The Chewbacca Awards 48
1up.com is doing a comprehensive run-down of Star Wars video gaming. From the reprehensible Masters of Teras Kasi fighting game to the sublime story of the original Knights of the Old Republic, they have it all. From the article: "Whatever the case, nothing puts us quite in the mood for a pre-movie celebration like diving in and playing some good Star Wars videogames. With roughly 80 such games having come and gone over the past 20-some years, we figured now would be the perfect time to single out the best and worst that this beloved franchise has to offer."
X-Wing/TIE Fighter best SW games I've played (Score:3, Informative)
X-Wing Alliance was a pretty good entry in the series (and the last). I wish they would come out with a game for modern hardware, but it doesn't seem likely.
Re:X-Wing/TIE Fighter best SW games I've played (Score:2)
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter was the WORST (Score:2)
1. TIE Fighter 2. TIE: X-Wing/X-Wing Alliance 4. X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Re:X-Wing/TIE Fighter best SW games I've played (Score:1)
Gurk (Score:2)
Burning Questions (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Burning Questions (Score:1)
Re:Burning Questions (Score:1)
Re:Burning Questions (Score:1)
Re:Burning Questions (Score:2)
Re:Burning Questions (Score:2)
Re:Burning Questions (Score:2)
Me: Dude, we need to get this game Star Wars: Rebellion.
Friend: Why?
Me: It's basically Star Wars: Master of Orion. Supposed to be pretty good.
Friend: Yeah? OK, cool.
Later...
Me: Dude, we need to get this game Star Wars: Force Commander.
Friend: Why?
Me: It's basically Star Wars: StarCraft. Supposed to be pretty good.
Friend: That's what you said about Rebellion, and
Overrated (Score:1)
Re:Overrated (Score:2)
Comment removed (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:RPG Amendment (Score:3, Interesting)
There is a mod project going on right now to sort of "finish" the ending using assets that were "deleted" yet not implemented or finished in the final game. I look forward to their completion so I can play KoToR II and not feel
As far as that mod project, I forget the URL.. google it or scan the Obsidian forums for it.
Re:RPG Amendment (Score:1)
Out of curiosity, did Obsidian ever comment on the ending? What the hell were they thinking?
they were thinking (Score:2)
Hopefully they'll have time to do the next one right. One year is NOT a lot of time to develop a full RPG, even if you use BioWare's engine.
Re:RPG Amendment (Score:2)
Posting just to say I agree.
That game and Trojka going under(I want another Vampire: Bloodlines!) top my list of disasters in the gaming world.
Shadows of the Empire (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Shadows of the Empire (Score:2)
The cheats were alot of fun aswell i had a great time running around as a droid or storm trooper
I think its only problems were that it was really really unbalanced , on the hardest settings some parts were stupidly simple
Also alot of people really disliked one part or another and since the game was suc
You'd think people'd learn that it's "rogue" not (Score:1)
Galaxies Sucked? (Score:1)
I don't think it's quite fair for them to name best and worst in categories that only have two games in them. I mean, usually, one of those games is going to be clearly the better of the two, but that doesn't mean the second one is bad. They remembered to include that caveat in the RPG category, but they resorted to bashing and ridiculous exaggerations in the MMO category.
Re:Galaxies Sucked? (Score:3, Interesting)
It makes no sense for it to win both best and worse game - but unfortunately I think the "best" award is pushing it given that the game really is as abysmal as they say it is under the "worst" category. It is undeniably the worst $50 I've ever spent on games, a mess of Daikatana proportions. I've not played a worse MMO, or a worse RPG. Ever.
It is a level grind from the very start. Just getting through the tutorial is a hassle - then the first 10 minutes of ga
I'm fed up (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:I'm fed up (Score:2)
Teras Kasi? (Score:1)
Re:Teras Kasi? (Score:1)
Re:Teras Kasi? (Score:1)
http://www.teraskasi.net/about_tk.html [teraskasi.net]
Jedi Outcast... (Score:5, Interesting)
I wish SWG would just die. Their complaint about there not being Jedi accessible to players is exactly how it should be based upon the time period. Now, from how it sounds, I guess just running through Mos Eisley on the right server you can see/hear numerous lightsabers being used. Launch bugs still exist, performance is abysmal and the run back and forth to get the same kill lair but in a diff. location mission is a joke.
The SNES platformers also were really weak when compared to really good games of the same genre (Super Metroid being the most obvious).
Of *ALL* the Star Wars games, the only above average ones are *both* KotOR games, JO, the X-Wing/TIE games and the first couple Rogue Squadron games. Yea KotOR II's story dies before the end but the game mechanics are still excellent.
I played a lot of Galactic Battlegrounds back in the day, but it's just Age of Empires II in a Star Wars theme. Not terribly unique. Empire at War so far has potential to be something special.
Re:Jedi Outcast... (Score:1)
Additionally, JK was the first innovation in real character-controlled force powers and one of the first first-person shooters with freelook. And the level design was amaz
Re:Jedi Outcast... (Score:1)
The other interesting thing about JK1 is the massive modding community. I got life out of that game for years because of mods like Saber Battles X, Spork, and JKRPG, not to mention hundreds of inventive multiplayer and singleplayer maps. You could find people who played JK1 in any gaming community for years after its release. JO lost attraction much sooner, even from its
Star Wars Rebellion Was A Great Concept (Score:4, Interesting)
It was a great idea that was sadly completely buried behind a horribly designed, low-res graphical interface that made it almost impossible to do anything. Had the game come out two years earlier minus a couple of features, it would have been great. And if they remade it today with modern graphics, a slick UI, and updated gameplay, it could be awesome.
Bruce
Re:Star Wars Rebellion Was A Great Concept (Score:2)
I loved Rebellion. It was the game that finally made me give up on my Amiga gear and buy a PC. Yeah, the UI was a bit ropey, but once you stuck with it for a while, it became second nature.
The only problem I found with it was the lack of knowing what you were supposed to do when you first install and play it. It seemed to be a case of "here's the galaxy, do what you have to do." Without any indication of how you're supposed to go about it. It took a LOT of trial and error to get to grips with it.
I remem
Re:Star Wars Rebellion Was A Great Concept (Score:2)
Then we need Birth of the Federation 2 - a sequel for another game that was almost great.
Re:Star Wars Rebellion Was A Great Concept (Score:1)
8-PP
Re:Star Wars Rebellion Was A Great Concept (Score:2)
But sometimes the amount of patience I'm willing to put into a game is pretty incredible, and I guess that was one of those times.
The combat sucked, though, I thought. To make a decent 3D realtime space combat engine, dealing with fleet-sized groups, requires a game in itself, really. Like Homeworld. Or, actually, like Nexus...with combat like
Atari Star Wars (Score:2, Interesting)
The Star Wars arcade game by Atari was absolutely incredible. It is, by far, the best Star Wars action game ever. Heck, its one of the best action games ever.
They could've also mentioned The Empire Strikes Back on Atari 2600. That was a fun defender-type game on a system that couldn't handle defender that well.
Some of the categories seem stu
Re:Atari Star Wars (Score:2)
TIE Fighter, too, was awesome, except for some serious problems in the flight environment. As I recall there was no real way to use the throttle on my joystick in it, which was a bummer. Trying to line up perfectly for the
Re:Atari Star Wars (Score:2)
The Atari 2600 [atariage.com] game with the walkers was pretty good too.
Re:Atari Star Wars (Score:2)
I was hoping to see an Atari game on the list or maybe the arcade version of Return of
Comprehensive? (Score:1, Funny)
Best Fighting Game (Score:2)
Of course, it was pretty obvious that this list was crap when they picked X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter as the best space sim.
Rob
Doesn't anyone else remember Star Wars Chess? (Score:1)
Are they kidding me??? (Score:1)
I love Battlefront. Ya it's more of the same, but that shouldn't discredit it. In fact, I play it more than Halo 2.
Any Star Wars fan (or fanatic) should love it because of the ability to play any character or use any vehicle. It's what I've always wanted in a Star Wars game since playing ESB on the Atari 2600 (the first Star Wars game).
The Hoth battle is worth the price of admission alone. The most underrated game of 2004 IMO.