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Good... not great.... and too short.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 18 / 21
Date: January 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Hi! I'm a huge star wars fan.
I just finished this game after 2 hours of gameplay.
It's ok, challenging in the last levels (I mean.... 10 levels... that would make the last levels 7 through 10)
It DOES have problems:
It's easy to fall into a pit and loose a life thus making you start from the beggining (it's not like the levels are long) But the last level with Darth Maul is impossible. Not for it's difficulty in fighting, but because it's mandatory to fall into a pit when Darth Maul hits you with a lighting bolt. YOU CANNOT NOT FALL... believe me.
Way too short as well, I finished it in 2 hours, I mean... 40$= 2 hours of gameplay? no sir.
The game's fun while it lasts, but I would rent it if I were you... don't even consider buying it cause once you're done with it you won't pick it up again. Although you can as play Obi-Wan, Qui-Gonn and Mace Windu (with different moves)... it's really boring to start all over again through the same levels.
Another really bad feature is the fact that the game doesn't have any cut scenes (at least a slide show would have been nice to remind you of the movie and of the storyline to it) It's like, once you beat a level, you just jump to the next one, on a completely different location without any consideration of the actual game's plot. That was really annoying.

Finally, the bosses are ok except for JAR JAR!
Can you believe you actually fight Jar Jar twice? I couldn't beleive my eyes when that boss came on. hahahaha. And no... you don't get any pleasure in fighting him since he doesn't cry or anything... plus... he just runs away after he's beaten.
THQ missed some points but I guess that's cool.
It's not a bad game, as I said... it's good not great.
Rent it... and have a 2 hour break.

The Best (and only) Star Wars game for the GBA

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: January 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am also a fan of the Playstation version of this game, and was pumped when they announced that it would be coming out for the GBA. I love SW games and buy almost every one that comes out for a system I own. If anyone has read the review in Nintedo Power of JPB they might come off thinking that this game is no different than Obi Wan Adventures for the GBC. I own both games, and while perhaps JPB could possibly have taken a little better advantage of the GBA's graphical abilities, I was happy with the game. My main grudge with Obi Wan Adv. was that it was soooo sloooow. JPB is very quick paced, and the characters run pretty fast. There are the 4 playable characters in the GBA version: Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and Mace Windu (you can unlock Darth Maul after beating the game). Each character has his own unique moves and Force move. The levels are very lush and detailed, and killing droids lets off a cool sparks. The gameplay is very challanging, and jumping can be tricky at times. But overall, I highly recommend this game.

Warning to "mature" Star Wars fans and gamers.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: January 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was really hyped for this game. I read the previews, poored over the screenshots and hunted for the best buy. Finally, I plucked down my hard earned money. Guess what? I got ripped off. My mistake? This game is geared for YOUNG players only. I'm talking pre-teen. Here's why: The game manual practically reveals everything your going to encounter and the controls are loose. Game play is strictly by the numbers. Slash here, run there, nothing challenging or any chance to explore the SW universe via your GBA. As for the graphics? My 5 yr old was beside himself. (I'll admit there pretty cool.)That's right, I'm a father, that's why I said not for mature fans. There's not enough meat here for hardcore gamers to sink their teeth into and as for the SW oldtimers, unless your a collector I say wait and see if SW2 for the GBA will be better. Otherwise, this game is perfect for the Anakin aged. Know if only they had a Darth Vader or Yoda cheat...

I AM EVER SO ....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: February 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Okay listen, I am a devoted Star Wars fan and so is my friend.
We are both really into videogames and we wanted to get JPB because of the online reviews saying that it has a 2-player mode. What a load of crap! Not only does it not have a 2-player mode, but the game is extremely repetitive throughout the entire story(with the exception of one level).
Not to mention the insanity I went through on all the cliffs.
There is virtually no way of telling how far away something is, so you always waste a life falling off.
Trust me, this game isnt worth the ... I paid for it.For the most part,the graphics are OKAY and it is pretty smooth too. But most of all I blame all the shopping sites that
list under features: 1 or 2-player mode. What bull.They need to do their research before posting stuff like that.(SERIOUSLY)

Jedi Power Battles

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: November 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is an awesome game. I loved the PS game, and I knew this would be one of the best Nintendo GB games ever. They droped 2 characters from the original game, though. It has good graphics, clear game play, and great features.

super great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: April 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this is one of the best games i ever.thelevels are very great I can play it all day long.You shold get this game today.

Believe me, Im a Jedi.........

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is so cool. if you like most or all of the star wars games, then you'll like this game.

Terrible Controls

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: October 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I am a huge Star Wars fan. That said... This game looks like it would be a neat game and I'm sure it would...IF the play control was decent, but it's not. This has the worst play control out of every GBA game that I've played so far. Jumping is nearly impossible to do accurately. That alone makes the game far too difficult and bothersome to play. Things happen to my character all of the time. For example: I want to jump out and to an angle to jump to another platform, but the dumb thing jumps straight up and then I fall straight down into a pit. End of Life. THQ should have spent more time making the play control better or not released it at all. This game is a real disappointment.

kool kool

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: November 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok i bought this game and i thought it waz going to (...) but it rocked it is one of the best GBA games i have i like mace if u played this game on playstaion or dreamcast it has some what the same levels but changed but they stil have force powers and when a friend has it u can play together

OK LATER

Almost as good as the DC version

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I first played this game on the Dreamcast. My brother and I were addicted to it for hours as it was a lot of fun! With the GBA version there were some differences. In the DC version you didn't fight Jar Jar Binks. There were parts of the first level that were difference. In the opening portion of the seconds level, you were trying to outrun a droid ship through a stampede of animals and of course the game perspective was 3rd person 3D and not isometric like the GBA version. One other thing to note is that missing in this game was the level where you could overtake a Droid tank and take control of the City of Theed with it. That was a very cool level in the DC version!

The sound track, was different in the GBA version which I didn't enjoyed as much as the DC version sound track. Although the lasers and lightsaber sounds wer very similar!

But all that aside, THQ did a decent job of recapturing the essance of the game. Game control wasn't that bad! One reviewer seemed to have trouble with jumping. granted, just like the DC version, jumping was a bit tricky at times, but once you get used to it it gets easier. I think it's one of the few Star Wars games, on the GBA that really gives you the feel of the Star Wars universe.

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