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Amazon Maximum Age: 17
Amazon Minimum Age: 156
Binding: Video Game
EAN: 0023272953751
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Feature: Platform: Xbox
Label: SVG Distribution
Manufacturer: SVG Distribution
Platform: Xbox
Publisher: SVG Distribution
Studio: SVG Distribution
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Platform: Xbox
ESRB Rating: Teen
Genre: Action/Adventure
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A galaxy above the rest, Star Wars: Obi-Wan brings the world of Star Wars to dramatic life. Lightsabers and the Force assist Obi-Wan on his journey through more than 15 treacherous levels. The legendary Jedi Knight battles a villainous cast of new and familiar enemies, including Darth Maul, Tusken Raiders, assassin droids and a new mystery enemy. Obi-Wan takes the story from the depths of Coruscant to dusty Tatooine and beyond. Star Wars: Obi-Wan is cosmic action on an epic scale.
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Summary: I feel the hate growing within me
Comment: Obi Wan is a real embarrassment for LucasArts, similar to Bounty Hunter for the PS2 and Gamecube. How a major publisher could put out such a sloppy, buggy game with so little unique content is pretty shameful. Those condemnations aside, it has its genuinely fun moments.
The hallmark of George Lucas's career may end up not being the Star Wars series itself (he's tarnished that a bit with the prequels), but the creation of the lightsaber. This singular weapon is what makes Obi-Wan the game shine, and rescues it from total failure. The sound and visuals of the sabre ripping through droids and zinging scenery is just a joy from start to finish. Using the right analog stick to swing the lightsaber was one of the few sparks of creative brilliance by the developers. Obi's sabre is the essence of fun from start to finish. Every repetitive battle, mowing down wave after wave of Tusken Raiders and deflecting blaster shots back into droids, never ceased to amuse me. It's a testament to the brilliance of this mechanic that I trudged through the entire game.
As far as level design, the Naboo palace is the only bright spot in the game. It's colorful and fun to explore, unlike the rest of the drab uninspired game. Anything the developers created out of their own imagination, in other words outside of Naboo, is dull and lifeless. I could spend a page lowlighting all the various failures of the game, like the forgettable story, occasionally awful graphics, abrupt and unsatisfying endgame, choppy and sloppy environmental interaction, on and on. But there are 119 other reviews that have already done that well.
I only want to emphasize that as bad as the game is, and as disappointingly as it ends, the meat of the saber-swinging gameplay is such a pleasure that it makes Obi-Wan a worthwhile task.
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Summary: Pretty good
Comment: This game is pretty good. It has many good things about it, but also many flaws. It is very cool how you fight. You dont press a button and it does the moves for you like in most games, but you actually choose the way youre going to hit with the analog stick. It has a pretty good plot line. Probably the worst part of it is its graphics. These are not the graphics you can expect from an Xbox game. Its more like computer graphics. Also, it gets a little old playing with the same person. I mean I know the game is about Obi-Wan, but it just gets a little boring. Most games like this let you pick a different jedi once in a while or any time you want. Two player is pretty fun, it adds that part of a game where you can play with someone else instead of other people having to just sit around and watch. Overall a pretty good game.
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Summary: Hey,..... Could Have Been Better !!!!!
Comment: Obi Wan is a great hack n' slash game like "Jedi Power Battles" (PsOne) or the adventure/ puzzle feel of The Tomb Raider games (PsOne)!!! Don't get me wrong good game but, PsOne type graphics!!! How the Xbox can produce graphics this bad, just amazes me when I see games like Halo 2 or The Cronicles of Riddick!!! I can't believe I bought this for $50 when it first came out.... good grief!!!
Hey, now their selling it for only $19.99 since it was a Platinum Hit, if a game is at that status it's usually a good sign!!! Well, Knights of the Old Republic is the same price though,.... really if you had a choice between the two which one would you pick!!! This isn't the best game out their and is now forgotten by many, but is a good piece of hidden treasure!!!
Well, their may be some bad graphics and some chessy voice overs, but it is still a solid game filled with some fun gameplay!!! It may not look like much when you first see it but, once you start playing through the game it kind of get addictied!!! The game is a little too easy, and could have been worked out better!!! Gosh I thought the battle with Darth Maul on the last level was going to actually be hard and well it ends up being the easiest one to me!!! It didn't take much time to beat it, I say just rent it, beat it and move on!!! Well, the only multiplayer thing is the arena!!! Which was kind of neat but, after about 3 times of playing that I was bored!!!
Anyways, I liked the variety of puzzles, hack n' slash action, along with some sweet force powers!!! You go from fighting gangs, to miner, to sand people, to droids, ..... you see their is alot of depth and detail in level design!!! If this was released on the PsOne this would have been awesome!!! As you look at other games, you see their really isn't much that boosts the gameplay up, it's nothing special!!! It is fun though, I'll give it that, but this isn't an Xbox quality game!!!
If you can get this game cheap, be free to buy it, but this is not worth $50, not by a long shot!!! So if you've tried out every other Star Wars game and are looking for something different you should probably rent it!!! This game is for hardcore Star Wars or hack n' slash laid back adventure fans!!!
Overall, I will give this a 3/5...... not the best made game, but still is fun some what!!!
Pros:
-Fun single player mode
-Awesome level designs
-Creative story somewhat, fun missions
-Jedi Power Battles and Tomb Raider all in one package
Cons:
-Yawn....nothing I haven't seen before
-Lousy graphics
-Way too easy
-Chessy graphics
Overall:
3/5 6.7/10
Comments/Questions:
This was actually the first Star Wars game released on the Xbox, so you have to give the game that too!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not bad, but not great.
Comment: Well, I purchased this game used for about $5 and don't regret it. As a matter of fact I'd probably pay as much as $20 for it. Since this game isn't new anymore people won't be paying $49.99 for it and that's a good thing. On the upside it's a lot of fun to play as a jedi. I really enjoyed being able to use the force powers and fight with a lightsaber. It's just too bad that the graphics, sound and story suck.
I really can't comprehend why a game made for the X-Box would look this bad. These are the kind of graphics that are found on a Nintendo 64. The actual sound effects themselves aren't really all that bad, but don't stand out either. The voice acting is almost painful to listen to. Every time I heard Obi-Wan say a line, I cringed. He sounds almost as bad as I do trying to fake a Scottish accent. The story is pretty forgetful. Often I would even forget about why I was in a situation slicing everything to bits with my lightsaber.
Overall this game isn't too bad and I think a lot of people would enjoy it. Just don't go in with your expectations set too high.
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Summary: What is so wrong with it?
Comment: I've been sitting here reading the review by William Harms and he's talking like it's the worst game ever to be released since the original NES! Honestly I don't see whats so wrong with it. Granted I was only able to play for a few hours cuz the game wasn't mine but I still enjoyed it. Quite honestly that review was not accurate IMPO.
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