Star Wars: Rebel Assault

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Star Wars: Rebel Assault
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Victor Entertainment (Japan), JVC Musical Industries (US, Europe), Tec Toy (Brazil), Limited Run Games (2020)
Developer: LucasArts
Original system(s): IBM PC
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1994-09-22 ¥8,800 (9,064)8,800e T-60174 US 1994-03 $49.9949.99 T-60075 EU 1994 T-60075-50 UK 1994-09 £49.9949.99 T-60075-50 BR 199x 062120 US (Classic) 2020-02-28 $39.9939.99 US (Premium) 2020-02-28 $74.9974.99
Non-Sega versions 3DO IBM PC Macintosh

Star Wars: Rebel Assault (スターウォーズ・レベル・アサルト) is a Sega Mega-CD full-motion video rail shooter developed by LucasArts. A port of the developer's titular 1993 IBM PC game Star Wars: Rebel Assault, it was first published in the United States by JVC Musical Industries in March 1994, and was later brought to Europe by the same publisher the following September. That same month, it was localized and published in Japan by Victor Entertainment, and was even later published in Brazil by Tec Toy.

Story

The game follows the adventures of a young pilot known only as Rookie One, a moisture farmer from Tatooine (similar to Luke Skywalker). The game begins with Rookie One's training, followed by an attack on the Star Destroyer Devastator, after its capture of the Tantive IV (as depicted in the opening of the first film). The Rebel squad then defends the Rebel base on Hoth from the attack shown in The Empire Strikes Back and finally launches an assault on the Death Star (with the player taking the place of Luke Skywalker in destroying the battle station).

All of the original characters are replaced by new characters and voices, and in some cases, new situations. For example, Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon are replaced by Rebel Commander Jake Farrell in an A-Wing who saves Rookie One just before he has to take the final shot on the Death Star.

Gameplay

Rookie One

The game is a rail shooter using full-motion video played as the Rebel pilot Rookie One. Most of the graphics are pre-rendered 3D, but in some cases, original footage was filmed for the game with actors. Gameplay consists of four mission types: three spaceflight types and one on foot. Bonus points are awarded for accuracy and whether secondary objectives are accomplished.

The three spaceflight mission types are first-person, third-person, and overhead. In all three types, the ships follow a set path through each mission. The player moves a targeting reticle with the D-pad, which the ships generally follow. The ships fire lasers with . Enemy targets are highlighted in green outlines. If the player moves the targeting cursor after firing, the shots that were already fired follow the cursor. Some missions equip the player with torpedoes to attack objective targets, which are also fired with . The majority of missions are first-person, which has more restricted movement than the other types. As such, enemy fire cannot be dodged in this mode; instead, the player must shoot the enemy within a set time frame in order to avoid taking damage, similar to a light gun game. Some stages have branching paths.

There is only one mission where Rookie One is on foot. This mission puts the player in a series of three stationary settings. The player can aim with the D-pad and shoot with . Rookie One can be maneuvered horizontally in order to avoid enemy fire with + or +.

When Rookie One takes damage from enemies, the Damage bar increases. The Damage bar recovers slowly over time. The player loses a life when the Damage bar is full. If the player runs out of lives, the game ends, but there is a password system for continuing.

Chapters

	Flight Training
	Asteroid Field Training
	Planet Kolaador
	Star Destroyer Attack
	Tatooine Attack
	Asteroid Field Chase
	Imperial Walkers
	Stormtroopers
	Protect Rebel Transport
	Yavin Training
	TIE Attack
	Death Star Surface
	Surface Cannon
	Power Relays
	Death Star Trench

Versions

The Mega-CD version is missing the Imperial Probe Droids mission, which is Chapter 7 in the other versions, and instead skips straight to Imperial Walkers. The Mega-CD version also has considerably less sharp and detailed graphics than those of the PC and 3DO versions, and it also lacks the option to play as a female Rookie One.

Production credits

Special Thanks to George Lucas

• Based on Star Wars® by: George Lucas
• Designer, Programmer, Project Leader: Vince Lee
• Lead 3D Artist-Animator: Ron Lussier
• Voice Producer and Director: Tamlynn Barra
• Associate Game Producer: Casey Donahue Ackley
• 3D Artist-Animators: David Vallone, Richard Green
• Additional 3D Art by: Ralph Gerth, Dan Colon Jr., Steven Sherer
• 3D Modelers: Martin Cameron, Jon Bell
• Artist Animators: Leonard Robel, Bill Tiller
• Additional art: Larry Ahern, Jon Knoles, John Knoll
• Lead Art Technician: Aaron Muszalski
• Art Technicians: Chris Ross, Leyton Chew, Gwen Musengwa, Paul Lefevre
• Quality Assurance Supervisor: Mark Cartwright
• Quality Assurance and Compatibility Testing: Chip Hinnenberg, Brett Tosti
• Additional Testing: Matthew Forbush, William Burns, Dana Fong, Chris Snyder
• Programming Assistance: Justin Graham, Toshi Morita, Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, Edward Kilham, Aric Wilmunder, Gary Brubaker
• Sound Editing and Processing: Clint Bajakian
• Sound Advice: Michael Z. Land, Peter McConnell
• Art Department Manager: Collette Michaud
• Public Relations Manager: Sue Seserman
• Distribution Manager: Meredith Popoff
• Product Support Manager: Mara Kaehn
• International Coordinator: Lisa Star
• Director of Marketing: Mary Bihr
• Director of Development: Steve Dauterman
• Director of Business Operations: Jack Sorensen
• Voice Talent: Nick Jameson, Bill Farmer, Denny Delk, Tony Pope and Ru Murleen as herself
• Special Thanks to: Collette Michaud, Peter Chan, Tamlynn Barra, Mike Levine, Steve Purcell, Jack Sorensen, Justin Graham, Jon Levinson, Hal Barwood, Mary Fitzgerald, Wayne Cline, Jonathan Ackley, Jon Knoles, Casey Donahue Ackley

Original Star Wars Soundtrack Music

• Performed by: the London Symphony Orchestra
• Composed and Conducted by: John Williams

℗© 1977 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Used Under Authorization. All Rights Reserved.

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In-game credits

Uncredited

• Cover artist: Greg Winters

Magazine articles

Main article: Star Wars: Rebel Assault/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Star Wars: Rebel Assault/Promotional material.

Artwork

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 60 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 65 Consoles + (FR) 82 Computer & Video Games (UK) 70 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 58 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU) 60 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 60 Game Players (US) NTSC-U 72 GamesMaster (UK) PAL 60 Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL 82 Joypad (FR) PAL 65 Mega (UK) PAL 68 Mega Force (FR) PAL 83 Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U 75 MegaTech (UK) PAL 81 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 85 Player One (FR) 82 Power Up! (UK) 75 Sega Magazine (UK) PAL 76 Sega Power (UK) PAL 77 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 82 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 73 Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL 78 Todo Sega (ES) 93 Tricks (RU) 81 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 84 Video Games (DE) PAL 81 VideoGames (US) NTSC-U 70

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Star Wars: Rebel Assault

Mega-CD, JP
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Mega-CD, EU
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Mega-CD, UK
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Disc Manual

Mega-CD, UK (Mega Power demo disc)
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Mega-CD, BR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	453,404,448		CD (EU)	T-60075-50
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	453,044,592		CD (JP)	T-60174
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	453,054,000		CD (US)	T-60075