Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter

Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
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Developer(s) LucasArts
Publisher(s)

PS2/XBOX

PlayStation 4

Director(s) Daron Stinnett
Designer(s) Tim Longo
Writer(s) W. Haden Blackman
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3 (PSN), PlayStation 4[1]
Release date(s)

PlayStation 2

  • NA: March 10, 2002
  • EU: March 28, 2002
  • JP: August 29, 2002

Xbox

  • NA: May 13, 2002
  • EU: May 31, 2002

PlayStation 3 (PSN)

  • EU: May 6, 2015

PlayStation 4 (PSN)
NA: November 17, 2015, EU: November 19, 2015

Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (スター・ウォーズ ジェダイ・スターファイター) is a 2002 action video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. developed by LucasArts and published by LucasArts in North America in Europe version published by Activision Blizzard and Japanese version published by Electronic Arts and Squaresoft joint venture Electronic Arts Square. Released before Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones opened in theatres (for the PS2 only; for the Xbox version was released in North America on May 13 Three Day Before Attack of the Clones screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and for Europe released on May 31), it is the sequel to Star Wars: Starfighter. Jedi Starfighter takes place just prior to the events of Attack of the Clones and during the Battle of Geonosis. the game writing by veteran Star Wars game developer W. Haden Blackman who had created a new video game development company called Hangar 13 a wholly owned subsidiary of 2K Games. On November 17, 2015 it was re-released for the PlayStation 4 in North America as part of the Star Wars Battlefront limited edition console bundle.

Plot

Set before and during the Battle of Geonosis, the story features Jedi Master Adi Gallia and the hot-headed pirate from the previous game, Nym, as Gallia tests out the Republic's new weapon: the Jedi Starfighter. She meets Nym, now forcefully exiled from his base of operations on Lok from the Trade Federation, fighting, yet again, the Trade Federation as they greedily seek to create a potent weapon which to use in the upcoming Clone Wars and expand on the growing Separatist movement against the Republic. Many old favorites from the original game are now in this one, including Nym's chattery Toydarian partner, Reti. New characters include Jinkins, a Bith briefly mentioned in Star Wars Starfighter, Captain Orsai, a brave cruiser pilot, Kole, Nym's demolition expert, and the evil Captain Toth, the leader of Saboath mercenary army and the mastermind who came up with the deadly Hex Missile Threat.

Gameplay

In the game, the player controls different star fighters from the Star Wars Universe. Each mission revolves around protecting friendly ships and destroying enemy ships. Each mission also has one bonus and one hidden objective completing of which unlocks bonus missions, videos, and starfighters. In Cooperative mode, the second player either controls a ship or a turret, depending on the mission.[2]

Starfighters are equipped with different weaponry which can be highly effective in certain missions. The use of the force weapons in the Jedi Starfighter present a unique aspect to the genre. Force weapons are activated by holding a button which begins to turn the screen purple, and releasing it before the screen becomes white. Holding the button for just the right amount of time will cause the force weapon to last longer or destroy more targets. Holding it too long or too short will reduce its effectiveness. Although unlimited in number, force weapons take several seconds to "recharge" while Adi is regaining her mental strength.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PS2) 81.96%[3]
(Xbox) 78.35%[4]
Metacritic(PS2) 81/100[5]
(Xbox) 78/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM(Xbox) 7.5/10[7]
(PS2) 7/10[8]
Eurogamer8/10[9][10]
Famitsu32/40[11]
Game Informer8.5/10[12][13]
GamePro[14]
Game Revolution(PS2) B+[15]
(Xbox) B[16]
GameSpot7/10[17][18]
GameSpy(Xbox) 88%[19]
(PS2) 83%[20]
GameZone(Xbox) 8.8/10[21]
(PS2) 7.8/10[22]
IGN(PS2) 9/10[23]
(Xbox) 8/10[24]
OPM (US)[25]
OXM8/10[26]
The Cincinnati Enquirer[27]

Jedi Starfighter was met with positive reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 81.96% and 81 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version,[3][5] and 78.35% and 78 out of 100 for the Xbox version.[4][6]

Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine thought highly of the game, giving it a score of 8 out of 10 and describing it in this way: "Starfighter returns with a few welcome innovations." In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS2 version a score of 32 out of 40.[11]

See also

References

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  3. 1 2 "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ EGM staff (July 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (157): 126.
  8. ↑ EGM staff (May 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (155): 109.
  9. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (April 16, 2002). "Star Wars : Jedi Starfighter (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (June 20, 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  11. 1 2 "プレイステーション2 - スター・ウォーズ ジェダイ・スターファイター". Famitsu. 915: 79. June 30, 2006.
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  13. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (June 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". Game Informer (110): 82. Archived from the original on November 15, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  14. ↑ Pong Sifu (May 29, 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  15. ↑ G-Wok (March 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  16. ↑ G-Wok (June 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter - Xbox Review". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on August 10, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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  18. ↑ Rivers, Trevor (May 14, 2002). "[Star Wars] Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  19. ↑ Goad, Libe (June 10, 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on January 12, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  20. ↑ D'Aprile, Jason (April 22, 2002). "[Star Wars] Jedi Starfighter (PS2)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 15, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  21. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (May 16, 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  22. ↑ Romano, Natalie (March 19, 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  23. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (March 11, 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  24. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (June 4, 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  25. ↑ Davison, John (May 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 103. Archived from the original on April 26, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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  27. ↑ Saltzman, Marc (May 28, 2002). "Movies inspire more video game titles". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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