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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
What? A Star Wars game with no Jedi?, 19 Jan 2007
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
Say it isn't so. 'Fraid it is. And all the better for it.
I've been waiting for something like this after the Dark Forces games - I wanted an opposite game that made you play as a stormtrooper, helping the Empire take over the galaxy (evil laugh inserted here). This game is set during SW: Episodes 2 and 3 and you don't even see a hint of Jedi - only other troopers on the ground. The best thing about this is that you feel that if you're on a covert operation, then you're on a covert operation. If there's a large battle going on and you're in the centre, then you see ships flying around in the background shooting stuff. Music and sound is top notch (as is seen in the extras). But mainly it's when "a plan comes together" that makes this fun.
The team control system is easy to use - you don't ask your comrades to walk here, then there, then crouch over there. No, you get to command sniper positions, breaching doors, slicing systems using Wookie bodies as cover and killing stuff that explodes vital fluids onto your visor if you get too close. I cheered when that first happened. And I still don't feel guilty now.
But. It's not always easy to aim your rifle (there's no "centre" to your reticle); a couple of the later situations you're put in require you to run under a hail of gunfire and try to stick it out - not good as then it's a matter of luck. And it does feel repititive after you've played over an hour.
At the time of this review, this costed under a tenner. It's a great blast and you'll want more after you've finished - if only just to see something explode again.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
better than I expected, 10 Mar 2005
By A Customer
I was worried this game would be a repackaging of Jedi Knight 1/2/3 - IT ISN'T!! The keyboard controls are the same, but that just lets you get into the game so much quicker. Artistically, the story/plot and graphics/artwork are far better than before (and it was never that bad on JK). Technically the squad controls are great, the graphics are really smooth, and overall the game setup is neither too easy nor too hard.It doesn't get 5 for the same reason as Battlefront - i bought the game at 2pm yesterday and finished it an hour ago, it's just too short. I look forward to playing the multiplayer on line though, and hope there will be mission discs in the future, coz the game ends on a real cliffhanger (hope we see Sev alive and well again). One in the bag for Lucasarts, here's looking forward to "Empire at War", and if we're allowed to wish, a new X-Wing simulator???
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable, 27 Sep 2005
I want to start off by saying I didn't experience any technical problems with this game. Perhaps I was just lucky because from what I see, a lot of other reviewers had problems with sudden crashes. At any rate, I'm gonna judge the game based on what I experienced. The game's storyline is set during the Clone Wars, ie between Episode 2 and 3. You are the squad leader of a group of 4 clone troopers who are sent on behind enemy lines missions and must work together in order to achieve victory. You will "visit" planets like Geonosis and Kashyyk, but you shouldn't expect a warm welcome(I can assure you, fighting those bugs on Geonosis won't be easy). Blaster fire is almost everywhere and there's hardly a time to rest. Stay still and you'll soon ask your comrades for revival. Which brings me to perhaps the most innovative feature of the game. Whenever you "die", you are actually incapacitated, which means that a member of your squad can revive you. The same applies for the rest of the squad(you can revive them). Of course this can be risky at times, especially when you have fallen in the middle of a huge battle, perhaps near 2 or 3 super battle droids. Sometimes it's better to just wait for your squad to eliminate the enemies nearby before issuing an order for revival. Needless to say that if the rest of squad members die, the game is over and you have to reload. What I liked about this, is that it can save you from many "save/load"'s which tend to become tiring in other FPSs. Giving orders to your squad is as easy as pressing the use button. Let's just say that you want them to place a bomb in a door. You turn towards the door and press use. One of your squad mates will attempt to place a bomb, which you can detonate at any time again by pressing the use button. Or you can order them to hide behind specific places and cause sniper or grenade damage from there. The F1-4 buttons are to issue general orders like "stay here", "attack" etc. giving you full control of your squad. The AI of the rest of the squad is so good, that you'll hardly ever need to give them orders concerning their stance. They'll protect themselves and will never become easy targets. Most of the times, it will be you who will end up dead first. As with any self respecting clone trooper, you are trained to use every weapon that you come across in the game...and there more than a few. Simple blasters, repeating blasters, sniper rifles, shotguns, even the legendary wookie bowcaster. You'll also find stationary turrets which can prove vital to your efforts. Overall the weapons are satisfying, and each one has its use.
As far as the graphics are concerned, they are great and don't demand a super duper wow computer.(The game runs quite smoothly on my AMD 2400+, 1gb Ram and Gefore TI 4200 card). The environments are so nicely done that you'll truly think you are on Geonosis. But what really stands out is the music. Simply excellent. Starting from the menu theme, every tune adds up to creating a starwars-y atmosphere and give you the impression that you are in the middle of something so important as the Clone Wars. But as with any game, this too has its drawbacks. The most important one being its almost inexistent replayability. If you have finished it once, I doubt you'll play it again(unless of course you are into multiplaying). It's so linear that the only reason to play it again would be to try and beat it at a higher level. Also, the game lacks any kind of riddle. It is basically a "slice the door-enter and kill everything moving unless it's a wookie or a comrade of yours" routine. This isn't necessarily bad, but it all depends on what you are asking from a game.
A nice game overall which gives you an idea about how the Clone Wars were. Must have for any starwars fan.
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