Star Wars Bounty Hunter

"The Star Wars fans has been rewarded with another great Star Wars game!"

INTRODUCTION
Well, yes, I'm a Star Wars fan. But, that doesn't mean I'll just say that a Star Wars game is good just because it's Star Wars. 'Cause if I don't like a Star Wars game, I'll tell you. I just needed to clear that one up, now, onto this game. I heard about the game coming out a few months ago and I was like, oh yeah! I was a big fan of the Shadows of the Empire game for the Nintendo 64. And I checked into this game, and I was like, okay, it's going to be like that some. Not with the story of course, but just the layout you know. And I was right, it reminds me a lot of Shadows of the Empire. So, I'm done with the introduction, so, let's move into the review!

GRAPHICS
I feel that the graphics could be improved some. The in-game graphics that is. The demo graphics are great and striking. The in-game graphics are, well, sort of ugly. SORT OF, I've noticed that when you go through some of the levels, if it has mud and stuff like that, that Jango's suit gets dirty. I thought that was a GREAT addition to the game. I don't think I've never seen that with a game. So, that's going to help out the score. But, I still think that the graphics could be improved. So, I'm going to give the graphics a 8 out of 10. 8/10

SOUND
The sound is very great. The blasters makes nice sounds, the jetpack makes nice sounds, just about everything about the sound is great. So, there's really no need to go much further. So, I guess you know what I'm going to give the sound. Of course, a perfect score! 10/10

STORY
This is the introduction/story off of the back of the game box: ''You are Jango Fett, the most fearless bounty hunter in the galaxy, hired to capture a deranged Dark Jedi. Armed with an array of deadly weapons and skills, you'll face off against galactic scum from the darkest corners of the Star Wars universe. For the galaxy's most wanted-there is not place to hide.'' If you want to know more about Jango, rent ''Star Wars Attack Of The Clones''. Well, I think the story is pretty good. I think it could have a little more thought put into it, but overall I think it's pretty good. So, I'll give the story a 9 out of 10. 9/10

CONTROLS
The controls are very good. Basically everything about the controls are great. The jetpack can be a little bit of a hassle to learn, though. It took me a few minutes to learn how to work the damn thing. And that was because of the controls. So, that's going to take off of the score. So, with all of this said, I'm going to give the controls a 9 out of 10. 9/10

GAMEPLAY
There's quite a bit to do in this game. You have 18 chapters to do, and with that, you have to do these bounties in the game. And that adds replay value with that to go back to the levels to get all of the bounties. And also, some of the levels are fun at that. The weapons are really cool in the game, and many other things. So, I'm going to give the gameplay a perfect score! 10/10

REPLAY VALUE
Well, as I said, there's bounties to do. And the bounties varies for each level. One level could have five, one could have ten. And as well, some of the levels are pretty fun. So, you'd want to go back and do them just because some of them are fun. So, I'm going to give the replay value a perfect score! 10/10

FUN FACTOR
The fun factor is great, as I said earlier, some of the levels are fun and Jango is just fun moving around and firing off the weapons. The fun comes to a halt though for a time, cause some of the levels are frustrating. And the jetpack can be a hassle to use. So, that takes off from the score. So, with all of this said, I'm going to give the fun factor a 8 out of 10. 8/10

OVERALL SCORES
Graphics - 8/10
Sound - 10/10
Story - 9/10
Controls - 9/10
Gameplay - 10/10
Replay Value - 10/10
Fun Factor - 8/10
AVERAGE SCORE - 9.1
FINAL SCORE - 9/10

RENT or BUY?
Even if you're not a Star Wars fan, I think you'd still enjoy this game and you should buy it. If you are one, go out and buy this game right now. If any of you remember Star Wars Shadows Of The Empire for the Nintendo 64, and you liked it, then you'd love this game. This game has that and much more. Except for less weapons, and it's definitely not based on the story for that game. But, still, buy this game. If you're not much of an adventure game fan, or an action game fan, and you would like to start being one, then this would be a great start. And remember, I'm not just saying this because I'm a big Star Wars fan. Now, go out and buy this game!

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 12/01/02, Updated 12/01/02