■ Game review
‘Revenge of the Sitti a
button-mashing, diluted
version of Lucas movie
LucasArts' latest game has some good characters and
battles but, unlike the film, is ultimately forgettable
BY ANDREW MCCOLLUM
DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER
"Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of
the Sith" is a subpar hack-and-slash
action game with a great deal of
graphical polish. On the surface it
looks like a great game: Players can
play as two powerful Jedi, the fight
animation look smooth and action
Occasionally players will be pitted
against other Jedi in duels thatare
interesting but sufferfrom familiar
problems. While it may seem neces
sary to develop some sort of strategy
to take on the bosses, players will
realize after dying a few times that
button-mashing is the only tactic
that works.
pauKeu aim piayers
can use force pow
ers straight from the
movies. But once
players pick up the
controller they will
find there is little
substance behind
LucasArts'most re
cent "Star Wars"
game.
In "Revenge of
the Sith" players
take control of both
Anakin Skywalker
and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
COURTESY
"Revenge of the
Sith" offers a few
multiplayer modes.
Cooperative mode
allows players to
share the monotony
with friends, and
duel mode lets play
ers pickfromnine
Jedi and 14 “Star
Wars" locales. Duel
mode is possibly the
most entertaining
aspect of the game
because button
tashinn rlnesn't vA/nrk
The plot of the game comes straight
from the upcoming movie and in
cludes scenes from the film. The
game plays out as a distilled version
of the film by leaving only the action
sequences, making itfeel disjointed.
Still, it does spoil some aspects of the
movie, so players who don't want to
know what happens in the story
should not play.
Gameplay is repetitive and dull.
Players will run through boxy levels
as they fight their way through an
endless amount of droids, and while
the game offers a few different com
bos, players will quickly realize there
is no reason to stray from button
mashing. Between levels, players can
boost their abilities and gain new
moves, but repeatedly tapping Y gen
erally gets the job done.
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when playing against a friend. The vari
ety of characters is nice and it is fun to
relive both classic "Star Wars" battles
and battles that never were, but after a
few fights the action becomes stale.
The game is graphically decent, with
stages, characters and animations
looking on par with recent games. But
the voice acting is horrible. As the voice
of Anakin, Hayden Christensen sleeps
his way through the game, monoto
nously mumbling his lines. Dialogue
meantto be said with urgency or anger
comes out bland and uninteresting.
If you are a huge fan of "Star
Wars," rent this game but don't buy it.
You'll get a little mileage out of the
duel mode, but the game can be beat
en in less than 10 hours; afterthat,
"Revenge of the Sith" has no replay
value and is ultimately forgettable.
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