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Underwhelming

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: November 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've been anticipating this game, and I got excited when positive reviews began to trickle in from various publications. Upon playing this game, however, every positive feeling I had got flushed down the toilet. First off, the graphics are very poor; for being on a next-generation console they are substandard to say the least. I expected better. There is a LOT of slowdown as well, probably due to the number of things going on at once. How is the gameplay you ask?? Equally as dreadful. Driving the vehicles is nothing more than wandering around and hammering the 'a' button as quickly as possible. To add variety, you also have missiles!! Woo! That is the extent of the vehicles stages. (Think 'Star Wars: Demolition'). There is no strategy or skill involved at all, unfortunately. So then you get out on foot, to do hand-to-hand combat with your poorly drawn character. You'd think that in this day and age that programmers could improve upon 'Jedi Power Battles'. Sadly, in this game, they regressed. Again, the 'a' button swings your lightsaber. There are no combos, and none of the other buttons affect how you swing the lightsaber. So it's basically mashing the 'a' button the whole time, although they added a 'force push' and a special move to make the Jedi levels only 97% monotonous. The good things: the game DOES resemble the movie, and the music in the game is first rate. If you are an unabashed Ep II fan and loved all the previous SW games... then you may enjoy this title. If you are actually interested in an a good SW game, check out 'Jedi Outcast'(and Rogue Leader for those of you living in caves).

this game is boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 37
Date: September 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

when I first bought this game it was really fun until evil x-box came and made this game for x-box when it came out on x-box it was stupid cuz everyone was talking about it in conclusion don't get tis game.

Forget it.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 19
Date: April 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My neghibor is in 6th grade and he beat it in one night. Does this tell you anything?

Definite Rental not worth...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 12
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I first bought this game I thought it was going to be just as good as all the Squadron games that have come out for nintendo systems in the past. I was mistaken, this game easy on Jedi (hard) difficulty is still an even game to play.

If you have any idea how to drive vechiles and shoot things like in Bond: Agent Under Fire you will have no problem completing the levels. And when your on foot the battles are to simple almost every enemy dies in one hit with the light-saber.

Overall I suggest you rent this game instead of [buying it] because it is very easy game to master and play. And because in most levels you have some kind of mentor like figure always telling you what to do and not to get to far off track from your partner.
Rent Don't buy. Nevertheless, if you are a Star Wars fan then no matter what I say. I still won't be able to change your mind about how "awesome" this game is or stop you from buying it.

The Clone Wars are just plain boring.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 13
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge Star Wars fan, and I pretty much have ever game with Star Wars in the title. After Rouge Squadron II on the GameCube, I couldn't wait for The Clone Wars, which can roughly be described as Rougue Squadron on the ground. While the graphics are amazing, the game play that has made so many Star Wars games fun to play was lacking in this game in my opinion. The single player missions are fun, and the difficulty on Jedi Knight is extremely tough. I just didn't get into the game. I did not like the ground based fighting game and only found fun flying. The times when you are a Jedi are laughable. If one has played Jedi Knight II, on PC, they will understand what I mean. The multiplayer is absolutely horrible. I played it with 3 of my friends and after 10 minutes, we played something else, due to the lack of entertainment and fun. If you are a hardcore Star Wars fan, you'll probably like it, if you are a gamer looking for a challenge with great multiplayer capabilties, get Time Splitters 2, and pass on this game.

Snoresville....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 14
Date: March 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Yeah, it's a Star Wars game...but, not a very good one. Heck, I thought it was going to be the best when I first saw it in a magazine! Boy, was I wrong. I'ts alright for a little while, but it can get REALLY old once you've beat it. And let me tell you, IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG! I think I beat it in about 5 days, maybe. I like the action and vehicles and all, but the game is just too short and the storyline could go a little deeper. When I beat the game, which is kinda hard at the end, I was so disappointed. I thought there would be more to do. You can do multiplayer, but that can get annoying after about, I don't know, 10 minutes? You can play as a Jedi, but only for about 10% of the game. You're almost always in a vehicle. The missions are just about the same and are too short. Graphics could be a ton better too. The game is good if you rent it, play it, and be done with it, but I wouldn't buy it. It's just a waste of money. That's why I rented it. Summary: Short and boring. That's why there's Battlefront. I'ts a heck of a lot better than Clone Wars. LucasArts improved a ton.

Good graphics, dreadful game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you liked that other dreadful LucasArts game Jedi Starfighter then this one is for you. But aside from the hype and graphics this isn't much of a "game". Most of the action is preprogrammed and the game amounts mostly to eye-candy without much substance (much like the movie). Rent, don't buy.

Rent It

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: February 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was way to easy to beat. I thought it would be so cool to fly around in a Gunship or an AT-TE and blow stuff up but it was a total bore. You don't even get to control an At-te (which is just one of the coolest vechiles. The only fun level was Geonosis and the ones where you are Jedi it is to hard to control your character. But if you have the time rent it because you will beat it in 1 or 2 days. Even hardcore fans (which I am) will find it a total disgrace to the Star Wars Universe. Go for Bounty Hunter

Beat it in two days, I just played 4 hours in total

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ithought this was gonna be the best Star Wars game ever, I thought this was gonna be so cool but I was very disappointed in the plot of the game. You basically have to do the same, shoot,shoot, and fire rockets. The explotions are great and some of the scenarios are amazing, what I didnt like is that it was way to short. Oh almost forgot when you use the jedis it really hard to move them around.
As for me Im gonna return it, I suggest you rent it first and if you like well...... do what ever u want. Oh... The Multiplayer thing is very cool Id say thats the best thing it has. In conclusion it doesnt surpass the other Star Wars games.

Sorry, but this one's a rental:

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 18 / 30
Date: November 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

No doubt our younger reviewers wll cry foul (note, most of them have not even played this game yet - despite their five start rating of it), but this game simply doesn't live up to it's promise. If you are able to look past the fact that the words 'Star Wars' happen to be on the cover there's not much left.

What is good:
* In a few rare sections the game does give you a sense of being part of a larger battle, most notably while escorting a group of larger tanks and such.
* Controls are well thought out, easy to use, and responsive.
* Vehicles from the movie itself are fathfully re-produced by the games engine.
* Graphics for the vehicles themselves are impressive. Explosion and vehicle destruction is also nicely handled

What's not so good:
* Cutscene character animation would be funny if it wasn't so bad. Voice acting is of the same quality as the character animation.
* Vehicle physics are largely the same.
* There's very little strategy in the game as the weapons leave you little choice but to perform the same 'shoot laser, shoot rocket, strafe' strategy throughout.
* While the game advertises many different vehicles, you'll play almost the whole game as either a tank or a transport.
* 'Bonus' material is unsatisfactory.
* While the game is arguably longer than Rogue Leader, replay value is limited due to the lack complexity in vehicle design and the inability to play as other vehicles.
* There's very little sense you are in a 'Star Wars' game at all, take away the few musical keys and such and you've got just another sci-fi 'shoot em up'.
* Scenery graphics are not nearly as polished as RL (recall the Hoth levels with their textured snow).
* You are unable to shoot infantry while in a vehicle as you could in RL, rather they magically scatter whenever you approach.
* Missions with you actually out and about as a Jedi are terribly simplistic and seem hastily executed.
* Typical AI here, your 'teammates' will frequently run into you if you execute quick moves, as well as cross directly into your field of fire.
* This games gives you the appearance of being able to command multiple units, forget it - just your two clunky 'squadmates'.

In summary, this game missed big on a real 'Star Wars' opportunity - if you are dying to play it (as I was), try renting it first. It takes only about six hours complete and you can pick it up later used if you really do enjoy it.

Cheers, -B

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