You have to wonder if the thinking went something like this: “Let’s see, we’ve got this new game, Advent Rising, that we’re hoping to make into a hit franchise that spawns sequels and a movie deal.
Near the start of the spectacular Doom 3, recently released for Xbox, a space marine explores the creepily empty yet relatively tranquil bowels of Mars City, circa 2145.
Republic Commando doesn’t start off like most other “Star Wars” games — you know, with that pulsating John Williams score and the know-it-all yellow type that scrolls into nowhere.
If you’re a member of Generation X, chances are that at least one time in your life, you’ve imagined yourself as a member of the evil Galactic Empire or a part of the scrappy band of rebels fighting it.
