The Empire drives the Alliance off the moon, leaving the Alliance searching for a planet to serve as its next base.
The story is set shortly after the destruction of the Death Star above Yavin 4. In any Versus mode, players can pilot several craft, including X-Wings, A-Wings, TIE Fighters, and Darth Vader's TIE Advanced. Versus features a variety of modes, such as Dogfight and Survival. In Co-op, players share the same pool of lives. Co-op allows players to replay missions from Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader in split-screen, excluding the levels Triumph of the Empire and Revenge on Yavin. The game also features two multiplayer modes: Co-op and Versus. The game also includes some unlockable classic missions inspired by the Star Wars original trilogy.
It also contains on-foot missions in addition to the space battle missions found in the previous Rogue Squadron series games. In Rebel Strike the player controls several Star Wars vehicles such as the X-wing and AT-ST across missions that span the movies and moments outside the films. Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike features gameplay in ground vehicles and on foot, a first for the series.
