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Epic Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome! It's quite possibly the best star wars game, that is if you're a Boba Fett and Jango Fett fan. You can do the additional side bounties and be covert or go in guns blazing, dropping enemies like flies. Pretty simple game play, easy to catch onto. Would recommend it to any star wars fan.

A great game, but come on!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've been working on this game off and on for quite a while. It's a fun game...very challenging in a lot of places. I especially like the feature where you can collect bounties other than the one that's your primary objective...though some of these are stuck in the midst of a large group of enemies, making it nearly impossible to get to them without taking them out (problematic when they're wanted alive).

I'm now just over halfway through the game (I think), and it's just too darn tough...not because of any particular challenge, but because there are just too many enemies - by the time I think I'm getting near the end of the level, I run out of continues, and I have to start over! I've tried it more times than I can count, and just cannot get through this level. I just don't have that much patience - I've ordered a controller with a turbo option, to see if that makes things better...if it does, I'll post an update.

Alright........

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was amazing the first time I played it. It has stunning graphics a good story and you get to play as the notorius bounty hunter Jango Fett. This game has 18 levels on it and the first time i played it I enjoyed everyone of them. Another thing I like about this game is you can hunt for secondary bounties and earn credits. (which unlock special features on the game) After I beat it the first time it started to become boring so I put it away for about six months. I took it out again and replayed it and I was amazed once again. So overall good game not to much replay value but if you are a hardcore star wars fan like me I would definately pick it up.

Fun, but absolutely no replayability

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

***Spoilers alert***

In one of those rare instances where you play someone other than a Jedi in a Star Wars game, Bounty Hunter provided a very interesting and highly entertaining thrill-ride through the underbowels of Star Wars planets.

Such levels as Coruscant take you from the roof tops of some of the middle-level buildings, to the lower levels where shady nightclubs and such are. Other levels take you to very interesting and highly lavishly built levels which provide a complex and interesting backstory as to how and why Count Dooku (pretending to be Syfo-Dias) chose Jango Fett to be the clone prototype for the Republic's clone army.

The gameplay is solid, and Jango is very powerful, and not invincible. His weapons are easy to figure out, and fun to use, and his jetpack is very useful in almost any situation. You have the ability to lock on to opponents with your guns, though this does not guarantee that all shots will hit, it certainly makes it easier when shooting and attempting to evade a flurry of blaster bolts hurled at you, and you not being a Jedi deflecting them with a lightsaber.

Unfortunately for a well crafted game, its biggest and ultimately fatal flaw is that it has absolutely no replayability. It has a relatively short campaign of some 12 missions or so, and that is it. There is no multiplayer, either online or with other controllers, there are no additions to the campaign or non-storyline battles you can do. There is only the campaign, and once that is over, you are essentially done with the entire game. Perhaps waiting a year would make it worth playing again, but otherwise this is not a game you should buy expecting too much.

Most Relentless Player

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My name is most relentless player because Ive been at it for three years.Im not even done,Im on level fourteen out of eighteen.And theres you should know,I feel bad about this but in year one I used a cheat code to get past the whole game.But in two months of extra levels I punished myself and restarted the whole thing.And (luckily)because of playing and winning the final level and seventeen I was much better.But I learned something wierd about the game,although some levels are higher there not the hardest.I say level fourteen is the hardest.I could be wrong,I could be right youll have to find out.But overall its fun,great graphics,and a good plot.If your a diehard Star wars fan,buy it,if you just want to try it out rent it.

Decieving

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The first time I heard of this game I thought it was a must have. I thought it would be awesome to play as my favorite star wars character. In fact, once I got a Gamecube, it was the first game I got. Here are the pros and cons of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter.

pros:
1-You get to play as the most feared Bounty Hunter in the galaxy.
2-You have all the weapons Jango has in the movies.
3-It has a good plot.

cons:
1-Levels are way to long and hard. Sometimes you don't even know what the heck you have to do to advance.
2-Graphics could use a little bit more work.
3-It's only one player. This game would be awesome if you could play cooperative.

I would suggest renting this game before actually buying it, to see if you like it or not.

Painfully average and generic

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: September 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter.

INTRODUCTION:
Everyone knows that the Star Wars name is the ultimate in science fiction. Unfortunately, as far as video games go set in everyone's favorite galaxy far, far away, they have been hit and miss. For every excellent game like Rogue Leader, there's a crappy one like Masters Of Teras Kasi to bring the genre's name down in the dirt in the video gaming universe. The Episode II: Attack Of The Clones motion picture introduced us to an awesome character - Jango Fett, father of the classic Boba Fett. And in 2002, to accompany the film's release, a game was released in which the gamer could become Jango! Read on for my review of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter.

OVERVIEW:
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter was released in 2002. The game is one player, and features three-dimensional platformer-styled action. It is available for the Playstation Two and Nintendo Gamecube consoles.

REVIEW:
I have to say, I had pretty high hopes for this game, but was pretty disappointed. I was as happy as any other Star Wars fanboy, finally getting to play the role of Jango before his unfortunate decaptiation on the wrong end of Mace Windu's lightsaber. Essentially, this game is straightforward platform action. Jango travels through various scenarios on his bounty hunts, tracking various means of making a living in the galaxy. While the premise sounds cool, the whole idea kind of falls flat. It's much too straightforward and VERY repetitive. Horrible level design and the fact that you can't save whenever you want don't help things either. And did I mention the painfully-long distance between save points? And that the camera sucks, and you have no control over it? Even hunting down the extra bounties and secrets don't add a whole lot of appeal to the game. Jango's got plenty of cool gadgets and moves, which add to the game's appeal somewhat, but the fact of the matter is that the whole package just seems a bit on the generic side. The production, with great graphics and sound, can't mask the fact that this is a generic three-dimensional platformer. And besides that, there are much better Star Wars games out there. This one's only for Star Wars fanboys like myself who want every game, or for those folks who just can't get enough of platformer action.

EDITION NOTES:
This game seems to be out of print now, but fortunately, used video game stores seem to get copies in on a regular basis. In other words, you shouldn't have a whole lot of trouble hunting this game down, if you really want to get it.

OVERALL:
What needs to be said has been said. Excellent production can't mask an otherwise generic game over which the Star Wars name has been thrown. While this game isn't terrible by any means (it puts garbage like Teras Kasi to shame), there are Star Wars games out there that are considerably better than this one. Stick with those. This one's for Star Wars and platformer die-hards only.

Star Wars polish saves average game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Bounty Hunter is a game that follows Jango Fett, the father of the classic Boba Fett character and also the blueprint for the clone army in the Star Wars prequels. The game chronicles Jango's back story and how Dooku comes to recruit him, and is worth experiencing for Star Wars fans. But it's not always a fun ride.

The biggest problem I had was with the weapon selection and switching. Jango comes with all his trademark weapons from the film (flame thrower, rockets, grenades, darts, capture cord, etc), but only his standard twin pistols are effective in a firefight when you've got enemies swarming and shooting at you from all sides. With their average strength and accuracy, and Jango's limited amount of health, you'll be dying often as you make your way through the levels. Switching to other weapons requires going through an unintuitive pause screen (unless you want to be shot while doing so), and the rest of Jango's arsenal would've been much more useful if they could be mapped to the controller buttons and accessed on the fly.

The game also has an interesting bounty-hunting aspect where you can nab bounties that in turn unlock extras from the main menu. However, the process of identifying, marking, and capturing a bounty alive is more complicated than it should be, and you'll often be left vulnerable while trying to nab an enemy alive.

What Lucasarts does well with, like always, is the overall Star Wars polish. The in-game graphics aren't always amazing, but the cutscenes are nicely produced. Strong sound effects, John Williams music and voice-acting from the likes of Temura Morrison, Leeanna Walsman, Clancy Brown and Corey Burton really sell the Star Wars experience. And there's always the comic book panels, concept art, trading card images, and other extras to unlock.

In the end, Bounty Hunter is still a very playable game, and dedicated Star Wars fans will certainly find this a worthwhile purchase (especially now, as it should be relatively cheap). There's really nothing outstanding to recommend to non-fans though, and the coolness of playing as Jango is occasionally lost in the clumsy weapons and bounty system. For the galaxy's most-feared bounty hunter, our boy gets killed pretty easily.

Star Wars Bounty Hunter rocks!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 20
Date: October 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the greatest Star Wars games! Not only do you get to claim bounties other than the main baddies, but you can fry civilians! Nothing can satisfy you more then the sight of a well-done resident. You can use a bunch of weapons, like saberdart launchers, twin blaster pistols, whip-cord, ID scanners, and more!

You can't stop playing this game once you start. The graphics are great and the music is fabulous. The voices are also good. Bounty Hunter takes place through episodes one and two, so there's plenty of game play.

You will travel through many worlds and places like the home of some tusken raiders, or the skyscrapers of coruscant. You have to take out millions of Republic guards, aliens, out-laws, and rival bounty hunters. This game is over-all a great, must have game!

Where's Meeko!!?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: October 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a phenomenal game. If your a Star Wars fan especially, you'll be knocked out by the Lucasfilm Archives sound effects (Ithorians, Jawas, Tuskens, and Gonk Droids to name a few).

I don't understand the complaints either with the gameplay. Those who claim to have "beat" the game in a single day are simply playing video games too much. The mere length of the game would require, literally, a day...and that's providing a perfect performance on your debut outing! But then, I suppose anyone who plays video games that much isn't going to be surprised by much; many games have structure similar to this one, but I've seen few pull it off with as much panache and grace. The controls are pretty easy to master, offer a ton of variety, and the enemies provide ample challenge. As far as the bounties go, I had a blast looking for them. They don't offer anything necessary, per se, for the gameplay to take place (in other words, you can simply blast 'em all if you want), but provide a personal & fun challenge, much like trophy hunting in Tournament Melee does.

The atmosphere is simply enchanting, atmospheric and increasingly creepy as the game goes on. Ultimately, as a Star Wars fan, you will be submersed into a convincing, enveloping world that is already familiar to you from the movies. It will be a joy for you just to walk through it!

The voice acting was done by Temuerra Morrison (Jango), Clancy Brown (Montross) and even the woman who actually played Zam Wessel in Attack of the Clones. Extremely well done with great cut scenes and outtakes.

I only hope a sequel will appear someday.

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