Star Wars: Starfighter
| Star Wars: Starfighter | |
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PlayStation 2 cover art
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| Developer(s) | LucasArts |
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| Director(s) | Daron Stinnett |
| Writer(s) | Matthew Jacobs |
| Series | Star Wars |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, arcade, PlayStation 3 |
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PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PS2) 86.01% (Xbox) 76.70% (PC) 71.55% |
| Metacritic | (PS2) 84/100 (Xbox) 76/100 (PC) 71/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| AllGame | (PS2)    (PC) (Xbox)
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| EGM | (PS2) 7.33/10 (Xbox) 5.5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 9/10 |
| Famitsu | 30/40 |
| Game Informer | (PS2) 9.25/10 (Xbox) 8/10 |
| GamePro | |
| Game Revolution | (PS2) B+ (Xbox) B |
| GameSpot | (PS2) 7.8/10 (Xbox) 7.2/10 (PC) 6.7/10 |
| GameSpy | (PS2) 79% (Xbox) 73% (PC) 71% |
| GameZone | (PS2) 10/10 (Xbox) 9.4/10 (PC) 8/10 |
| IGN | (PS2) 9/10 (Xbox) 7.8/10 (PC) 7.7/10 |
| OPM (US) | |
| OXM (US) | 7/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 79% |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | |
| Maxim | 8/10 |
Star Wars: Starfighter is a 2001 action video game, developed and published by LucasArts, that takes place right before the Battle of Naboo. The player unites alongside three starfighter pilots and is allowed to take control of several different spacecraft to help stop the invasion that threatens Naboo.
Ten months after the initial release on PlayStation 2, an Xbox version was released under the title Star Wars: Starfighter: Special Edition with enhanced graphics, improved multiplayer and several other upgrades. The Xbox and PC ports were performed by Secret Level.
During Q3 2003, Tsunami Visual Technologies released the title on their TsuMo motion-base arcade platform. LucasArts re-released the game on the digital distribution platform Steam on July 8, 2009. A sequel was released in 2002, named Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter.
The story begins by showing one of the four main characters, Rhys Dallows, a member of the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps (NRSFC), piloting an N-1 Naboo Starfighter. He manages to blast one droid starfighter out of the sky, but is subsequently shot by a second one. It is then revealed Rhys was just dreaming, as he is awakened by Essara Till, who trains him in basic maneuvering and combat. The two are then relegated to defending the Queen of Naboo as they meet with Trade Federation officials. The meeting is revealed to be a trap, as Rhys and Essara are then forced to defend the royal starship until it can escape. Essara is killed by an unidentified ship, while Rhys survives and is later rescued by the Toydarian Reti.
The story at this point shifts to the point of view of Vana Sage, a mercenary employed by the Trade Federation, as she helps test the Scarab starfighter. After she destroys a number of the fighters, her astromech droid, Mod-3, intercepts a transmission about the illegal invasion of Naboo. The Trade Federation subsequently terminates her contract and sends numerous "Hunter-Killer" droids, then a squad of mercenaries after her. She manages to defeat all of the mercenaries and destroy all but one of the droids, which leads her to a droid production factory on the volcanic planet of Eos. The factory tries to trap her within a large shield, but she escapes by destroying the generators. After investigating for a while, she returns to her base of operations, awaiting Reti and Rhys.
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