Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
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| Developer(s) |
LucasArts Factor 5 (PS) |
| Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
| Engine | INSANE |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Mac OS |
| Release | November 1995 |
| Genre(s) | Action, rail shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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| Publication | Score |
| PSM | 9.5/10 |
| Maximum |
  (PC) |
| Next Generation |
(PC) |
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire is a 1995 video game developed by LucasArts. It is the sequel of the LucasArts action game Star Wars: Rebel Assault, set in the Star Wars expanded universe.
This part of the series contained mostly original filming with actors and stunts, while the scenery and the space scenes were 3D rendered. According to LucasArts' magazine "The Adventurer", this game was the first media to incorporate live-action actors and footage in the Star Wars universe since Return of the Jedi. The stormtrooper armor, weapons, helmets and suits seen to be worn by the actors, were not made for the game, but are the actual props seen in the original trilogy, taken from the archive storage of Lucasfilm.
The game makes use of the INSANE game engine.
Here, the player Rookie One is clearly shown and is a male character. He commands ships which did not appear in the previous game, like a YT-1300 Corellian Transport, a B-wing, and a Y-wing, and encounters new opponents, like TIE Interceptors. The fly videos now seem to move and rotate according to controller inputs, so that there is an illusion of steering the ship (which in reality is following a 'rail' in a pre-rendered course).
After the destruction of the first Death Star, Darth Vader has begun a new project for the Galactic Empire. Meanwhile, in the Rebel Alliance, rumors have grown concerning "ghost ships" attacking Rebel patrols.
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