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Star Wars: Rebel Assault II

Better than the first, which is a low bar. Live-action video shot on real soundstages, more actual flying, and a story about chasing a stealth TIE prototype. A curiosity now.

Released: 1995
Developer: LucasArts
Genre: Rail shooter
Platforms: DOSPlayStation

Playing it today

The better of the two Rebel Assault games, which is a low bar, and a curiosity today. It added live-action actors, shot against blue screen in costumes and props from the Lucasfilm archive, the first new live-action Star Wars footage since Return of the Jedi, and it gives you a bit more actual flying. It is still an on-rails shooter from 1995, and it plays like one.

You cannot buy it alone. It comes in the Rebel Assault 1 + 2 package, $9.99 on GOG and Steam, set up in DOSBox so it runs on current Windows without any fiddling. GOG also sells it for Mac and Linux. GOG put the bundle in its Preservation Program in April 2025 and has committed to keeping it running. Expect 4:3 video at mid-90s resolution.

Worth an evening if you like Star Wars history or full-motion-video oddities. If you want a flight game to sink hours into, buy X-Wing Alliance instead.

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Where to play it

On sale today · checked September 24, 2026

GOGBundled with the first Rebel Assault; Windows, Mac and Linux$9.99
SteamBundled with the first Rebel Assault$9.99

Buy the Rebel Assault 1 + 2 package on GOG: same $9.99 as Steam, and GOG has patched it under its Preservation Program.

The 1996 PlayStation version was never re-released, and there is no modern console version.

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Sources: GOG store page; Steam store page; PCGamingWiki; GOG: Star Wars games join the Preservation Program; Wikipedia: Rebel Assault II.