Star Wars Battlefront Renegade Squadron Review

[@Dorkaxe]

If you didn't get to the end of the video, yes, I am a dad now! Woohoo! That's why a video took so long to come out. She's sleeping at nights a lot better than a month ago, so I don't foresee AS MUCH of a wait between videos in the future. Also, you could, at one point, play this on Vita via the online store, so that's sick. Technically a "playstation portable (device)" am I right? lmao Dorkaxe discord link: discord.gg/rnmSP9FQQg Support me on patreon: www.patreon.com/dorkaxe Follow me on twitter for updates on the channel: twitter.com/darkaxe54

[@lord_razur]

_Elite_ Squadron was the PSP version of Battlefront 3 before the console versions got canned, as far as I'm aware Renegade was always kind of its own thing.

[@Dorkaxe]

@@lord_razur ah, ok so some people in the comments are getting confused then. That would make sense, I didn't read anything about renegade being battlefront 3. **Or maybe I misread since I was just waking up.**

[@slushg3326]

@@lord_razurthis is correct. Rebellion got contracted to work on the last gen (PS2 and PSP) version of Battlefront 3 after this project was finished. Renegade Squadron is indeed it’s own thing. When Battlefront 3 fell apart the PS2 version was cancelled and the DS (N-Space) and PSP version were renamed Elite Squadron instead.

[@az-kalaak6215]

being able to customize the loadout is cheesable as if you play specific gamemodes, you can have more than 100 points for your build, and that build can be saved and used later even when limit goes back to 100 points :x

[@russianoverkill3715]

Wait what? How do you do that?

[@az-kalaak6215]

@@russianoverkill3715 take a gamemode that allows you to "upgrade" your stuff (if I remember correctly, galactic conquest can, if not go for the campaign). play and buy the upgrade that raises your point cap (i think you can raise it up to 120 points max) save your new loadout. now congrats, you can use it elsewhere and especially in instant action

[@Lord_Joshwa]

@@russianoverkill3715iirc you just switch off the wifi slider and then back on after you disconnect with your desired build. You load it back up again and your saved build is active. If you change your build at any point you’ll revert all your changes to the loadout

[@rotmistrzjanm8776]

Review noone wanted, everyone needed. Loved that game ❤

[@parjai97]

I suggested it 2 years ago in the SWBF2 video hehe

[@Please_allow_me]

Public service announcement - If you download this game (and Elite Squardon) on PS VITA, you can remap the X, circle, square, triangle to the right analog stick and look around freely and its almost a good as playing on console

[@dawoodwilliams3652]

i was just wondering if you could do that, i know some games just has it like that automatically

[@OneLastScholar]

I do that on my Xbox, PPSSPP emulator allows it and makes the game feel WAY better.

[@CarvedStones]

@@OneLastScholaryou’re using an emulator on Xbox?

[@lightturner8913]

​@@CarvedStonesyou can install them in dev mode

[@CarvedStones]

@@lightturner8913 I heard about that but wasn’t sure if it was true.

[@MR_HAYS1]

"Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader's brother of course."

[@PlatinumGaming67]

That would make Leia, Darths Vader's Sister and Daughter at the same time

[@MR_HAYS1]

@@PlatinumGaming67 even the galaxy far far away has it's own Alabama.

[@PlatinumGaming67]

@@MR_HAYS1 💀

[@scottmemelord6130]

As we all know.

[@shanenonwolfe4109]

I remember getting the PSP that had the darth vader on the back with battlefront rengade squadron. I put probably 1000s of hours into that game as a kid lol

[@MB-hq3rv]

Just seeing the main menu 20 seconds in sent me back like the food critic from Ratatouille. Thanks for another vid!

[@exoticbutters4212]

Well now you've gotta do Elite squadron if you haven't already

[@tomalexander4327]

Congrats on the baby, Dork!

[@Molarhorizon]

I'd only read/heard about Battlefront-esc ports over to PSP, Nintendo etc. and seen mods porting them to PC BF2, and assumed they were just different versions of Battlefront (2004-2005) ported with minor changes. I had NO idea how different and frankly awesome they are. No doubt if I knew what a PSP was and what was on it I'd have gotten it, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is hands down my favorite video game of all time after all. I appreciate the coverage of these older Star Wars titles they really spike my personal interest, and I'll have to get myself a PSP now. Renegade Squadron seems like a spiritual successor /maybe more of a spinoff from the first 2 Battlefronts so its right up my alley. That Grievous moment made me lol, and the Vader one too. Also I'm sure this game can be emulated onto PC or Xbox, I've been emulating PS2 ports seamlessly, PSP should be available as well. What a treat it is to enjoy older generations/titles, glad I'd started on older hardware to appreciate games beyond graphical fidelity, and being popular. I feel that kids that didn't start with older hardware don't get to appreciate older games which would be a shame. When I'm to have kids I'd definitely start them with ps2 era gaming minimum. And I didn't even know this Dork was married, congratulations on your baby man!

[@SteelerFan716]

I shit you not: I was thinking earlier today, “Damn. It’s been a while since Dorkaxe uploaded…” Lo and behold: the man uploads. Thanks dude!

[@ConfederateGroyper]

Congrats on the baby man. Loving the content as always.

[@DrewDoodle]

Congrats on the baby again! And i love how when a youtuber wants to continue discussing a series the entries get more and more obscure! Never knew this existed but its cool to see it in action and yeah hopefully PSP titles get added to the classic selection

[@joemantz4160]

I miss this game and also it was on the ps Vita as well I still owe the game on the Vita as my psp version has long since been lost I'm going to go play it now

[@Wade_Tyler]

Hey, where’s my Battlefront Portable Collection, Aspyr?

[@OneLastScholar]

Keep Aspyr's dirty hands out of my games please.

[@Novsev9069]

What a very timely review with the rerelease of the original Star Wars battlefronts coming out soon😂 You should try out elite squadron i used to play that game nonstop. It had multiplayer and I’m not sure if I was playing with bots or real people because I was a dumb kid that couldn’t figure out anything lol. but I guess I was playing multiplayer with people because if you went up to any of your teammates and like danced around them everybody kept changing their weapons really fast and back in the day I thought it was weird and I thought that’s just how people say hello or something but looking back on it now it made it look like you were JOing lmao

[@calvinmatthews1527]

Of all the Star Wars games deserving of a remake, this definitely goes in the TOP 10.

[@blindboygaming]

Man this vid really made me want this as a 9.99 purchase on the modern stores

[@ilovemonkeyos]

It’s a damn shame the PSP games aren’t being included in the upcoming Battlefront Classic Collection.

[@TheQuenchiestCake]

I'm hoping they'll remake them eventually but make the game it would of been if it were on consoles.

[@badfoody]

i bought a jailbroken version for my PSP, then i bought it again for 15 bucks on the Vita. such a fun game man I miss it. might reinstall

[@russianoverkill3715]

You can easily play Renegade squadron by installing PPSSPP and setting up the game itself inside the application.

[@raynortownly7098]

I'm trying to. Keeps giving me black screen, after the Akbar mission😢. I'm starting to hate how unreliable emulators still are.

[@P1mpK1ng]

@@raynortownly7098it means the rom you downloaded was probably corrupted. Or sum maybe download from new site or retry downloading.

[@kabob0077]

28:00 Surprisingly the BEST version of The Force Unleashed alongside the Wii and PS2.

[@Sb129]

Mostly, I just liked it because it had internet multiplayer and SWBF2 on PSP didn't. Oh and you could glitch the credits idea and equip whatever you wanted and yes, it worked in multiplayer. All things considered though, I didn't dislike this one or Elite Squadron but I just kept wanting to play either SWBF2 or Force Unleashed. But I still kept it handy for internet multiplayer on the go. I still even have my original UMD.

[@thisissostupidliterallywhy]

Happy to see another Star Wars review on the channel! Especially for a game I have never once played

[@bouncyblight2001]

Man really posted this at 5:00 AM LMAO. I’ll watch it when I wake up though

[@ShadowReaper072]

so, i played this game back when it came out, and multiplayer online, and i can tell you the carbonite gun was fantastic at dealing with cheating players, there was a cheat they could use which gave them [negative health] so basically NOTHING could kill them. however, the carbonite gun. froze them, so unless they used the bubble shield. they would actually have to leave the match because they had no health the carbonite would just perma freeze them.

[@igodreamer7096]

Can we have a Star Wars Battlefront II Remaster mod for PSP review? Also, congratulations to the kid! xD

[@karambit6508]

fun fact: My cousin and I only had one copy between us. We found out that you can actually keep swapping the game back and forth after every death and still play against each other, but its not online. 1v1

[@thebipolarbear1]

I can't wait to get a emulator and check this out

[@aacob2]

Man i used to love this game but after i got battlefront 2 on psp i never went back to this one. I think bf2 is just a much better game tbh

[@mistertuberculosis6191]

Renegade Squadron was Awesome

[@jakegrave261]

The Bacta Canister on the Defeat freeze frame at 37:38 was so funny lmao. Great video!

[@cmndchny]

congrats on the kid! also the walker on boz pity can fit through the sphincter, i believe the trigger is capturing the command post in front of its path

[@Dorkaxe]

I love that phrasing.

[@CameronShember]

I believe the walker can traverse the entire path to the base until it's destroyed or stopped. That's why the post closer to the rebel compound has 3 rocket turrets.

[@Lemon_Oppy]

Great video as always. I’ll never forget in grade school I got to try this game on my buddies PSP, my family, my friends, and I were all obsessed with BF2. So I was instantly hooked and wanted it. Only issue was I didn’t have a PSP, I had a DS. Few months (or longer no clue) later. I saw Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for the DS I was so excited thinking I finally got what I wanted. It was nothing like battlefront, maybe other than that it was good for a DS game, but I hated it and remember spending hours past when I was supposed to be asleep stuck on part. Glad I got to at least see what I missed.

[@BeamSplashX]

congrats dadaxe!! soon the small version of you will be able to play the small version of battlefront

[@Dorkaxe]

So true! Although it'd probably be smarter to start her off with Dark Souls, just to be safe. That's a decent entry into the medium I think.

[@Metalismything123]

im surprised you didnt learn the equipment screen exploit where you could reload your weapon instantly when at a capture point! Good video though love the nostalgia

[@Dorkaxe]

Oh now you tell me! That would have saved Ord Mantell from falling!!

[@ralsei66]

FINALLY. Jesus Christ sometimes i feel like nobody knows about the existence of this game, even tho its really great and unique. People always return to the reboot battlefronts and the classic pandemic ones, but never this one for some reason. actually i know the reason, its stuck on a console barely anyone remembers.

[@TheQuenchiestCake]

I used to play Renegade Squadron online back in the day and one build I distinctly remember that was sorta powerful were guys who used the remote rockets. They would camp at ammo droids at their spawn and basically just spam rockets, which usually took out someone in 1-2 hits. I liked using sniper and stealth builds mostly, but one I particularly liked was the flying chaingunner. My flying chaingunner build consisted of the Chaingun, a jetpack and max health. An absolute slug on foot but once the jetpack was active mobility was extremely fast, especially if you knew how to skip with the jetpack to conserve your fuel.

[@ethanhawkins3391]

One of the few games I played a ton of when I was you get that I now have almost zero recollection of. Enjoyed seeing you dive through the game’s highs and lows, which brought back some great memories! Really wish we got Battlefront III 😪

[@STACKINRACKS]

This game is a total flop. Making this video a bad one. I like the video's you make. Why make a 40 minute video on a psp game. Pc games are cool

[@Dorkaxe]

This video did far better than my video on Fallen Order, so idk about your assessment tbh.

[@STACKINRACKS]

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[@Barrobroadcastmaster]

For me, I loved Renegade Squadron. It was Battlefront 2 lite done right. I loved having the ability to just pick up and play it and the B-Wing and TIE Defender were welcome, awesome editions, along with hero ships.

[@kabob0077]

35:18 Funnily enough in both Disney Canon and Legends Kessel IS in fact a proper planet... Well as proper as a misshapen, almost demonic spider infested, hostile hunk of rock with a barely breathable atmosphere CAN be considered a planet...

[@brendonlee2603]

I hope you do a video on elite squadron at some point, if I remember right it was the psp port for battlefront 3 since that was the only version done before battlefront 3 got cancelled

[@BansheeNT-D]

Spended so many hours in the Online mode. It was full of Orbital Strike cheater but it was awesome.

[@woodenblaze0194]

On Boz Pity, using the Rebel tank will allow to destroy the AT-AT faster and go in one of its blind spots, just shot it in the legs and after a few shot it will go down, taking 50 units of the Empire as well. Only downside is that AT-AT always respawn after a certain matter of time so whatever you're doing you're forced to stop, go grab the tank and repeat. The pattern it uses is also very simple, it moves from command post to command post and can't go further as long as the one in front of it isn't claimed by the Empire (or if it reach the other side of the map of course). Oh and pro tips, there is actually a glitch you can use to have unlimited credits but you must trigger it online before switching offline. If done correctly you can have the chaingun, Orbital Strike, Health level 3, Speed level 3, Capture rate level 3, jetpack, Rage (to do even more damage) wrist rockets etc. the only negative point of it's method beside only being able to trigger online and that you cannot change your loadout anymore, if you try, the game will register that you are far above 100 credits. The blocked path of Korriban is sadly only available in the campaign and it's basically a hangar with a lambda class shuttle land there

[@vanguard6498]

0:40 Not fullly correct, Renegade Squadron was also available on the PS Vita when its store was online.

[@Capt_CrimsoN]

Best Battlefront game on console by far!!!!!!!! It's criminal that it hasn't gotten a remaster. It's easily better than Elite Squadron, even though Elite Squadron has the space to ground maps and vice versa, it just never felt as polished. Renegade Squadron also has the much better Galactic Conquest while also having much better maps and heroes. The class creation system was also pretty novel and we still don't really have anything similar in current Battlefront (the card system isn't the same).

[@Anton_Io66]

To be fair, iirc the empire at war: forces of corruption game had characters pronouncing ‘saleucami’ the same way you did. Probably a Han/ Hahn, or Falcon/ Fahlcon rule that it can be pronounced multiple ways.

[@Top-Bird]

I remember being a dirty little cheater when playing this game as a kid. There is an easy glitch that lets you get whatever you want in your loadout and keep it forever. I noticed a lot of people online did it so it was basically needed

[@gogetathegod8155]

You have to do elite squadron soon please

[@dtbeagle]

So ill have to do some digging through a closet. I distinctly remember playing this game on PSP back in the day, and then i also had SWBF2 on PSP as well that had ground to space. That one was fun

[@JesusChrist-qs8sx]

Renegade Squadrons free form loadouts is what I wish Battlefield 2042 would have done with it changing from classes

[@raynortownly7098]

Game is shockingly fun.Played it o PC emulator at 60 fps at high resolution. Wish this and Elite had HD ports.

[@JohnWilliams-wl9px]

Honestly this not getting a console port because of the behind the scenes drama that been reported to have happened in the mid 2000s. But nowadays lucasarts is all about ported/remasters nowadays, I’m betting if the classic collection sell well they will add renegade and elite squadron to it.

[@kabob0077]

20:12 I think most of us mispronounce Saleucami anyway, no biggie.

[@christiangermanowski4859]

Ok so I’m halfway through the video and will finish later so you may get to it, but a way to cheese the loaf out system is go online and edit your load out there, then set whatever you want regardless of credits, then while still in the load out selection turn off your LAN. It’ll boot you back to offline but will keep your load out selections. If you want to change for any reason you will need to go back into an online selection

[@terracomstudioos]

Man, i played this game so much back in the day. It was so good, and the fact i could go into space from any map and land back on land was insane and made me confused as to how a modern game cant have this when a simple handheld could! I miss this, might look for my psp to play it a bit today.

[@monfortnicolas5448]

I think it's already technically possible. Renegade squadron was a niche title so I think they did not bother too much about actually splitting where the action takes places. In game with huge player like BF2 from 2017 a feature like this would split the community because there are people who would adore it and others hate it. Would be cool to just have one map where this is possible though. However power of starfighters would have to be toned down when in atmosphere since a single skilled player can already win the match all by himself in a star fighter imagine 5+ if them raining down fire on your team or the other way around.

[@TyphoonBlast]

As someone who had (and still has) the Darth Vader psp it’s lit

[@paulaburrows8660]

Star Wars games used to be so good. Hell Star Wars used to be so good.

[@RepublicTrooper125]

The Xbox version of battlefront 2 had a.i heroes when you declined to play as the hero. Why this feature was cut from the ps2 and pc version is beyond me 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@scottmemelord6130]

There IS a mod for it on the PC version at least.

[@kabob0077]

26:01 I LOVE how much of a sliding scale Lightsaber and Melee can be with Star Wars games, on one end we have Renegade Squadron and having to practically be so close you'd be breathing INTO them and there's no real feedback and on the other we have stuff like Jedi Outcast and Academy (I am not doing the Dark Forces joke tonight) where Melee is a frantic and insane flurry of motion and attacks where the slightest mistake can mean the difference between loosing your head or not. Also IIRC Elite Squadron had a decent Melee system.

[@kabob0077]

22:05 Funnily enough looking at the Legends and Canon pictures of Sullust the Legends one appears more in line with what's seen in EA's Battlefront on the surface but the map for Renegade Squadron takes place somewhere underground, away from lavaflows, and with water of all things. This raises many interesting implications for the planet's biosphere, geography, and overall environmental variety on the planet.

[@SomeoneStoleMyHandle911]

This was one if my favourite star wars games and all of these old SWBF games are far superior to EAs ones

[@two_real]

Oh boy a new dorkaxe video!

[@Table53]

7:26 I did not expect the ship to just morph into the Millenium Falcon.. I thought you'd just switch hero within the vehicle haha

[@scottmemelord6130]

21:23 Nah, you got it right the first time. That's how they pronounced it in the Knights of the Old Republic games from what I recall.

[@autumnparkblvd]

Crazy, but I remember loving this as a kid.

[@thejhonnie]

this was super fun, a product of its time, sure. super great when it came out. almost forgot about this gem.

[@gas481]

I loved this game. Never had battlefront 1 or 2 so this was all I had 😂along with good ol kotor

[@kabob0077]

24:54 Ventress and Kit Fisto are in the DLC for Battlefront 2 on Xbox and will be in the Battlefront Classic Collection, but it's nice that they were in Renegade after being cut from all but the Xbox version of Battlefront 2.

[@voltic6956]

I wish they would port this game to PC i loved playing this back in the day on the way to school

[@kabob0077]

11:38 At least EDF has infinite ammo though, so you can afford to waste whatever you've got to reload fully.

[@Dorkaxe]

Very true.

[@l.fil.6185]

"Say-lu-kami"

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

Man I do not remember this game looking this old compared to battle front 2

[@cheekibreeki4638]

CONGRATS ON BEING A DAD!!! A gamer dad no less.

[@tonyb5318]

You should review Battlefront 3 Legendary mod next

[@rekius328]

PLEASE do elite squadron. i beg you.

[@renatonovis]

Luke going all Leeroy Jenkins on that AT-AT made me lose it XD

[@MrMcChuckles95]

"a random British developer" bruh Rebellion games is an institution

[@silaswade7612]

Just the nostalgia trip from the opening 10 secs alone says it all

[@miguelbarrera4450]

Watching the gameplay sent me back to 2010

[@willkilla]

There are 60fps cheat codes for PPSSPP that work on both this game and Elite Squadron

[@scottbertrand98]

I had this game along with the white Darth Vader PSP when I was a kid. Unfortunately my cousin broke my PSP and lost the game but I just ordered both of them and I will get to play this game in its full glory again soon!

[@thomaslewis247]

I’ve heard whispers about “renegade squadron” for years now but never actually took the time to figure out what it was. As a long time battlefront 2 enjoyer and HUGE star wars fan i’m honestly embarrassed that this is my first time seeing the game. definitely isn’t talked about enough. this game looks like a lot of fun. specifically the class customization and the galactic conquest. just from what i’ve seen here the class customization looks like so much fun, especially customizing your character which also affects your teammates. plus i think the risk version of galactic conquest sounds like a ton of fun

[@TheAverageGamer1]

Sony activly avoids adding anything good to its classics section on plus

[@elfernando.galaviz]

Great to find myself randomly playing this game and then seeing this great video on the tube! Thanks!

[@elfernando.galaviz]

Review Elite Squadron!

[@tcwtfln_yt]

The Squadron is indeed renegading

[@bananas8779]

There was a method to get all the high value equipment and perks even if it went over 100. You would go over to multiplayer and make a map and play it. When in the map you would get all the high value stuff and then turn off the little switch on top of the psp for wifi. The game will kick you out but when you go to single player skirmishes you will have all the equipment.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

That customization stuff is neat, too bad there was never a real battlefront 3 on console or PC :( unrelated, but I completely forgot Boz Pity was mentioned in the movies, I always thought that was a "book planet"

[@Filmandmusicdegenerate]

This was the game that was coming to consoles and PC, It was made by Free Radical who were making the game, had test footage, full scale gameplay ect. But thanks to the LucasFilm president's stepping down with a lot of issues the game got canceled due to not meeting deadlines even though it was a week off from its release so this is Battlefront 3 but downgraded as well as down scaled. this link is to the documentary of what happened to the game and the hardship of the company and employee's had gone through making this game while dealing with Lucas Films president - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2LIZXuAnNyrY6csi=WWSAgseoWKWuCyd4

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

@@Filmandmusicdegenerate Yeah, I know all about that, always angered me that it never got to release :/

[@TheMattShow1011]

Got the Vader psp slim and game on launch for Christmas and really loved it. The hero star fighters and customization was really inspired, especially considering how Dice would borrow those aspects a decade later.

[@vallo105]

Are you going to do a video on the battlefront classic collection? I know it’s essentially the same games as the ones you reviewed, but could be fun

[@Dorkaxe]

It might be fun, yeah. I'll look into it.

[@raphaelcurzon7486]

I still have my psp and it still runs this nicely. Amazing game

[@ImAFish_420]

The at at on boz pity only moves when you take a comand post infront of it

[@Green_964]

Been playing a lot of this game on Steam Deck recently, binding the control stick to the face buttons works well for the alternate control scheme. The camera automatically centering is an issue though.

[@spectre312]

Congratulations on becoming a new Dad!!

[@ilikemilfsandcougars]

Time to instal ppsspp.. haven't used it in years but back in 2016 i was playing bf elite squadron with zero issues. Felt pretty good (although strange) to remap the controls to mouse and keyboard - little use for the mouse tbh. I used the arrow keys for camera, space bar for fire and it was weird but fun for hours.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

0:44 my DREAM!

[@Otterdisappointment]

I had that limited edition Vader PSP and unfortunately it faded with time

[@justinfleck6329]

As always love your reviews! It's cool to see an older more niche game like this and even more cool that is actually was decent! Clearly still some down sides but you did a good job making a clear review of both sides :)

[@jacksy3693]

still beats classic collection

[@STACKINRACKS]

Wat up gang