Customer Reviews

Star Wars Clone Wars

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I acquired this game free with the purchase of a new Xbox to replace one that died on me. I wasn't expecting much due to some pretty negative reviews trashing the repetitive gameplay and ho-hum graphics. So I was surprised when I popped it in and after playing for a little bit discovered I was actually having a lot of fun.

The game mainly involves piloting various modes of transport -- a hover tank, an aerial gunship, a speeder, even a two-legged beast of some sort -- and blasting any enemies that get in your way. It is fast-paced but satisfying to watch your targeting reticle bob around the screen before locking on to a soon-to-be doomed enemy and dispatching them will a volley of laser fire or perhaps a well-placed missile. There area also times when you will play a Jedi (Mace, Annakin, etc) on the ground. While these bits got slagged off by some gaming press, I found them to be pretty enjoyable. Your repertoire of tricks include throwing the light saber like a boomerang to take out far-away foes, doing acrobatic flips and jumps to avoid enemy fire, and taking out whole groups of evil goons with a blast of the Force from your outstretched hand.

The graphics are not eyepoppingly stunning, but they are solid and definitely convey the feeling of being in the Star Wars world. In the scenes where you fly the Jedi gunship, you can see scores of soldiers and droids blasting it below you, giving you the sense that you are part of a larger battle. I'm not a die-hard SW fan, but I did grow up on the movies and find the game does a decent job of filling in some of the events following the end of the "Attack of the Clones" movie.

Initially I was going to give this game four stars, but I gave games like "Halo" and "Project Gotham Racing" four stars, and this game, while fun, honestly isn't on the same level as those heavyweights. So it only gets three stars, but don't let that stop you from just having a good time in the Clone Wars.

The game Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (SWAC) picks up where Star Wars Episode 2 left off - A massive battle filled with droids and clones and jedi. The story goes on from there to tell of the unearthing of a Sith artifact that could destroy the Republic.

In the game, you play as Obi Wan, Anikin, or Mace (Samuel Jackson). There are a variety of vehicles to pilot: hover tanks, land-walkers, droid tanks, speeders, and assault ships. And while all of that may sound like a lot - the game actually feels pretty constricted. Through most of the game, you're doing the same three things: straffing, firing missles, and occasionally zooming in on targets. (The exception being on 2 missions where the emphasis is on racing in your speeder, which is pretty cool).

Although the cutscenes are pretty nice, the rest of the graphics are sub-par. The sound is pretty much straight from the movie, but you'll get annoyed at hearing blasters all the time.

This game is a fun little distraction. I beat it in about two days on the medium setting - which is not a long time at all. So if you're a big Star Wars fan, check out this game at your videostore and save your money for a better game.

Star Wars: Clone Wars begins with the Jedi raid on a gladiator arena to save Skywalker and friends, which is a scene from the Clone Wars movie, then the game continues past where the movie ends with a new story. This game is a mission based arcade action style game. To start with, there are different planets, which are scenes that the missions take place. Each planet has at least three major missions to complete, with objectives to each mission, such as fighting your way on foot with your light saber, defending five clone soldiers to pilot a landing ship. That is one objective, then the ship takes off and you must pilot the ship and cover ground troops by destroying cannons and the larger vehicles, once that is done the third objective will be the enemy begins to retreat from the planet in gigantic rockets, and you piloting your landing ship must destroy the ships before they reach orbit. Now that is just one mission and the game offers different aspects of game play. One scene you will control a speedy hover tank, pressing the A button for lasers, pressing the X button for missiles, the next scene you could be on foot playing as a Jedi using your light saber, defending against lasers, pressing the A button to slice, and the X button to throw your saber (it boomerangs back). There are also missions that put you on a speeding bike pursuing guards, landing ships destroying things and picking up allies, there are also starships and jetfighters to pilot as well. Yes the controls are very simple, analog stick to move the craft or your character, X button for special weapons and A button for a laser. When you command a squadron of tanks or starships you may control the party by pressing Up on the directional pad for them to attack, Down to regroup, Left to split up and search for things, Right for them to guard a position (to set up an ambush while you do other things). There is also a nice "lock on" feature, once you get an enemy in your sights, they will be locked on, until they move out of range. This might be seen as too easy for advanced players, but the graphics are great, the game makes use of X-Box's incredible power, because it can have hundreds of soldiers and robots firing lasers on the same screen and the game is still very smooth, the loading screens happen at the beginning of each mission. Also, at the beginning of each mission and sometimes objective there is a cut scene, an animated story that continues the game's story. Star Wars has never been as good with dialog as it is with the overall story and action, so don't expect movie scripting. There are no "cinematic" movies, but the cut scenes are when the graphics really shine, when you can see Skywalker's pores on his face that is detailed. Although there are secret objectives like destroying all 100 soldiers, or completing the a mission in a few minutes, the game still does not add much replay value for those who do not like the Star Wars series. The soundtrack lacks a lot of originality, its still the same soundtrack that seems to be in all other Star Wars games (symphonic music). The online play lacks in a big way; psychology, there is no game of cat and mouse when competing against other players with the X-Box Live play, instead its just you and other people seeing who can fire the missiles the fastest. There are team-based missions to play via X-Box Live that can be enabled by competing levels in the game. The game is rated Teen, because it can get quite difficult sometimes. Clone Wars can also be found as a part of the X-Box Live 2003 X-Box Holiday Bundle.

This game is ok. I got it with my xbox and thought it was really good. YOu are always in a vehicle and very few times are you a jedi. The storyline isn't bad but it is hard. The multiplayer is pretty good. but with some vehicles, even if you aim a bit off, a blind guess sometimes destroys the enemy. the graphics arent spectacular but passable. Doing the academy thing was pretty fun even though it gets soooooo hard that me an my freinds hav to hide in caves from the enemies.

THe main part of this game is ok and I really enjoyed it. The multiplayer conquest is hands down one of the best multiplayer games I have ever played. It supports up to four players playing in any combination of teams you want. What I love most about it is the need for serious strategy, steady hands, and reflexes to win.

Good graphics, good 2 player stuff, good missons althogh 6, and 7 were a bit dssapointing, and last of all good planets exept for rabxis. But all together a realy good game.

We got this game and Tetris Worlds for free with the purchase of our xbox system. The graphics are great just like the movies and its actually a lot of fun. Its not really my type of game but i do like to play it occassionally. However, my husband really likes this game. Its one of his favorites, so it may be more of a guy game! I would suggest renting it first though before buying it unless like in our case it was one of the free games with the system.
Overall a good game.

Ugg, what can I say thats good about this game? Not much I'm afraid. The game play is weak and dull. The story is weak and dull. The multiplayer is weak and dull. The graphics are OK, but the cutscenes are horrible. The voices are "fakey" plus the dilouge is weak. The multiplayer is basicly whoever can fire rockets the fastest, wins. Very boring.

Gameplay: 3/10
Graphics: 4/10
Multiplayer: 2/10
Sound: 4/10
Overall: 4/10

I am very disapointed with Lucasarts this time...

This is one of the best action games out for the XBOX in my opinion. There are lots and lots of levels, you can pick a difficulty(which you can't usually do that in newer games anymore), you can control many vehicles, including an attack pod/tank, a ground tank, star-fighter(jet), some kind of animal from the Wookiee village, and others.(you can occasionally fight on foot with a light saber, too.) Another good thing you can do with this game is control anyone else on your team (tell them who or what to attack, follow you, break away, defend, etc.)
Overall, this is one of the best action games I have played! Get it, you won't be sorry!

The game is good the story line is good, but the game is just a tad short.