Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)
A 4X strategy game set in the Star Wars expanded universe.
Star Wars: Rebellion is a real-time strategy 4X game released in 1998 by LucasArts, set in the fictional Star Wars expanded universe. It is notable for being remembered in retrospect as a compelling grand strategy title and a 'pretty effective Star Wars story generator,' despite receiving poor reviews upon release.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Coolhand Interactive
- Publisher
- LucasArts
- Director
- Scott Witte
- Composer
- Peter McConnell
- Michael Land
- Clint Bajakian
- Released
- March 25, 1998 (NA); 1998 (EU)
- Genre
- Real-time strategy, 4X
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Platforms
- Windows
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Lore & Background
Star Wars: Rebellion was released in 1998 by LucasArts as a real-time strategy 4X game set in the Star Wars expanded universe. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it was known as Star Wars Supremacy. The game received poor reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings, with Next Generation stating that LucasArts should start looking more closely at what it slaps the Star Wars brand on, as consumers will be less likely to forget or forgive. Despite this, PC Data reported that the game was the U.S.' 18th-best-selling computer game during the January–November 1998 period. The game won the award for 'Most Disappointing Game of the Year' at GameSpot's Best & Worst of 1998 Awards, and was also nominated for 'The Underachiever Award' at IGN's Best of 1998 Awards, which ultimately went to Trespasser.
Reader's Guide
Star Wars: Rebellion has been more positively remembered in retrospect. PC Gamer noted it is a 'pretty effective Star Wars story generator' with compelling grand strategy elements. Game Rant also highlighted the game for its rich Star Wars digital encyclopedia, which was unique for its time. Macworld saw LucasArts' 2006 game Star Wars: Empire at War as a successor to Rebellion. Additionally, Ars Technica noted that Fantasy Flight's Star Wars: Rebellion board game is loosely based on the computer game. The game's legacy thus includes both a reappraisal of its strategic depth and its influence on later Star Wars strategy titles, as well as serving as the foundation for a board game adaptation.
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