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Not quite Rogue

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: January 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Battle for Naboo is still a very fun game even though I find that it falls short of its predecesor Rogue Squadron. Here are my pros and cons.

Pros: Music and Sound are excellent, even better than Rogue. The music is phenomenal, almost CD quality. Sound effects are 100% Ben Burt! Vehicle change is a small pro only because it helps replenish your health after a bruising in the call of battle. But what good is a Naboo Police cruiser when you can fly the Starfighter instead? Pretty cool extras and passcodes. The Commentary passcode is the coolest. Just like commentary on a DVD movie! The last mission is awesome...and hard! Pretty good graphics, but no big improvement over Rogue, really.

Cons: What happened to the detail of the ships and the hangar? Rogue let you cruise around looking at each vehicle before selecting. Naboo has a cheap scaled down version that allows you to cycle through the limited number of vehicles. WHAT! no COCKPIT view either! That is a major minus! Rogue had so many more viewing options. I personally liked looking out of the Falcon's windows up and down. Some of the levels, especially the first ones, are way too short. I almost felt ripped off. The final level is the best but way too short at the same time. I found it TOO easy to get silvers and TOO HARD to get Golds. There is no happy medium. The person who wrote about needing the passcodes in defeating the game is right about this!

I gave it 3 stars because this is still not a major improvement over Rogue Squadron. I guess I am just old fashioned and like X-wings over Naboo Starfighters. N64 Star Wars games in order of greatness: Rogue Squadron, Racer, Battle for Naboo, Shadows of the Empire.

Lucasarts Does It Again

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: December 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

As usual, Lucasarts carries on the tradition of making great games. This game has all the great qualities of it's cousin, Rouge Squadron, plus more. The fog effect has been eliminated- a major plus. Lucasarts factored in ground based missions, and level checkpoints. If you liked Rogue, you'll play this game once, and never want to go back.

Not bad...not bad at all

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: December 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

To start, I'd like to say that it overall is a very good game, but there are several down points. First and foremost is the weak liscence. I think it should've been set in the Trilogy era, instead of Episode one(but if you liked the movie, this isn't that big a deal). Second, the space missions are endlessly confusing.Where's the target?Up?Down? Behind your couch? Elevation markers or a 3-d radar would be great.And third,there's still no multiplayer. Now the good points.The draw distance has been extended to the horison, a huge plus.The musical score is phenominal. The voice overs are clear. Everything is crystal clear high-res. So, on to the ratings Graphics-4.5 Play control-4 Design-5 Sound-5 Story-3 Overall-4.5

'Rogue Squadron' with an Episode 1 flavour

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was a big fan of 'Rogue Squadron' for the N64. Factor 5 did an amazing job on the audio, and the challenging gameplay made it one of Lucasarts top games. Now comes 'Battle for Naboo', a game which clones the gameplay of the it's predecessor but changes the setting from the classic Star Wars films to the prequel movies.

Yes, I agree that perhaps 'BfN' is a tad repetitive and extremely similar to 'RS', but the game still holds enough variety in the missions and hidden surprises to keep one interested. What I enjoyed the most was the storyline. Rather than tread over characters and scenes everyone saw in the film, 'BfN' takes you behind the scenes, and you get to play out an original adventure. And the climactic battle against the Droid Control ship of Episode 1 is a real pleasure to play.

With an already tried-and-true engine, Lucasarts gives a game that should be played until every secret is found. An excellent game.

P.S. in case there are some who don't know, putting the code TALKTOME as your passwords opens up a DVD type voice-over track for all the main missions. Excellent addition!

Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I own both Rogue Squadron and Pod Racing, and I have to say this is better than both. The variety of the game is what really makes it a winner. And true to the movie

Battle For Naboo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is an exelent game,if you like being in ground speeders.It is very similar to Rouge Squadron.You go into space,something new if you played Rouge Squadron.It has exelent graphics.

Fans of Rogue Squadron---this is for you!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Naboo is run just like Rogue Squadron. Mission and plot based, this gane is full of action. The fact that you can change vehicles in the middle of a mission is a really nice touch. With all of the new game hardware out there (Dreamcast, PS2) N64 comes out with another gem. That's quite something when you compare this with the competition.

Star Wars fans will love this game. If there is any drawback - the targets you pursue are sometimes very hard to see. Also, like Rogue, defeating this game without passcodes seems next to impossible.

Best Flight Simulator Since Rogue Squadron

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game has all the aspects of the award winning Rogue Squadron and more.

A sequel to a great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

For those of you who loved Rogue Squadron, this game is TOTALLY up your alley. The story line takes place during the events of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. You fly as a naboo starfighter pilot, taking out the Trade Federation forces. With 16 new levels of high flying action packed madness, this is definitely worth the money. It also includes new vehicles such as a flash speeder, police cruiser(basically a blue naboo starfighter)and of course, the naboo starfighter. All of these can be used in new levels such as the streets of Theed, and yes, finally, a space mission!

The DEFINITIVE Episode One game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

In the vein of Rogue Squadron, Battle For Naboo leads players on an action-packed adventure as they go behind-the-scenes of Episode One: The Phantom Menace. What happened after Queen Amidala left Naboo? Where was the notorious Camp 4, and what were they doing to the prisoners there? How did the Naboo resistance survive until Amidala returned? All these questions are answered in the best Episode One-licensed game ever made.

The game pushes the now-dated Nintendo 64 hardware to its limits. Gone is the claustrophobic fog that surrounded the player in Rogue Squadron, replaced with an ever-expanding horizon. Dozens of enemy (and friendly) ships can fly overhead at any given time, while turrets and missile launchers fire off their rounds, objects explode, and civilians run around for help. Through all this the game never stutters or slows down, and everything that happens looks smooth and natural.

The audio, again, also pushes the N64 hardware. Everything happens in surround sound, so you'll hear lasers zip past your craft or enemies explode behind you. All the memorable tracks from John Williams' score have been faithfully reproduced, and sound remarkably similiar to the real thing. Lots of dialogue and sound effects have been squeezed into the cartridge, including a hidden bonus which contains audio commentary from the creators of the game.

Battle For Naboo draws players in with an involving story and excellent gameplay. Players start out on the run from the Trade Federation, then slowly gather allies, rescue civilians, go off on side quests, and return to destroy the droid control ship, just like in the movie. Lots of different vehicles are provided, including land, sea, and air, and players can occasionally alternate between vehicles in mid-mission, mixing up the action. Mission objectives range from hit-and-run missions to protecting convoys and land targets. The missions are slightly easier than Rogue Squadron, but the general difficulty level, especially if you're trying for a gold medal, is still high, and the learning curve easily takes players from novice to sharpshooter. It's almost impossible to describe the fun of saving your buddies by bombing an enemy convoy, destroying a swarm of fighters with a single cluster missile (1 missile splits into 7 homing ones), or making a harrowing escape from a prison camp. This is the stuff Star Wars is made of.

Battle For Naboo is the best Star Wars game on the N64, and the best Episode One licensed game. Even if you were disappointed by the poor games and overhype of The Phantom Menace, or if you've moved on to Gamecube, pick up this game if you come across it. You won't be disappointed.

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