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GIANT step backwards

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Preface: I Played Tie Fighter over and over again for months every time was different!
With Jedi Starfighter, I was Extremely dissapointed at the lack of ability during missions. The Jedi Force powers are really cool and some of the missions are decent, but I remember (and confirmed after firing up my old windows 98 system with Tie fighter) that In Tie Fighter there was A LOT more to a mission than just "shooting" stuff. The secret objectives in Starfighter are pretty dumb too. (nothing has come close to the secret "sith" missions in Tie fighter) Unlocking stuff in the game is nice, you get extra ships and it's nice to be able to fly the X-Wing, Tie Fighter, and Slave I. (I won't go into the other worthless ships from the travesties that are episodes 1-3) Note: yea it looks cool to fly the Tie fighter and X-wing, but it's impossible to pass a large majority of the missions with any of the unlocked retro ships.(I thought the x-wings and the tie fighters were supposed to be "FUTURE" ships? shouldn't they have even BETTER Capabilities?) The story in Starfighter is pure garbage. (it was cool to see the Jedi Character in Jedi Starfighter die in Episode 3) Despite Jedi Starfighter's 0% advancement past Tie Fighter (I'd say they took a huge step backwards based on gameplay alone. . .of course the graphics are going to look better, but even then, they're not better by much.) I still find this game decently fun and nice for quick mindless action. (nothing to figure out, just try to target EVERYTHING and WOW you suddenly achieved a "secret" objective) The other extras aren't even worth unlocking. documentaries about one person's day at work, conceptual art for Jedi Starfighter, and rediculous plugs for other star wars games? PLEASE. I paid $5 for Jedi Starfighter, It was worth about that. I'll pop it in every once in a while when I need something easy after getting my butt kicked by Ace Combat 4 and 5. (LucasArts can't even TOUCH that intensity)

SLAVE 1!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: June 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I REALLY want to unlock the slave 1 and if someone could just write a review showing a few of the secret objectives that would be awesome.

Save your money-There are better Star Wars Games

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is not worth the shipping you have to pay on it! You never leave your StarFighter and just blast people out of the sky with no other modes whatsoever. 2 player mode stinks beyond all reason. Camera angle stinks, game stinks. I love Star Wars, but this is one of their worst. Now, if you like jerky flying, space ship blasting, no ground support games, this game is for you. But, if you are in search of a better, smoother game with more fun flying than this one, do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.

IT STINKS!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This Game Is Not Fun In The Loosest Sense Of The Word. The Controls are Shoddy at Best And The Graphics Are UnDesireable. The Story Is Incredibly Weak. Overall, A Horrible Game

This game blows major wookie pud.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

With all the hype for episode 2 and then the major let down of that film, Jedi Starfighter follows suit. Harry Knowles was right- ep. 2 made ep. 1 LOOK BETTER. However, the same cannot be said of this game and its predecessor Starfighter. They are basically the same game, and with the same cheats- you can play forever without getting dinged- or play with the... Jar-Jar mode. With the original Starfighter selling for 20 bucks, why bother with this?

Like the next installment of the degrded Star Wars series, I am definately NOT looking for the third sequel of this game. On a lighter side, you can unlock all the craft, which include the x-wing and tie fighters, but they are useless vis-à-vis the ones already at hand.

So- if you're looking to dump fifty bucks- here is your game!

X-Wing it is not

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What a disappointment. Doesn't even compare to 1992 X-Wing for PC. The graphics and sound are awesome for this game, but the gameplay is downright boring. It doesn't even feel like the space ship is moving, so all you do is hold down the fire button and move the sight around till you find a bad guy. The game isn't awful, it just feels so bring to sit there and shoot, and shott, and shoot and not have to control anything else.
Play the X-wing games on pc. More ships, better plots, better missions.

Boring.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Average graphics, slow gameplay, insanely shallow dialogue, and cheesy music. Need I say more?

Gets Boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Mostly all the Star Wars video games are interesting, but this is one of the few that is boring. You keep on shifting your carachters and starfighters too,so once you find out how to shoot a proton blast or false lightning,you are moved to another ship.

The setting takes place before the events of Episode 2 and it fetures transportation combat. It`s very confusing though. Sometimes like on level 2,this guy is asking if you could destroy these missles, and another guy wants you to take out a submarine or a battleship.

It gets boring affter 3 hours or so,and the controls get confusing,like when you want to move your starfighter down,you`ll have to move the analog stick up,want to move up,move it down.

In conclusion,it`s pretty cool,but you`ll get really bored. The only time you acctully get to have fun is when you`re using your ship and blasting all the battle droids on the ground and watching them wither into space dust.

Ho-Hum...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: February 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Being a Star Wars fan can be an expensive way to live your life- there are literally thousands of books, games, comics, and toys to choose from, and if you're on a limited budget like I am, you have to be choosey. There was a time when Star Wars games were the pinnacle of video games- back during the original X-wing, TIE Fighter and the first two Dark Forces games, Lucas Arts produced superb quality adventures with great stories. I think Episode I changed all that as the mad rush to cash in on new Star Wars movies opened the door to mediocrity. Instead of producing only a few titles, the flood gates were open.

Jedi Starfighter is very much a middle of the road kind of game. It is for sure heads and tales above `Battle For Naboo', but a far cry from TIE Fighter. The sequel to the initial Starfighter game, Jedi Starfighter incorporates a new story and the Delta-7 ship that Obi-Wan flew in `Attack of the Clones'. The story is ironically topical with modern day real life- the Trade Federation is in cahoots with a warlord named Captain Toth to produce bioweapons, leading Jedi Master Adi Gallia to investigate. The game also brings back the Fiorin Nym and his sidekicks from the original.

Game play is pretty basic- fly around and shoot things while accomplishing mission goals. Since you can fly several craft, you get a host of weapons other than lasers, but also swarmer missiles, depth charges, cruise missiles and little guided attack ships that surround your target and shoot at it. When you fly as Adi in the Jedi Starfighter, you gain the addition of Force Powers that you can use against enemy ships. A neat idea, but the execution doesn't really pay off and the abilities are not as good as the other ship's weapons. As an added bonus, when you progress you can unlock other ships like an X-wing, a TIE fighter and Slave 1.

Where it falls down is that the game is too easy. I could have finished it entirely in my first sitting had I not had other things to do. Even on Hard it wasn't all that tough, plus if I died, it was usually because I crashed into something and not because I got shot down. The challenge just wasn't there. It also became frustrating sometimes during missions because of the in-game chatter between pilots that moved the story along could not be overridden so that you could issue orders to wingmen. You would have to wait till they stopped yammering before you could order someone to attack or protect your target.

The graphics are so-so by Playstation 2 standards and decidedly sub-par for the PC. However, it rarely suffers from a low frame rate because of too much action o the screen, plus it's very colorful. Everything is well detailed, with well designed models. Explosions, like so many other games, are kind of lifeless. The sound is quite good, though Slave 1's weapons and engine noise are nothing like they were in Episode II. Also on the upside are a mess of extras that come with it like concept art and commentaries by the programmers, always a plus. This game is best bought as a Greatest Hits and not at full price.

a little anoyning

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: May 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is okay. the only problem is that theres this anoyning guy. he keeps saying i bet you cant hit that. he keeps saying that in each level. man thats anoyning. spiderman the movie game was much better than this. way better. if there going to have star wars 3 just dont put that anoyning guy in there.

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