Nintendo has some really good games but their secret is that they get exclusive titles that force you to buy their system if you want to play them. Rogue Leader is a single player action game that puts you in the cockpit of all your favorite ships from Episodes IV-VI and recreates some of your favorite combat scenes from these movies. Yes, there are plenty of secret missions for you to unlock by earning those coveted medals for performing above and beyond. Just imagine hopping into the pilot's seat of Darth Vader's custom Tie Fighter and defending the Death Star in just one of the amazing bonus missions. The GameCube is pushing an incredible amount of polygons, textures, and all sorts of special effects at a blistering 60fps with full screen anti-aliasing.
Graphics are crisp and realistic with eight texture passes for each polygon surface.
By using the GameCube's texture compression, ships look as good far away as they do up close, and the use of dirt and illumination maps all add to the overwhelming sense of realism. Envirnomental effects such as night and day are rendered in amazing detail. You can actually watch the suns set on Tatooine or the skies darken over Bespin and don't be surprised when the buildings start to light-up. Custom light maps bring out details as subtle as individual windows in buildings and ships. Some of the larger ships are built with over 125,000 polygons.