Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith Reviews
1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
For more than a quarter of a century now, Star Wars fans have eagerly awaited Anakin
Skywalker's transition from whiny Jedi Knight to wheezing Sith Lord.
At times, it feels like it comes close, particularly during the 1-on-1 Jedi battles, but
the rest of the game is really just a mixture of standard and often sloppy Star Wars
gameplay mechanics.
While you won't get the level of depth seen in focused fighting games, the Jedi fights
actually require some thought and skill in the form of a balanced Force and lightsaber
attack.
Sidestepping attacks and then launching into a counterattack can be pretty difficult,
simply because it takes a split second to kick into the sidestepping animation before
actually executing the action, and if you're a fighting-game fan, then you know that
timing is a huge factor.
This same problem is readily apparent when trying to jump.
As you get into the later levels, enemies become a little more adept at blocking, but
almost to the point where it just makes combat totally not fun.
The same goes for Obi-Wan---neither of the two main playable characters really gets a
chance in these sequences to show what being a Jedi Knight is all about.
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2. Great game!
The lightsaber duels are very cool (Count Dooku, Grievous, etc) and the ability to use
different force powers (force lightning!) also added to the variability of simply
button-mashing your way through the game.
While some may complain that the game is too short or too easy, it's great for someone
like myself who doesn't like to be thoroughly frustrated while playing a game and would
rather plow through a game in hours rather than days.
In a day and a half I am almost through the game but really want to go through it again
(especially Anakin in the Jedi Temple).
Additionally, there are a lot of unlockables and secrets to uncover in the game.
Overall, a very good game for both Star Wars and action game fans.
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3. Could and should have been better
With all the tie-in's and such for the release of the third Star Wars prequel, one
would figure that maybe the folks at LucasArts would have put more time into making the
video game based soley on the movie, but then again, this is LucasArts we're talking about
here, and they've turned out far more misses with the Star Wars license than hits over the
years.
You can play as Obi-Wan or Anakin and battle your way through the game on single player or
co-op, or you can duel it out with various Star Wars characters, including ones that can
be unlocked.
However, the story mode of the game is really nothing more than a simple hack &
slasher at heart, and fighting hordes of droids and soldiers becomes old real quick.
The duel mode is nice, and it suggests that if LucasArts was serious about a Star Wars
fighting game (such as a previous reviewer stated, like Soul Calibur) that they could make
something really special (not like that horrible PS1 Star Wars fighting game, Knights of
the Teras Kasi).
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