Among the Rebel's plans to overcome this assault is the Rogue Squadron, assembled by none other than Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles. There are at least sixteen missions that are mostly seek and destroy, escorting, and search and rescue. Each mission contains different tasks which get progressively harder the further you get, such as taking on onslaughts of TIE fighters, bombers, and interceptors, tripping walkers, escorting transports and selectively destroying Imperial supplies. There are no difficulty settings, but just because you pass a level doesn't mean you're quite finished with it. Each level allows you to attain a gold, silver, bronze, or no medal depending on number of enemies destroyed, secret items you find, accuracy of shooting and number of friendly people or buildings you save.
More medals mean higher rank and access to secret ships and levels.
In addition, finding the secret items is important, as those items will be available to you in later levels. Each ship flies noticeably differently, but not so much that once you learn how to fly one, you'll have problems with another. There are distinct differences in each craft's shields, so be careful how you fly in some of the weaker craft. Each ship has its own advantages and disadvantages for you to discover. Speaking of flying that thing, Rogue Squadron 's simple controls and interface will have both the novice as well as expert pilots up and flying in no time.