Sure, you can be 'revived' by your squadmates, but what happens when you're all alone on a Separatist Core ship and facing by twenty Super Battle Droids? Let's see who's smilin' now. Expect a detailed intel report on what opposition you face and where time is really of the essence. IGN has a complete guide to the single player campaign mode. Fight the good fight using the best gear and training the galaxy has to offer. You are now one of the Republic's elite commandoes.
To create a breed of soldier who were unequalled in force of arms, devoid of fear, and absolute on loyalty. However, quantity does not always equate quality - professional soldiers like Jango Fett realised that some operations were best suited to a few highly trained individuals. Unknown to most at the time, Darth Sidious controlled both sides and used the conflict to gain power in the Galactic Senate, eventually using the Clones. To combat the growing opposition that threatened galactic peace, an order from the Senate was issued to create a vast 'clone' army. In the Star Wars Universe, the Clone Wars, conflicts between the Galactic Republic's Clone Army and the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Army, were the backbone of all events to come. But even democracies have enemies, and the Republic was no different. Before the rise of Palpatine's Empire, there was the Republic.