Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II is a video game for the GameCube that was released near the launch of the console. It was critically acclaimed and is considered one of the greatest Star Wars video games of all time.

In all there are ten main missions that you'll have to conquer if you wish to beat the game, though also included are multiple bonus missions that involve some of the famous Star Wars ships including, and probably most notable the Millennium Falcon.

The game goes through the original three movies (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi), with only one mission that involves the former.

Characters
The game features multiple characters from the movies, including Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and others. However, the former two are unarguably considered the main characters, as the others mentioned (among countless others) are just secondary ones.

Luke Skywalker will take part in five of the missions, though only three of those are included in the main plot line. Wedge, however, is a playable pilot in a whopping eight missions, all of which are found in the main story.

Ships
There are multiple ships that you control in Rogue Squadron II, each one being dramatically different from each other. The following are a list of each and every fighter in the game, and what they're able to do.

T-16 Skyhopper
This ship is only used in the training mission, and thus it isn't very important to master. In the multiple training missions there are a wide variety of weapons that can be attached to the ship. It's also able to use a speed boost for a short time.

X-Wing
The X-Wing is generally considered the most popular ship in the game, or the most recognizable. It has rapid fire lasers, and a secondary weapon called the proton torpedo which is used to destroy the Death Star in the first mission.

The ship also includes a feature called S-foils, that, when open, will allow your ship to fire. Though if you choose to close it, you'll be able to go much faster. It also sports a droid which will repair your ship.

A-Wing
The A-Wing is the fastest of the jets that you'll control in the game. However, they're weak armor is a major downside of the ship, and can easily be destroyed after taking a few shots. Nevertheless, they do have powerful weapons, most notably the Concussion Missiles.

Speeder
The Speeder is a ship that, despite its name, is not the fastest of all the vehicles in the game. You also can't fly the Speeder to high above the ground, though this can be a major advantage during certain missions, notably mission number 3 where you must use its tow cable to take down the Imperial AT-AT Walkers. Like most other vehicles, it also includes a speed boost.

Y-Wing
It may have horrid maneuverability, though it does have powerful armor and lasers. It has two secondary weapons, including the Proton Bombs and the powerful Ion Cannon. Like some of the other ships, it features a droid which will repair your ship, though it lacks in the speeding category. It should also be noted that out of all of the ships, the Y-Wing is the worst when it comes to slowing down.

B-Wing
The B-Wing has, like the Y-Wing, great armor and fire power, though it also lacks maneuverability. It has proton torpedoes and ion cannons, and has retractable S-foils which will allow you to go faster or shoot, depending on if they're open or not.

Missions and Chronology
As mentioned, the game's missions are based off of events that took place in the first three movies that were released way back when. The following are a list of the movies and which missions take place during the corresponding events.

Mission 1: Death Star Attack
This mission takes place over the Death Star, where you're objective is to completely destroy it by sending a bomb through a small socket. You'll first have to fight through a dogfight, though soon after you'll go through a tunnel-type area which features the exhaust port at the very end.

You'll control an X-Wing in this mission, and you're first objective before completely destroying the Death Star is to take out the ten Deflection Towers that cover it.

After you destroy every tower, a dog fight will start and you'll have to go up against a hoard of TIE Fighters. If you take them on all by yourself, without the help of your teammates, then you'll get a greater medal. TIE Fighters will normally be in five ship formations, with the center one being the commander. If you accidentally take out the commander, then the four others will dispatch, which will become a hassle trying to find them all.

After you take down all the TIE Fighters, you'll then have to shoot proton torpedoes into the Death Star's exhaust port. However, doing so will be no easy task, as it's guarded by multiple enemy ships. Once you reach the end, you'll then have to shoot your torpedo right into the hole in front of you, which will cause a chain reaction throughout the Death Star, thus destroying it.

Bonus Mission: Millenium Falcon: Death Star Escape
This unlockable bonus mission takes place before the events in mission one. Here, you'll control Luke as you shoot down Tie Fighters in the Millenium Falcon.

Mission 2: Ison Corridor Ambush
This battle doesn't actually take place in either movies (Star Wars or The Empire Strikes Back), though rather in between the two. In this mission, you'll have to travel from Yavin 4 to Hoth.