| Star Wars: Rebel Assault | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | LucasArts |
| Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
| Director(s) | Tony Van (original concept) Vince Lee |
| Designer(s) | Vince Lee |
| Programmer(s) | Vince Lee |
| Artist(s) | Ron Lussier Aaron Muszalski |
| Composer(s) | Michael Land Peter McConnell |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Sega CD, Macintosh, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer |
| Release | November 25, 1993[1] |
| Genre(s) | Rail shooter (Interactive movie) |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Star Wars: Rebel Assault is a 1993 rail shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for DOS, Macintosh, Sega CD and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer systems, set in the Star Wars universe. It is the first CD-ROM-only game to be published by LucasArts.[2] The game's story focuses on a young pilot called Rookie One as they are trained by, and subsequently fights for, the Rebel Alliance in the Galactic Civil War.
The game features digitized footage and music from the original movies (although most of the original footage is replaced by CGI rendered sequences), and full speech. Star Wars: Rebel Assault is one of the oldest titles to make use of extensive full-motion video (FMV) on the PC.[citation needed] Video was used to display pre-rendered 3D graphics of various environments and battles that were far ahead of what a contemporary PC could render in real-time.
It was followed by a sequel, titled Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire.
- ^ "Just Arrived!". The StarPhoenix. November 25, 1993. p. 24. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Michaud, Collette; Muszalski, Aaron (Winter 1994). "3D Will Change the Way You See Games". The Adventurer. No. 7. LucasArts. pp. 8–9.