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Title: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Scott on November 5, 2004, 08:23 AM
Some SPOILERS (sort of) so beware

http://www.lucasarts.com/ep3/

Check out those screenshots!  Are they going for a LOTR:TTT and ROTK type of game here?  If so...Awesome!
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Diddly on November 7, 2004, 12:01 AM
Hopefully it won't disappoint like all of those Episode 1 games!
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Jesse James on November 7, 2004, 03:29 AM
With a somewhat strong showing for E2's premiere, I'd be more lenient on how the game may play out.  Bounty Hunter was such an awesome game, I had actually hoped for a BOunty Hunter II that was revolving around Boba's story now, just before ANH or something.

Either way, I think the game could be good...  I could see something like the LOTR action/adventure games...  They're simplistic in gameplay/style but fun and captured the feel of the films.  A Star Wars version is doable given the droves of droids that Jedi smash up in battle.  I could see it.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Firebat on February 28, 2005, 10:51 AM
I saw some screenshots in the new Game Informer magazine, and it looks good. The article made it sound as if the gameplay will be good as well. Here's hoping. Never having played KOTOR, I haven't quite forgiven LucasArts for "Jedi Power Battles" just yet.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Scott on March 22, 2005, 05:56 PM
(http://i.walmart.com/i/p/00/63/76/64/11/0063766411815_500X500.jpg)

:)  I'm looking forward to this game, a lot
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Famine on March 24, 2005, 05:56 PM
Thats hot.


Kevin
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Jesse James on March 31, 2005, 02:49 PM
I've been looking at it a bit more...  I'm leaning towards a simple renting of this game because it's a bit linear for my tastes I guess. 

Personally I'm somewhat disappointed at the lack of a more traditional game format, and that they're running with the action style of the LOTR Trilogy games that were out.  They're ok, but realtively easy to beat, and they don't leave any room for exploration/immersion.  I'm a little let down by E3's gaming options then, if this is indeed it.

Rep. Commando didn't wow me either though, so I'm maybe just on a down note from that. 

Wish a new FPS game would come out that really upped the bar for SW gaming, or better yet a great new Flight Sim was put out that finished the X-Wing: Alliance storyline.  That's so sorely needed, as is a TIE Fighter sequal.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Diddly on April 14, 2005, 05:34 PM
Now for the big question: Will it be better on Xbox or PS2?
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Scott on May 2, 2005, 10:07 AM
I'm leaning towards purchasing this on Thursday, I'm a sucker I know :-*
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Brian on May 2, 2005, 10:51 AM
The commercials/trailers have looked pretty cool for this, at least to me, but of course it doesn't come out on the one game system I have...the Gamecube.  It is tempting to get a new system if this game is that good, but probably not worth it.  Hopefully its a good one though.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Jim on May 2, 2005, 02:36 PM
The commercials/trailers have looked pretty cool for this, at least to me, but of course it doesn't come out on the one game system I have...the Gamecube.  It is tempting to get a new system if this game is that good, but probably not worth it.  Hopefully its a good one though.

I was in the same boat as you.  I have a Gamecube, but with so many games not available I bought a PS2 this Christmas, plus we needed a new DVD player anyways.  The last few games I have gotten are not even on GC.  Battlefront, Vice City, Terminator and now E3. 
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: DooMTrooper on May 4, 2005, 06:50 PM
Im very temped to get a PS2 for this and a ton of other games (SW Lego)

I wish the Cube hadn't been abandoned like it has, It started so good with SW titles, there was even a release title for it (Rogue Squadron).
I had the chance over in RS forums to ask the developers of SW lego why the Cube version was skipped and they gave a very poor excuse...

My DS copy of EP3 is on the way though :)
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: DooMTrooper on May 5, 2005, 06:04 AM
Sweet mama! the DS version is awesome...only played 30 mins or so, but wow MP looks a blast plus you can add bots if you have no friends like me  :)

I'll post a mini review once I get further into the game.
Edit: Ok I'll do it here cus I don't want to make a triple post.



DS Episode III
First of all the short version, Buy it...you like SW right? you want a decent SW game with MP Bots?

Here's the chunky bits:

Graphics: we have two diff types here. DS exclusive 3D Flight mode and the main hack and slash graphics ported over from the GBA version, Both do the job well and there's a strong Anime style to the hack and slash sections with cut scenes & opening mission splashes. The touch screen is taken up by either a picture or your force abilities which can either be used by touching the screen or using the buttons, it's done very well.
The 3D sections follow the same sort of graphics we saw on SNES Starfox, Though the explosions seem to be cell shaded ??? and there's good detail on the ships and backgrounds, Flying over Hoth was really kool, not forgetting the space maps with huge asteroids and battleships and Coruscant levels with the trademark tall buildings, lots of kool MP dogfighting to be had here methinks.
Touch screen is used well for this mode, You have a radar and such but the best part is how you can forward the shields to the back or front or overall {insert SW quote here} :)

Audio: Apart from the opening crawl which is a lil grainy, music is fantastic!
Lots of famous pieces (haven't found Duel of Fates yet) in excellent clear stereo  :D  from both sets of films. Background effects are excellent too with lots of clear saber noise, droid speak and yoda grunts :P

Gameplay : Can't fault it yet but im only halfway through with Obi, And I've only played one flying section and it didn't take away anything, I was hoping for a "This is why I can't stand flying" comment but oh well.
The hack and slash sections are fun and are great to play, we have a Streets of Rage/Double Dragon thing going on here with some RPG elements thrown in, as you can collect points to level up certain skills which differ for both Anakin and Obi.
The Dooku Duel was excellent, with you trading places with Obi/Anakin if you took damage from the Sith Lord, and yup it follows the film even if your playing as Obi, cept the escape part a bit.
There seem to be a percentage level that can be seen on the level select screen, so there's decent replay here not forgetting the two opening difficulty skills.
I can't say much for MP as I've only played with bots, but I had no problems taking them out, they have adjustable AI if your wondering.
Plenty of unlockable ships too (Slave one 8)) and I believe you can play 4 player from one card.EDIT: need four cards sorry.

Im not far into it but looks like we finally got a decent handheld SW game with lots of replay in it.

9/10  ;D
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: SilverZ on May 6, 2005, 12:05 AM
Thanks for that DooMTrooper - I saw it in the store this afternoon and was tempted, but I haven't seen my DS since, like January.  :-\ It is MIA.

I picked up the Xbox version of ROTS today, though. It's a typical, if well done, hack n' slash. Visually it is solid, but has some instances of haywire cameras. I haven't played far enough into it to decide how good or bad it really is, because of a major gameplay balance gripe, though. I've hit the rental-buster section. (More in a second on that).

There's lots of movie clips, but they don't have final mix sound effects or score, and are edited to pieces, so they aren't very effective at gving a good glimpse of the real movie, but they serve to set up gameplay just fine.

From an audio standpoint, it suffers a bit from the lack of movie actor's presence in voiceovers, true to the standard of every Lucasarts game. The fact that the video clips have the real actors and their voices, however, makes the transition from movie to in-game a bit rough. It sounds like they've used the actors from the Clone Wars animated series. It just doesn't feel as authentic as it could have been (and is more than distracting since EA has essentially set the bar now for true to film voice talent).  Sound effects are perfect.

There's not even a tiny bit of the ROTS soundtrack to be found, which is obviously since the game was nearly complete by the time the score was being recorded. It's too bad, because instead there is nothing but cues from the other movies, which is a pet-peeve of mine. There's nothing like hearing score completely out of the appropriate context. Its real John Williams music though, so most will be just fine with it.

Now, here's the thing regarding balance. The first few sections aboard the ship to rescue the Chancellor drops you into the action without much chance to learn the game's controls and combat system. Gameplay is 90% lightsaber based, and its functions take up 3 of the 4 primary buttons, plus the black and white buttons. You can chain button presses for combos, and to be effective, you also need to master blocking (using the L trigger) and Force attacks (on the R trigger). You are forced to learn this in the heat of combat as lengthy text instructions display on-screen. This is fine and all during the first few levels, where difficulty is nil, but there's a brick wall that comes up so quick, you're just not fluent enough with the control system to stand a chance...

This is the Dooku battle. It’s broken up into several sections, intercut with in-game cinematics. With each section, you’re confronted not only with a boss incredibly out of whack from a difficulty standpoint than anything you’ve encountered beforehand, but also hit with brand new button combos and techniques that appear to be essential for defeating him. How do you have a chance to learn these moves? By dying. Over and over. It’s a brick wall of frustration so sudden, and so annoying, that it might deter casual players from enjoying the game. It’s a flaw that is hard to get passed.

And that’s where I’ve left off with the game. So far, it’s a passable movie-to-game experience, but doesn’t break or even but a dent in any new ground. It mirrors the gameplay featureset of a standard EA Lord of the Rings movie game, but lacks the budget and shear manpower behind it to reach that level of production value. When you also contend with the (so far) scattered difficulty balance, you might find yourself slightly underwhelmed, but certainly not disappointed. Barring some radical feats of greatness after Dooku, I’d say this is deserves about an 82% rating.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: CHEWIE on May 6, 2005, 11:50 AM
Yeah, I bought it yesterday and got pretty far, I'm already on Mustafar...

My only complaints are that the game is a bit too easy, and that it kind of jumps around a bit without explaining what it going on... like after you take control of the Invisible Hand, it indicates that you are going to crash pretty damn hard onto the planet... but it doesn't show anything except Anakin and Obi talking about Obi Wan going on a hunt for Grievous.

I love the movie short clips though... especially R2D2 running into the wall... that was hilarious as was the dialogue between Anakin and Obi Wan.

 :P
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: DooMTrooper on May 6, 2005, 12:35 PM
Sorry to hear that about your DS Tydirium :(
I hope it turns up soon, I would of ripped the house apart looking for it which I guess you did. It's also weird to hear that it's not up to the quality EA set with LOTR, That's really dropping the ball IMO, The last film and all.

You X-Box and PS2 EP3 owners have a special treat for you if you finish the game with Anakin/Vader...you lucky gits :P
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: SilverZ on May 7, 2005, 12:44 AM
Just in case anyone is playing and wants to get cheaty, here's some codes for the Xbox version:

TANTIVEIV All Arenas Unlocked
NARSHADDAA All Bonus Stages Unlocked
AAYLASECURA All Concept Art Unlocked
ZABRAK All Duel Characters Unlocked
COMLINK  All Movies Unlocked
JAINA All Powers & Moves Unlocked
KORRIBAN All Story Stages Unlocked
KAIBURR Infinite Force
XUCPHRA Infinite Health
BELSAVIS Quick Health & Force Regain
SUPERSABERS Super Saber Mode.
071779 Tiny Droid Mode.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Jim on May 7, 2005, 08:19 PM
Just in case anyone is playing and wants to get cheaty, here's some codes for the Xbox version:

TANTIVEIV All Arenas Unlocked
NARSHADDAA All Bonus Stages Unlocked
AAYLASECURA All Concept Art Unlocked
ZABRAK All Duel Characters Unlocked
COMLINK  All Movies Unlocked
JAINA All Powers & Moves Unlocked
KORRIBAN All Story Stages Unlocked
KAIBURR Infinite Force
XUCPHRA Infinite Health
BELSAVIS Quick Health & Force Regain
SUPERSABERS Super Saber Mode.
071779 Tiny Droid Mode.


These work on PS2 as well.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Jim on May 8, 2005, 05:31 PM
Finished this today. Game was way to easy and short.  On the other hand, I spent like 9 straight hours playing this :P  Im such a loser.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Scott on May 9, 2005, 12:01 AM
Did you like it, Jim

I have bought it but have not opened it :-\
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Jim on May 9, 2005, 08:30 AM
Did you like it, Jim

I have bought it but have not opened it :-\

I love it, but like I said, it seemed to short.  When you play choose Hard.  I started with mid level difficulty and found it pretty easy.  With so many other games out there with twice as much stuff and being a new game it was a letdown.  The force powers are cool. Picking up items and throwing as weapons. Jedi mind tricks on the Clones.  Force jump, run, choking, lightning.  Yada, yada, yada.

There is a ton of footage from the new movie (including the beginning scrawl and battle sequence), as well as some animated game footage.  They do change the final battle with Obi-Wan defeating Anakin and we never see him go into the Lava.

Also the extras are cool.  Concept drawings, cut scenes, bonus missions (fight as Grievous, Yoda and the EP4 Ben vs Vader).   There is some EU after you wipe out the Jedi Temple and you fight a couple of different Jedis not in the Movie.  You do get to fight Nick Gilliard.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Imperial Outpost on May 10, 2005, 06:46 AM
Finished this today. Game was way to easy and short. On the other hand, I spent like 9 straight hours playing this :P Im such a loser.

I did exactly the same thing - wanting to see all the cut scenes was the main reason!

Got it as a leaving present from work and played it all weekend. Not only did I complete it, but I've unlocked everything. I've never done that in a game before. I'd still give it 8/10, but it could have been higher.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: profiteer on May 10, 2005, 01:08 PM
Did anyone experience a glitch in the Jedi library? When the Jedi started to show up and fight,  their lightsabers were 10 times the normal size. Compared to the Jedi, the lightsabers were 25 feet long and a foot around. My son asked me why they looked so weird, so I told him that they were "training" sabers.
My opinion of the game is 4/10. Good graphics and music, too much talk. They kept repeating the same corny phrase over and over. Decent multiplayer mode. Overall too short and boring. Jedi Academy and KOTOR blew it away. My recommendation - rent before you buy.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: CHEWIE on May 11, 2005, 12:07 PM
I didn't have the saber problem in the Jedi Library...

I would give this game about a 7/10, just because I really enjoyed the graphics, and the lightsaber moves are really cool.  KOTOR gets a 9.9/10 on my scale.  Totally different types of games.

 :P
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: DooMTrooper on May 11, 2005, 04:05 PM
So no comments on Lord Vader's ending?
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Jim on May 11, 2005, 07:13 PM
So no comments on Lord Vader's ending?

I mentioned above that it strays a bit from the movie and you dont see the actual damage to Anakin via the lava.  It is cool that the scene ends with Obi-Wan picking up the Saber that he will give Luke in ANH.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: DooMTrooper on May 13, 2005, 01:19 PM
So no comments on Lord Vader's ending?

I mentioned above that it strays a bit from the movie and you dont see the actual damage to Anakin via the lava.  It is cool that the scene ends with Obi-Wan picking up the Saber that he will give Luke in ANH.

That's Obi-Wan's ending ^
I mean when you beat Obi-Wan as Lord Vader, And from what I've read he has a awesome ending.
I just want someone to confirm it, rip a video of it and post it here ;D
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Avenging Knight on May 13, 2005, 06:33 PM
Yes, the alternate ending is great. Then the bonus level where you fight as Vader against Obi-Wan on the Death Star was a nice surprise. Overall the game was very short but fun. I'd give it a 7/10 on the low end of the 7.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Scott on May 16, 2005, 11:26 AM
Just made it to the Greivous duel last night.  He killed me like 2 times and so I went to bed.  Its an OK game...the difficulty is all over the place though
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Scott on May 17, 2005, 09:37 AM
And now I'm fighting Mace, I'm starting to really enjoy this game, the dueling is more fun than the slicing of battle droids etc. 
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Theyrenotdolls on May 24, 2005, 04:26 PM
i'm playing the game now...it's fun....i had the problem with the huge sabers in the library as well
not sure what to do about it.   (xbox version)   

anyone  know why they didnt include all of the characters for the duel mode?  lots of the jedi are not in there and no maul, no magna guards, etc.   That's the only thing that stinks. 


DS
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Scott on May 25, 2005, 10:14 AM
Finished it last night, in the end I thought it was a lot of fun and probably worth a purchase.  Especially if you enjoy the LOTR games.  Being set in a SW setting makes it that much more enjoyable IMO

My hope is that the keep doing these for different parts of the Saga
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: RetroFaerie on May 25, 2005, 10:21 PM
It is awesome!  ;D
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Diddly on May 27, 2005, 05:59 PM
Rented it today, I'll start it tonight and post my thoughts later. :)
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Herbert_Ackermans on May 31, 2005, 04:07 PM
I have it now for 2 days, and it is a rather nice game, but battling Dooku, Grievous and Windu made me freak out whenever you knock them down to an empty lifebar or almost empty, they seem to find new vigor and come at you more powerful than the whole fight before. Insane.

Anyway, I must say that seeing Anakin wipe out the Jedi as it happens in the game should've been in the movie. It is powerful, what the Jedi say, what Anakin says. That was sorely missing in the movie. Taunting Cin was good as well. When I beat Windu, I thought... neh, bit too easy.

I did find a way to score mucho Masterful kills. In the JediTemple, the section in the hangar, waves of Jedi come at you, and you quickly build up experience, hacking away in short time to Masterful kills. The meter empties than, but if you just continue on doing it, you reap a lot of much needed masterful kills.

I'm now at the point on Mustafar where you battle those Neimodian guards, been there just once so far.

A point I really don't like about it, is when you get clobbered, you really get clobbered. In the duels, it's almost as if your whole controller switches of. Jumping away doesn't work, force-push, nada...

Also, all those combo's, you never know if they work or not.

Ah well, it's a fairly nice game, and it does keep you coming back to further travel down the path, so that's good.

I hope the Obi-Wan fight is good, and that I'm not crap at it. I rarely play these kind of games, I prefer RTS and FPS.

BTW, I didn't have any of the huge sabres in the library and I have the XBox version.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: jjks on June 6, 2005, 12:26 AM
Finished it last night, in the end I thought it was a lot of fun and probably worth a purchase.  Especially if you enjoy the LOTR games.  Being set in a SW setting makes it that much more enjoyable IMO

My hope is that the keep doing these for different parts of the Saga

Finally got around to spending some time with the game this weekend, and just beat it. Scott has the same thoughts on this game that I do, it ended up being a lot of fun (even though there were some serious glitches) and worth the purchase. I was a sucker for the EA LOTR games, so it may have factored in my enjoyment of this one.

If they retool the combo aspect, it'd be really cool to make other games based off the other movies.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: 77Skywalker on May 17, 2006, 10:38 PM
This was a great and awesome video game.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Jesse James on May 18, 2006, 12:44 AM
Hmmm, I wasn't really impressed myself...

I felt the game was a bit cartoony and kid-oriented.  It didn't aim for realism or immersion into the SW universe at all.  It was really just a hack & slash game for SW ala all the LOTR Trilogy releases in the same genre...  I felt it lacked something because of that.

Graphically it was imrpessive to look at though...  It included some pseudo-cut-scenes from the films too in a loose sense of how they were to be played out in the movie like the Jedi in the fuel tank and stuff.

As far as game play goes though, the whole style of this genre isn't my cup of tea.  I prefer shooters, RPG's, Strategy, or Simulation games...  We're long overdue for good ones of most of those save for Strategy.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: Angry Ewok on May 18, 2006, 02:56 AM
Gotta agree with Jesse... I played it for about 20 minutes, and didn't really like it that much. It felt too linear, and was deep into the hack and slashing... Maybe I'll pick it up someday and give it a second chance, I am, afterall, a Star Wars nerd.
Title: Re: Episode III ~ The Video Game
Post by: 77Skywalker on June 11, 2006, 12:37 PM
The rankings were just like in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.  Interesting way of combining that with Star Wars.