Play Star Wars: Rebel Assault Online

Summary

Star Wars: Rebel Assault (often just called Rebel Assault) was a landmark CD‑ROM title that pushed the limits of early ’90s hardware with extensive full‑motion video. LucasArts blended digitized movie clips, original CGI sequences and the iconic soundtrack to create a cinematic rail‑shooter that felt more like watching a film than playing one.

The game mixes three spaceflight perspectives—third‑person, overhead and first‑person—with a single on‑foot segment, letting the cursor guide the ship’s fire while you chase targets across starfields and battle stations. First‑person levels lock you into a light‑gun‑style timing challenge, and a few missions even branch like a choose‑your‑path shooter, rewarding precise aim and hidden objectives.

The Sega CD port trims the experience: Chapter 7’s probe‑droid encounter disappears, graphics lose the sharpness of the PC/3DO versions, and the option to play as a female Rookie One is omitted, making it a slightly leaner but still memorable slice of Star Wars history.

Storyline

Star Wars: Rebel Assault (often just called Rebel Assault) puts you in the boots of Rookie One, a fresh Rebel pilot thrust into a 3‑D galaxy far, far away. The story unfolds mainly during the events of Episode IV, with a detour onto Hoth from The Empire Strikes Back. After a brief training run in the T‑16 Skyhopper through Beggar’s Canyon, you are sent to attack the captured Star Destroyer Devastator, which seized the Tantive IV in the film.
The rebel squad then defends the base on Hoth, dodging asteroids, blasting TIE fighters, and taking on a fleet of AT‑AT walkers on the icy tundra. Later you join a kamikaze trench run on the Death Star, effectively standing in for Luke Skywalker to destroy the battle station. Each of the 15 chapters is punctuated by a short “alternate ending” clip that plays if you run out of lives.
All original characters are replaced by new faces and voices; for example, Rebel Commander Jake Farrell pilots an A‑wing to rescue Rookie One just before the final Death Star shot. The game’s mix of rail‑shooter action and cinematic set‑pieces captures the feel of the movies while letting you experience the conflict from a fresh perspective.