GMR Magazine ran a cover story on Star Wars Republic Commando and Battlefront, and Superdarthdestroyr was kind enough to type us up an excerpt and one of the side features:

From "Four On The Floor - Star Wars Republic Commando" In LucasArt's upcoming squad-based first-person shooter Republic Commando, you are a member fo the faceless clone army. You're nothing but a number. A grunt. A meatbag, some would say. Specifically, you are part of the second- toughest pack of clones the Republic army has to offer, and for this dubious distinction, you're paid in punishment. You're sent on missions that would crush the low-level maggots, and then some. This is your lot in life. You're a Republic commando. ...

... The stage we saw was exceptionally large, going on for what seemed like ages. As your character makes his way down tight corridors, one of your boys watches your six while the other tow cover the flanks and you take th lead. Every so often, a Geonosian will exchange gunfire with you (weapons in Republic Commando use both ballistic and energy-based ammunition), at which point you have a number of options. You can take the enemy head-on or pull back as your crew steps up and starts throwing heat. Or you can survey your surroundings, take advantage of a vacant turret, and blast the opposition to pieces. Or, possibly, issue a command for a member of your party to turret duty while the rest of you take up strategic formations. Delegating orders to your crew is as easy as pointing a crosshair at a spot, and if your trooper can physically get there, bam, that's it. ...

Worst
1. Force Commander - " ... Badly dated visuals and a horrible interface system mean you'd be better of recreating said battles with your SW action-figure collection."
2. Demolition - " ... feels like little more than a jumble of Star Wars vehicles and creatures (and Boba Fetts) with some pretty crappy gameplay thrown in."
3. Masters of Teras Kasi - " The thought of a Star Wars fighting game is kind of cool. Unfortunately the reality is much worse..."
4. The Phantom Menace - " ... combines horrid visuals, borderline retarded combat, and myriad badly executed puzzles ..."
5. Obi-Wan - " ... full of repetitive combat sequences, badly scripted cut- scenes, and huge, empty levels. ..."