Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader

1001 Video Games

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Sound

Factor 5 was given an early prototype of a Dolby Prologic II audio decoder from Dolby Labs and they discovered a way to get full positional audio going -"something not even Dolby expected to be possible" - (Julian Eggebrecht). Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron 2 is thus the first game ever to take full advantage Dolby's new Prologic II decoder enabling the game take advantage of future 5.1 surround sound receivers.

Voice acting

Denis Lawson, (who voiced Wedge Antilles in the game) was the original Wedge Antilles in the Star Wars movies, too.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2001 – GameCube Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)
  • 2001 – Best Use of a Franchise of the Year

Information also contributed by MegaMegaMan