Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader launched on Nintendo’s GameCube.
The game was developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts and published by LucasArts as a showcase title for Nintendo’s new console. In North America, it arrived on November 18, 2001, alongside the GameCube’s launch and quickly became one of the system’s most acclaimed early games.
Rogue Leader follows Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles through missions inspired by all three original Star Wars films. Players fly craft such as X-wings, Y-wings, A-wings, snowspeeders, and the Millennium Falcon across ten main missions.
The launch-title wording can cause confusion because release dates differed by region: the North American launch occurred in November 2001, while Europe received the console and game in May 2002. The Nintendo 64 hosted the original Rogue Squadron, but its sequel was exclusive to GameCube.