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Classic example of "great idea, terrible execution"

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: October 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

In the mid-late nineties, Lucas Arts decided to try something new and unique with their Star Wars license - a fighting game. That's not a misprint - they actually released a Star Wars fighting game. But was this new venture a good idea for Lucas Arts and for the Star Wars franchise? Read on and find out for yourself.

PROS:
-Let me start by saying the variety of characters you can choose from is pretty good. You've got lesser-known characters like a Tusken Raider and a Gamorrean, and the wildly popular characters like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. The game also introduces at least one new character.
-The game also has secret characters - a Stormtrooper, Darth Vader, Jodo Kast, and an alternate version of Princess Leia.
-Every character has his or her own unique weapon. Some characters always have their weapon equipped, others must have a motion entered in order to draw it.

CONS:
-The graphics for this game are downright terrible. As stated above, they look like they were made a year before the game was released.
-The control, what I feel is the most important thing in a video game, is just horrible. Not the button placement, but rather the fighting engine. In other words, adjustingthe controls isn't likely to make your day any easier. The primary challenge from this game comes not from what difficulty you select, but rather the bad fighting engine.
-The secret characters are just regular characters in different outfits (The Stormtrooper has the same moves as Han Solo, and the alternative version of Princess Leia has the same moves as the normal version of Princess Leia.)
-The characters are horribly imbalanced in terms of their fighting strength. A Tusken Raider is a better fighter than Han Solo? I find that a little hard to believe.
-Star Wars games are always either a "hit" or a "miss", and this one is a "miss", sadly. Too bad, because this was actually a great idea.

OVERALL:
Pass this game by. Not only is it out of production and extremely tough to find now, it's also not even worth finding. Do not buy this game unless you're the kind of Star Wars nerd who can't live without every Star Wars game ever made. There are much better fighting games out there, and there are much better Star Wars games out there. Trust me, you're better off imagining these fights than actually playing this game.

Not perfect, but worth buying if you like Star Wars

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: May 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a pretty cool, though far from perfect, Star Wars game. As others have said, the graphics are not the best, but they aren't horrible either. The moves, controllability, etc., are also not that great, but still not horrible. And yes, the game can be fairly hard when playing against the AI.

So what makes it a "pretty cool" game? Playing as Luke, Han, Chewy, Boba Fett, Sandpeople, etc. And when you beat the whole game on the hardest setting, you unlock more characters like Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Leia in her Jabba-slave-girl outfit, and for those of you who read the books, you'll like playing as Mara Jade. Unlocking these characters is not easy, but if you just sit down and learn the combos (listed in the instruction book), it isn't that hard. However, although there are quite a few characters to play as once you've unlocked the hidden ones, I think a few more should have been included. I think Lando should have been in it, as well as the Emperor, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

So, if you want a game where you can play as most of the fighting characters from the original trilogy, then buy this. It isn't perfect, but it is good, and it's all there is so far. If you are a Star Wars fan, you owe it to yourself to buy this, considering how cheap it's gotten - I got it when it first came out, and I still play it occasionally. I'll continue to play it, but I just hope they make a sequel with more characters, including those from Episode I & II, and improve on the flaws listed above, so I can quit having to look past them.

alright

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: January 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

this game is alright, although it may seem fun this game is very challenging and sort of boring,it could be fun for those who enjoyed the movie, and producers of this game next time try a little bit harder to entertain your fans.

Star Wars Master of Teras Kasi

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: October 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I read the reviews on this game after renting it and am planning on buying it, I am disgusted to see what people say about it, the controlls really aren't that bad, its a little slower then most fighting games, but not horrible so, the special moves are a litte unbalanced yes, but you don't have to do special moves, all in all I think its worth owning, in fact I go so far as to say its a must have for any star wars geek(I can say geek I am a Star Wars Geek

Fighting Frenzy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I rented this and thought it was an awesome game, and is. All I can say really is that over time, it gets boring. If you really want to play it, rent it, don't buy it. If you own a Tekken game or something and never get tired of it, go ahead and try to purchase. The graphics are fair, and gameplay is great, but controls are confusing.

What a shame...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: August 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It really is a shame... This game was so close to being awesome, but, like just about every other Lucasfilm game (except Super Empire Strikes Back on SNES), it fails in its execution.

I'll start with the positives though. The graphics are excellent, though the characters may appear just SLIGHTLY dated. They animate very well, having been motion-captured. The backgrounds are awesome, and so is the music. Of course, you can't go wrong with Star Wars when it comes to graphics and music anyway. The character voices are even cool as they sound just like their actor counterparts.

However, the gameplay... this, unfortunately, is what ruins it. Now, there are some cool features here such as a free running mode which makes the game truly 3D like Bushido Blade (and unlike the pseudo 3D of Tekken, for instance). There is also a limited guard meter (like Street Fighter Alpha 3), which prevents turtling. Unfortunately though, these nice features are overshadowed by very serious flaws. First of all, the are the motion-captured moves. While they look great, they're also extremely jerky when translated to the game. They are also plagued with horrible lag and recovery times. Even a simple jab leaves you open for all sorts of counterattacks. The other problem is the control: it flows like 3-year-old Heinz ketchup. There is no hope of stringing any moves together because the game cancels out all additional button presses from the moment you start a move all the way until your character completely recovers at the end of the move. This wouldn't be so bad, except for the previously mentioned problem: extremely slow recovery times. In fact, the lag time for throwing a swing is longer than the recovery time from getting hit by one! This means that you hit the opponent with your strongest move, and they recover from it before you do.

The most annoying problem though, by far, is the sidestepping. Though this may be a cool feature, it is also horribly abused. The computer AI seems to have an obsession with it, sidestepping constantly (I've timed it--they never go more than 2 seconds without sidestepping, even when they aren't being attacked). Now, this doesn't sound like much, but it really is a huge problem. The constant sidestepping also rotates the game's camera. This makes the computer impossible to hit with any straightforward attack because you are never properly aligned with them. Combine this with the slow recovery times, and you'll run into situations like this: You smack the enemy with the first hit in a combo which, logically, should set him up for the next hit, right? Wrong. Because of the unbalanced recovery times, he'll recover before your second swing ever comes out, and he'll sidestep, then stand there watching as you go off swinging at the air in some odd direction. Then he'll automatically turn to face you and hit you in the back of the head (since your character takes forever to re-align himself properly when he isn't facing the opponent--another design flaw). The constant camera rotation (or, swirling, to be more precise) makes you lose all orientation on the playing field. Add to this archaic features such as "Ring Out" (which should have gone out in the Jurassic period of fighting games), and you have an unplayable, nerve-wracking mess. Basically, you will lose many matches from being smacked in the back of the head as the computer rotated the camera on you, or by cheap Ring Outs because you couldn't see where you were on the battlefield (again, because the computer rotated the camera on you).

I'm not particularly a fan of 3D fighters, and this game reminds me of why. Stay away from this one. If you're not a Star Wars fan, it's just a bad fighting game. If you are a Star Wars fan, that will make you even more disappointed in this title.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: October 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is is very, very good fighting game. Though the graphics could've used some work. It's really good that you can play as good characters. But there are secrets too. Like swithching costumes. If you switch Luke's costume, you'll switch to his Jedi Master lightsaber, too! Buy or rent. Rent first, then buy though.

Not A Star Wars Fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am not a Star Wars fan at all... But I got this as a present one year for christmas and i loved the game.. The graphics were incredible and i liked when you hit the guy and he fell off the cliff that was incredible! My favorite character to use was Thok because of his Teras Kasi Flame Stream.. If you like star wars or you just like fighting games in general I think you will enjoy this game.

Stinks On Ice!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

IT STINKS!The moves are to hard to master.The computer's AI is hard so you can't attack the computer!Just DON'T TOUCH IT!!!!!!

Has HOpe

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: April 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games for star wars! It rocks! GET THIS GAME NOW!

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