Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game)
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Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
Release | GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox |
Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a
Gameplay
The game is split up into two segments: vehicles and third-person Jedi fighting. The single-player campaign is played from the perspective of Jedi Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Mace Windu, who pilot vehicles and ride animal mounts. The vehicle segments involve most vehicles from the Star Wars universe: STAPs, tanks, AATs, AT-XTs, and Republic gunships. The controls used involve primary and secondary fire, acceleration and a special ability that changes from vehicle to vehicle. The Jedi segments use basic lightsaber slashing and two force powers, which rely on a force power bar, lightsaber throw and force push. In all instances it is played from a third-person perspective.[2]
Multiplayer can be played for up to four players via splitscreen. Multiple game modes and levels are included. Duel allows two to four players to compete in free-for-all combat. Conquest is a team-based mode where players must capture and defend the most zones to win, which would be used in Pandemic Studios' later
Plot
The game begins with the
One month after the Battle of Geonosis, the Republic detects unusual activity on Raxus Prime, and sends a strike force led by Anakin and Obi-Wan to investigate. On arrival, they find Separatist forces at an excavation site. They send for reinforcements to take the planet. The Republic captures Raxus Prime, but during the battle, Anakin is captured by Sith Lord Count Dooku and bounty hunter Cydon Prax.
Anakin is sent to Alaris Prime, a moon in the
Anakin returns to the
Before the Republic can invade Thule, Anakin leads a strike force on the planet's moon to take out the planetary shield generator. Once on Thule, Obi-Wan and Windu lead Republic forces in eliminating Separatist defenses guarding the planet capital Kessiak, where the Sith Temple that holds the Dark Reaper is located. As the defenses fall, Republic forces enter Kessiak. While the Jedi and Republic forces battle the Separatists, Anakin enters the Sith Temple to destroy the Dark Reaper. Inside the temple, Anakin kills Cydon Prax and confronts the Dark Reaper, now operational. With guidance from Qel-Droma, Anakin is able to destroy the Dark Reaper and claim victory for the Republic on Thule. Obi-Wan acknowledges Anakin's growing power, but warns him to not let it consume him. As Republic forces are leaving Thule after the battle, Windu believes that the battle may have turned the tide of the war, but Yoda reminds him the war is far from over.
Development
Star Wars: The Clone Wars was announced on May 16, 2002 for GameCube and PlayStation 2.
The game is powered by Pandemic Studios
The game is voiced by several actors who have lent their voices multiple times in the Star Wars universe.
Reception
Aggregator | Score | ||
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GC | PS2 | Xbox | |
Metacritic | 73/100[13] | 72/100[14] | 71/100[15] |
Publication | Score | ||
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GC | PS2 | Xbox | |
Edge | 4/10[16] | 4/10[16] | N/A |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7/10[17] | N/A | 6.83/10[18] |
Eurogamer | 6/10[19] | N/A | N/A |
Famitsu | 27/40[20] | N/A | N/A |
Game Informer | 8.25/10[21] | 7.75/10[22] | 8.5/10[23] |
GamePro | [24] | [25] | [26] |
GameRevolution | C+[27] | N/A | N/A |
GameSpot | 7.5/10[12] | 7.3/10[28] | 7.5/10[29] |
GameSpy | [2] | N/A | [31] |
GameZone | 8.5/10[32] | 8.5/10[33] | 7.5/10[34] |
IGN | 7.6/10[35] | 7.6/10[36] | 7.7/10[3] |
Nintendo Power | 4/5[37] | N/A | N/A |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [38] | N/A |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 7.8/10[39] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[40] | B[40] | N/A |
Maxim | 8/10[41] | 8/10[41] | N/A |
The game received mixed or average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. It holds aggregate scores of 73 out of 100, 72 out of 100 and 71 out of 100 for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, respectively.[13][14][15]
In Japan, where the GameCube version was ported and published by Electronic Arts on March 20, 2003, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.[20]
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