Customer Reviews

Star Wars the Clone Wars: Republic Heroes

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Got this for the PS2 because its currently the only major console I own right now. For a PS2 Star Wars game, its actually quite fun. The gameplay tends to be a little clunky at first, since there are far too many moves you can make with far too few of the controls. As a result, you make quite a few unintended moves. However, once you get a knack for how they work, and you get a semblance of control, the fun factor increases.

The game is based on the current Clone Wars cartoon, and falls in between seasons I and II. I'm about halfway thru it, and the story is typical Star Wars fare. The Separatists have developed a new superweapon, and the Jedi have to destroy it. However, the story enables you to play as a variety of characters. From the obligatory mainstays of Anakin and Obi-wan, to fan favorites like Mace Windu and Aayla Secura, and even varies it a little by letting you take control of some clone troopers. Going a step further, there are times when your character will take control of vehicles, such as the STAP and the one-man walkers. But, going back to the clunky control scheme, these areas are only mildly entertaining.

Given the fact that you will die a lot, the designers thankfully have allowed for unlimited lives, and reaching the next checkpoint, where your character will respawn, is mostly fairly easy. The stages are well designed, though a bit repetitive, but with nicely rendered backgrounds there's plenty of planetary Star Wars scenery to enjoy. Collectible articfacts and orbs are scattered about the various stages giving an incentive for exploration.

The graphics are nothing cutting edge, pretty standard for the PS2, especially for a game like this. It seems to me that the game was rushed into distribution, to capitalize on the release of the Season I DVDs and the new season premiere. However, there is fun to be had. It plays a lot like Jedi Power Battles, which, for me, was one of the best Jedi fighting games ever. To finally have another chance to play as Jedi and dispatch droid enemies with cool lightsaber action is enough incentive to play this game.

To rent or buy will probably depend on your love of Star Wars or appreciation for top notch gaming. I have to say, this is mostly a game for Star Wars fans.

As an intermediate gamer, I have to say that this game is really good. For those of you that play Halo 3 ODST and Modern Warfare 2 all day, this may seem slightly boring. But for a relaxing -yet challenging- game, this is a great buy!
There are two difficulties on this game- Padawan and Master. I'm only on Padawan now, and it's not just a walk on the beach. It is easier than other games, however, because of the respawning system. Whenever you die, you simply respawn at the last checkpoint (there are no shortages of these). You do lose a significant amount of points, though, so you still have to be careful.
The storyline includes one of the best features of the game. Altough you can play the whole game on single-player, you will always have a partner Jedi to assist you. By default, it will be AI controlled. But at any desired time, another player can join and play as the second Jedi! The other great part about the storyline is that you can play as a variety of different Star Wars heroes (therefore the title, "Republic Heroes"). The storyline is divided up into missions, each with its own heroes. For example, you start off as Anikan with Ashoka, next you have Obi-wan with Klo, and later perhaps Windu with another Jedi. Some missions also use clone troopers, which are quite fun to battle with. And after each completed mission, autosave will save your progress.
If there are any downsides to this game, it would probably be the camera angles. They can be slightly frustrating at times, especially if you are trying to beat a mission with a partner. It is a third-person view, with no split-screen for two player mode. This is only a minor issue though, and does not take anything away from the overall quality of the game.
In summary, this is a great game if you are a Star Wars fan and/or if you enjoy destroying hordes of droids with a lightsaber. The graphics are great for the PS2, and the gameplay is fun and addictive.

I've played a LOT of Star Wars games over the years, as well as a lot of video games in general. This one was released for the XBOX 360, Wii, PS3 and PS. I don't know how it performs on the other systems, but there is a lot of waiting for it to load on the PS2. Also, the video sequences play roughly, most likely because of the system specs. The game play itself is just so-so. The camera stays in one spot and doesn't follow the characters, this makes moving in a 3D space very difficult. This makes controlling your characters an exercise in frustration. I played only a few levels, trying to jump from place to place was a trip, I kept falling to my death. I finally put the game back into its case after a few days and haven't pulled it back out since.

I feel like Shadows of the Empire for N64 set the bar fairly high, so I have come to expect a lot from Star Wars games. I had the Star Wars itch recently so I bought Republic Heroes. Within a few minutes of game play I hung my head in disgust and thought, "I should have bought Force Unleashed." The best adjective to describe this game is jerky.

My son enjoys the animated series that shows on T.V. He no longer plays with the PS/2, he's moved on to a Xbox 360.

This game could've been a lot better. The screen views are too small most of the time, and it's very uncomfortable to control the camera angles on two player mode. The game is one of the shortest of this series, and doesn't have a good replay value.

I purchased the Star Wars - Clone Wars "Republic Heroes" game (PS2 version) as a present for my 9-year-old. He loves everything Star Wars and has two other Star Wars PS2 games that he has been playing a lot over the past year. Unfortunately, this one was a BIG disappointment!!!

The graphics seem to be far below par (compared to the other SW games), but what makes it even worse is that the controls work (or rather not work) extremely poorly. Example: The "X" button, which controls the jumps, stopped working a few minutes into the game. All things combined it was all but impossible to advance to the next level, according to my son. He tried and tried for two hours, and then said this was the worst PS game ever. Wish I had read more of the other reviews and reconsidered the purchase - it's horrible to know that I gave this game to my kid as a birthday present, and he HATES it. ;-(

One thing I like about this product is that it has all the right colors for the "Galactic Republic's" blaster bolts and for the "Separatist's" blaster bolts. Unlike "Star Wars: Battlefronts I & II" of course!

After renting the PS3 version and finding it underwhelming in the graphics department, I figured I'd save some money and get the last gen version. That was a mistake. This version is not only waaay too low res compared to the average PS2 game much lower than even the Wii version. Not only that, but there were glitches galore. AI Jedi will constantly run into walls. Enemies will get stuck. After dealing with 4 levels of this, I gave up. This is probably the most inferior version of this game. Unless your a hardcore Clone Wars fan with only a PS2, I'd pass.