Playstyle is similar to HALO, but improved, in my opinion. The squad-based play is fun and interesting (and based on existing military maneuvers), and has an exellent storyline. And that bit about it having consumerism, because it relates to other Star Wars things? If you are unfamiliar with the movies, you wouldn't get what was going on anyway. This is one of many games/books that cover the war that takes place between Star Wars 1 and 2, if you were unaware.

Success requires team effort, your team members are good natured and credible.

Republic commando takes yet another interesting turn on the star wars universe. No jedi sadly. But you play as a clone commander, a elite among the basic troops. Your team consists of a sniper,demo expert, and a computer expert. The game starts you at the frantic battle at the Geonosis arena outside, you have to battle your way to a droid star ship before it launches. The game itself is rather linear, so you never get lost. Your team is pretty impressive for Artificial Intelligence. Though at times they can easily get overwhelmed, especially by just 2 super battle droids. They may be good at taking cover, but sometimes they like to run up to droids and such and try to melee. The blood/gore is not all bad. As killing the bug like geonosians cause blood to splatter across your helm/screen which is quickly cleared by a laser like windshield wiper. Language is not an issue, though sometimes your allies will swear and such. The graphics are impressive, along with the music if you listen. It's a rather short game but it's a really good ride through it. I'd recommend it for anyone who likes star wars and fps games. Though your allies making dumb mistakes can get a little frustrating.