption at Abridon
 * The Alliance Strikes Back
 * The Siege of Coruscant

Voice cast

 * Jeff Bennett&mdash;Brenn Tantor/Abridon Refugee
 * David Warner&mdash;Grand General Malcor Brashin
 * Raphael Sbarge&mdash;Dellis Tantor
 * Michael Bell&mdash;General Tyr Taskeen/Tatooine farmer
 * Peter Firth&mdash;Captain Beri Tulon
 * Tony Plana&mdash;Airspeeder Pilot/Imperial Prison Ship Comm Officer
 * Olivia Hussey&mdash;AT-AA Driver/Abridon Refugee
 * Tom Kane&mdash;AT-AT Driver/ATC-Airfield/ATC-Star Destroyer/C-3PO
 * Carolyn Seymour&mdash;AT-AT Barge Pilot/ATC-Frigate/Heavy Lifter Pilot
 * Robert Pike Daniel&mdash;ATC-Landing Platform
 * Harvey Jason&mdash;AT-PT Driver/Medical Droid 2-1C
 * Steven Jay Blum&mdash;AT-ST Driver/Hover Tank Driver
 * Phil Proctor&mdash;Attack Tank Driver/Rebel Trooper/Stormtrooper Sergeant
 * Jennifer Hale&mdash;Building Lifter Pilot/Scanner Jammer Driver/Ruulian Prisoner
 * Kevin Michael Richardson&mdash;Builder Shuttle Pilot/Torpedo Launcher Driver/BTL Y-wing starfighter Pilot
 * Keith Szarabajka&mdash;Dewback Trooper/Infiltrator/TIE Fighter Pilot
 * Alexandra Boyd&mdash;Ferry Shuttle Pilot/Ruulian Citizen
 * Nick Jameson&mdash;Heavy Artillery Platform Officer/A-Wing Pilot/Ruulian Prisoner
 * William Morgan Sheppard&mdash;Heavy Gun Trooper/Ruulian Strip Miner
 * Grey DeLisle&mdash;Hover Transport Driver/Leia Organa/Ruulian Terrorist
 * Guy Siner&mdash;Imperial Interface/Abridon Prisoner/General Maximilian Veers
 * Brendan Holmes&mdash;Mobile Artillery Officer
 * Debi Mae West&mdash;Rebel Interface/Troop Carrier Driver/Rebel Dignitary
 * David Berón&mdash;Rebel Trooper
 * Dominic Armato&mdash;Repair Droid #47-B/Stormtrooper
 * Robert Foster&mdash;Speeder Bike Trooper/Wedge Antilles
 * Terence McGovern&mdash;Stormtrooper
 * Jennifer Pajor&mdash;TIE Bomber Pilot/Computer Complex Voice/Kalaan Militiaman
 * Ethan Phillips&mdash;Transport Pilot/Governor of Abridon
 * Neil Ross&mdash;TR-SD Driver/Han Solo/Ruulian Computer Worker
 * Heidi Shannon&mdash;A-Wing Pilot/Kalaan Militiaman
 * Bill Martin&mdash;A-Wing Pilot/Abridon Refugee
 * Bob Bergen&mdash;Coruscant Palace Guard/Luke Skywalker
 * Scott Lawrence&mdash;Darth Vader/Rebel Dignitary