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Star Wars: Rebel Assault

It is a period of civil war. Rebel starships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire; which, under the command of Darth Vader, rules the galaxy with an iron…

1 November 1993

Star Wars: Rebel Assault is a shooter developed by LucasArts, released 1 November 1993 on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega CD, DOS and Mac.

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What Star Wars: Rebel Assault is

Star Wars: Rebel Assault is a shooter game developed by LucasArts and released in 1993. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega CD, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

It is a period of civil war. Rebel starships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire; which, under the command of Darth Vader, rules the galaxy with an iron fist. The Empire, however, is far from defeated, and many young pilots have joined the Rebels in the hopes of restoring freedom to the galaxy. Rebel Assault was one of the first CD-ROM games and the first Star Wars game with the full original motion video. It's a side story of a young pilot in the rebel army. He came from Tatooine but he is just a regular pilot. The game takes you to some key battles, like taking down a star destroyer, raiding an Imperial base or destroying the Death…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Star Wars series

Star Wars: Rebel Assault is the 26th of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Star Wars Chess in 1993.

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What it launched against

Star Wars: Rebel Assault launched on 1 November 1993, within three weeks of Sam & Max Hit the Road and Disney's Aladdin.

Released around the same time: Sam & Max Hit the Road, Disney's Aladdin.

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When did Star Wars: Rebel Assault come out?
Star Wars: Rebel Assault was released on 1 November 1993 for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega CD, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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