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16 • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VIDEO GAMES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2003
New Star Wars game great for action lover
The Star Wars franchise always has pretty decent games—"Star Wars Bounty Hunter" is no exception.
REVIEW
This game is available for different gaming systems, but I decided to check out the PlayStation 2 version of it. What will catch your eye is the opening sequence with the LucasArts logo. Other Star Wars games also have interesting openings.
Chris Moore cmoore@kansan.com
For instance, the logo battles with a lightsaber in the opening of "Star Wars Jedi Power Battles." In "Bounty Hunter," Jango Fett shows up to claim a bounty on the logo. He then takes its place as the new LucasArts logo.
You play as Jango Fett, considered one of the greatest bounty hunters of all time. He's the guy who gets decapitated by Jedi Master Mace Windu in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
The setting takes place right before Episode II. Darth Sidious, leader of the Sith, has entrusted his new apprentice, Darth Tyranus, with two missions before his training can be completed. Tyranus must eliminate the Bando Gora and find a suitable template for his master's clone army.
Tyranus states that he will complete his task with one swoop. He places a hearty bounty of five million republican credits on the head of the Bando Gora's leader, Komari Vosa, who turns out to be a jedi gone rogue and Tyranus' old pupil.
He figures that any bounty hunter with the skills to take on the vile gang will surely be the perfect specimen for the clone army. Jango then goes in motion to locate Komari, but he is not alone in the hunt. As you progress through the game you will
encounter friends, allies, suspected rivals and a slew of the vilest criminals in the galaxy far, far away.
The story is a great aspect that the game carries. It goes into detail on a few aspects of Jango's past, such as how and why he became a bounty hunter, how he met the female hunter, Zam,and how he came into possession of the infamous Slave 1.
However, the game play could have been worked on. I always like a good "shoot'em up game," but when the player gets into a heated battle with a few dozen enemies, that's when he notices a flaw. The controls soon become a little sluggish and delayed.
Players soon can find themselves overcome and may have to make a sudden retreat. It takes a few minutes to get acquainted with the controls, but once adapted, he'll be performing moves that would make Jango Fett proud.
What is frustrating about this game is trying to claim optional bounties in levels. Players have the choice of fetching other criminals in the game while also trying to get past certain levels. The frustrating part comes in when one has to scan for them. The first
requirement is to find and lock on a person to see whether he has a price on his head.
Sometimes the people might be in a crowd of the player's enemies, which can be the player's undoing. While in scan mode a player can't move or attack, which can leave the player open to attacks. It's sometimes better to kill off the bounty and not collect the money rather than sacrifice the game.
The game also includes bonus items. One such detail is the Dark Horse comic "Jango Fett: Open Season." As more levels are completed, more pages from the comic book appear. Outtakes from the game, which are sort of like bloopers from the CG animations, are also included.
This game is an OK title to add to your collection. If you enjoy a good "point your gun and destroy everything in sight mission"game plus the added bonus of being a bounty hunter, then go ahead and claim this bounty for your own.
GRADE: B
Moore is a Tulsa, Okla., freshman in journalism.
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