Customer Reviews

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

5 star:		(25)
4 star:		(25)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

This latest Star Wars game for the Playstation, for several reasons, lives up to all of its hype. The two greatest aspects of The Phantom Menace are its gameplay and atmosphere. When you wield your lightsaber as Obi-Wan or Qui-Gon, you imagine yourself grasping the Jedi weapon; the dual shock controller rattles and vibrates with every precise slash, and jarring parry. You see as well as feel all the damage you inflict on your enemies. Also, the stunning music score by John Williams added to the high-quality sound effects and talented voice acting makes this game an unrivaled console experience for any Star Wars fan. Another factor that makes this game great is the combat (the analog joystick gives you fabulous control of your character). It is challenging and satisfying. You cannot simply hold down the attack button and watch your foes whither before you. You must carefully plan your means of approach and engagement (this gives the game extensive replayabilily). And yet the combat isn't too hard as to be frustrating. The rolling dodge is a simple and useful maneuver, and force push is very handy in a melee as well. Blasters are tricky at maximum range, but once you master them you'll be much more effective. Lightsabers can be used to dissect near by enemies or deflect unfriendly fire back to its source (you perform this blocking yourself and timing can be difficult, but it's well worth the effort). Another praise-worthy feature of this movie-based masterpiece is its color and design. The levels (especially the "Gardens of Theed" mission) are breathtaking. The expertly crafted vegetation and architecture greatly add to the beauty and enjoyment of this game. As with all games, TPM has its own set of shortcomings. The camera view is too high, and being directly above the character disallows the player a glimpse of up-coming challenges (this can be somewhat countered by jumping). Also, the idea of playing as non-Jedi characters was a poor one. As a Star Wars fan I purchased this game strictly for the lightsabers and Jedi, and if I want something different I can buy James Bond or Syphon Filter. Despite these few faults, The Phantom Menace is a riveting and enjoyable game that I highly recommend buying . If you are a Star Wars fan and love Jedi and lightsabers, then this game will hold you captive for hours on end.

My brother and I got this game as a gift for who-knows-what. He was all hyped up about it, I was not, and I have good reason to be. This game, though it has incredible graphics and scenery, as well as 3-D looks, lacked in speed. The movie sequences were poor in quality and they were choppy, many times the sound wasn't timed correctly with the picture. In the actual game though it was very fun, but VERY hard. If you want to buy this game you had better have the cash to buy the Gaming Guide to it too. Some of the puzzles were so challenging, and some sections so difficult, that we had to take advantage of errors in the game to beat them. One section, when Qui-Gon has to defeat a monster in a courtyard was nearly immpossible, until we discovered that the monster could become stuck in the wall, through a glitch in the game, and be killed easily. Also, if you're a Star Wars fan and are looking to buy this game so that you can follow the movie in the way of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, don't bother. The game is nothing like the movie. It strays away from the plot entirely, making it "better". It isn't. Some would find this game interesting, but, for my part, I found it lacking in the normal zeal of the LucasArts name.

I've read many negative reviews about this game, but when I got it and began playing it I found those reviews to be inaccurate. I think the levels are incredibly well designed, and the game play is very true to the movie. Although it is a bit difficult at times, it is without a doubt an addicting title. The ability to talk to other characters along your path makes the game play that much more realistic, and much more challenging. I give this game a definate 5 stars in every category. So do yourself a favor and purchase it now!

I've played this game many, many times. But unfortunately, it's one of those games that you will either love or hate, which you can tell by the reviews here and I love it.

This game is pretty lengthly, gives you a choice of things to say in response to questions and is overall fun, especially since you get to play the entire movie. I recommend this game to die hard fans, but like I said, don't be surprised if for some reason you don't like it. Some do, some don't. Simple as that

This game was FANTASTIC! I've always' wished to be Qui-Gon or Obi-Wan, and heres' the game that lets me do it! But, if you want any pod-racing, go get the Nintendo 64 game, because this hasn't got ANY in it. But over-all, its really cool. I got this for my birthday, and I couldn't stop playing it.

This game was incredible! Though I warn you before you play this, some of the levels takes a while to figure out and..(well not really a "while")..you just have to be patient. To be honest, it took me 3 months with no cheats or anything. It can be frustrating at times but you'll have fun. It's really awesome playing Jedis, Captian Panaka and Queen Amidala. I loved the lightsaber fights and the special effects...Careful with Thermal Detonators though...

This is the best Star Wars game ever created. Playing as different characters gives you a new excitment. The huge array of weapons makes the game ever so much funner. The lightsaber motions and battle droid explosions are fantastic. It gives you freedom; if you can see it, you can go there or destroy it. Even if the voices aren't that great, they're still voices and not little boxes of words that you have to read. The graphics are poor (okay, so they're awful), but the movie footage makes up for it. Also, the music video is THE BOMB! Buy it.

Well, once again, Lucasarts has made a WONDERFULLY entertaining game. While, I'll admit, the difficulty was a wee bit easy, all in all, it was a good game. If I have to complain about one thing, it would be the voice-overs. They were rather poor, but, that is probably the game's only downfall.

First thing to remember with this game is - KEEP WITH IT. Once you have mastered the controls it does get better. Based on the Phantom Menace movie, you get to control the characters Obi-Wan, Queen Amidala and others. With various weapons, blasters, rocket launcher and the favourite - the light saber. Background music is great, the graphics aren't so great but still playable with. The Cut scenes are your standard fare but are pretty impressive. It does get hard in places but by using the 'try, try again' method you should eventually get through it, puzzles are solvable and light-saber duels near impossible. The only major aspect of the game that I was dissapointed with was the ending - you'll see what I mean when you get there.

I first played this when i was 12 and absolutely loved it. i dont have a playstation anymore but im ordering it to play on my ps2. Yes, the graphics are terrible, the sound isnt good, but the actual gameplay itself is so much fun. this game has a free roaming feel to it, because you can do whatever you want. lots of random glitches happen but if you save your game every once in a while then its no big. Also, a lot of the one star reviews kept saying that when you die in a level you have to start all the way over...this is the case but what they didnt say is that you can save your game at any time down to the second. you have a huge jump to cross a gap? just save it, and if you dont make it, load your game and you'll end up right where you were. not great, but overall a fun game. the gameplay is what got this one 4 stars.