Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | |
---|---|
Developer(s) | LucasArts |
Publisher(s) |
PS2/XBOX
|
Director(s) | Daron Stinnett |
Designer(s) | Tim Longo |
Writer(s) | W. Haden Blackman |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 |
Release date(s) |
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3 (PS2 Classic)
NA: November 17, 2015 EU: November 19, 2015 |
Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | (PS2) 81.96% (Xbox) 78.35% |
Metacritic | (PS2) 81/100 (Xbox) 78/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
EGM | (Xbox) 7.5/10 (PS2) 7/10 |
Eurogamer | 8/10 |
Famitsu | 32/40 |
Game Informer | 8.5/10 |
GamePro | |
Game Revolution | (PS2) B+ (Xbox) B |
GameSpot | 7/10 |
GameSpy | (Xbox) 88% (PS2) 83% |
GameZone | (Xbox) 8.8/10 (PS2) 7.8/10 |
IGN | (PS2) 9/10 (Xbox) 8/10 |
OPM (US) | |
OXM (US) | 8/10 |
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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 days 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.
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.