So you'll see blood spatter on the visor when you engage in close combat. You'll get some nice graphical effects to remind you that your character does have a bit of glass in front of his face. The helmet conceit isn't just an excuse to have all these meters onscreen, however. You can also switch to low-light mode to enhance dark areas. This gives you useful information, such as the position and condition of your squadmates, instructions on your next objective, and the obligatory ammo counts and health meters. There a visor overlay onscreen, for example. The interface and gameplay conventions in Republic Commando borrow some of the best elements from excellent games like Metroid Prime, Halo, and Freedom Fighters. Rounding out your armament is an array of grenades, like thermal detonators for soft targets and electrostatic grenades for mechanical enemies. So even if you do have plentiful ammo, you'll find yourself frequently stabbing Geonosian bugs and Trandoshan mercenaries in the face, mainly because it's both fun and extremely effective. Melee strikes are powerful, and they count as one-hit kills on most standard opponents. But what's more fun than this is getting up close and personal with melee attacks. Should you run low on ammo, there's a laser handgun that recharges and never runs out of shots. You'll also be able to pick up weapons from fallen enemies, ranging from heavy repeating blasters to submachine guns to rocket launchers. You'll start out with a standard assault rifle, but over the course of the game, you'll be introduced to special attachments that turn this same weapon into a sniper rifle and a grenade launcher. This means you'll also be outfitted with better weapons and armor than the regular soldiers you'll be fighting with periodically through the campaign. While you're a clone, like the millions of other republic soldiers, you and your squadmates have been trained to be a little better than the other photocopies of Jango Fett. Despite the impersonal monikers, each member of your squad has a very unique and likable personality, and this comes across through the entertaining chatter each will dispense over the course of the game. The three other commandos of Delta are also numbered.

You don't have a proper name, aside from 'Three-Eight,' but nonetheless, you're tasked with commanding Delta squad on tough covert ops stretched across three different campaigns. Star Wars Republic Commando, as the title suggests, puts you in the shoes of an elite trooper during the height of the Clone Wars.

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