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Jedi Power Battles allows for two players to progress though the game. Here, players control Jedi Masters and as they battle against Trade Federation battle droids. Jedi Power Battles is a mix of a and a. Emphasis is placed both on completing jumping sequences and defeating enemies.
Players can choose from one of five prequel-era and run, jump, slash, and use through the game's ten levels, starting on the Battleship and ending with the battle against on. The player's primary weapon is a used to fight through waves of enemies and deflect blaster shots. The lightsaber combat is rather simplified with a system that lets the player lock on to the nearest enemy using the R1 button. Items and the force can also be used for special attacks.
On most levels jumping puzzles make up a large portion of the challenge. There are a few segments in which the player can pilot various craft. The single player campaign can also be played in cooperative mode with a second player, while the Dreamcast version has an additional training mode and a two player duel mode. As players progress additional lightsaber combos and force powers are unlocked. Five primary characters are available for players to use; Jedi Padawan, and Jedi Masters, and, with the latter two being unavailable in the Game Boy Advance version.
Characters have specific lightsaber styles, force powers, weaknesses and strengths. The game features both characters and levels that can be unlocked by completing specific tasks in the game, such as completing the game with a specific character.Up to four additional unlockable characters are available, depending on platform. Of Naboo and, head of the Queen's security forces, are the only two playable characters to utilize ranged weapons. Apprentice and Jedi Master are also unlockable. Four levels can be unlocked which offer players unique.
Plot The game loosely follows the plot of. It begins as two Jedi are sent to negotiate an agreement between the Trade Federation and the. When this goes awry the two Jedi fight their way through on the Trade Federation ship. The pair eventually make it to the planet's surface, where they fight through the swamps that eventually lead to the streets of Theed. In the ensuing battle the Jedi are forced to flee with Queen Amidala on her starship. The group arrives on, where they hope to acquire parts to repair the Queen's ship.
The environment proves hostile, and the Jedi are forced to defend themselves against their attackers while the parts are acquired. The group eventually make their way to, where a group of criminals instigate an attack.
The Jedi fight their way through their foes to see the queen to the senate building. Concerned for the welfare of her planet and finding no hope in the senate, the Queen and Jedi return to Naboo to liberate the city of Theed from control of the Droid army. Now allied with the Gungans of Naboo, the two Jedi fight their way through gungan ruins to the city. They arrive and liberate a pair of droid.
Utilizing the vehicle's limber controls and fast firing weaponry, they fight to the royal palace. Upon arriving the Jedi find they must scale the side of the palace, using their force abilities to jump from platform to platform, ascending to the top. Arriving, they find their progress blocked by the Sith apprentice Darth Maul. The Sith engages the two Jedi as they push through the generator complex. The Jedi gain the upper hand and Maul is defeated.
The Jedi celebrate their victory with Boss Nass, leader of the Gungans, and Queen Amidala in a large celebration within the city of Theed. Development Jedi Power Battles was first unveiled in March 2000 via a gameplay trailer.
Following the PlayStation release, developers sought to make improvements for the then upcoming Dreamcast version. Amongst improvements were 60 gameplay, tweaks to platforming sections, and a that ensured unlockable character Darth Maul would use both blades of his lightsaber, unlike his single blade on the PlayStation. Improvements in character animation were also made, and the game runs on a higher resolution. Characters were developed to have not only unique force abilities and lightsaber combos, but also lightsaber colors as well.
Three characters had not yet had an on-screen appearance wielding their lightsabers. Jedi Masters Mace Windu, Adi Gallia and Plo Koon utilize blue, crimson and yellow lightsabers in the game, respectively. Windu would go on to change to a purple color for his saber in. Level design began with what designer Michael Stuart Licht referred to as. Design began with paper cut outs of various rooms.
Licht would rearrange these rooms until he found a design that he felt worked. The papers had design ideas written on them so that other developers could understand the overall flow of each level. Bubble diagrams were then created which represented main ideas for each space.
This was followed by various stages of overview drawings and other drawing studies. 3D level design began after such studies were completed.
Reception Reception Aggregate scores Aggregator Score (DC) 74.73% (GBA) 56.96% (PS) 56.93% (DC) 76/100 (GBA) 58/100 Review scores Publication Score (DC) (PS) (GBA) (DC) 8/10 (PS) 4.16/10 4/10 (DC) 79% (PS) 62% 8/10 (GBA) 6.25/10 (DC) 5.8/10 (PS) 5.4/10 7/10 GameZone 8/10 (DC) 6.8/10 (GBA) 4/10 (PS) 3/10 2.9/5 The game was met with positive to very mixed reception upon release. And gave it a score of 74.73% and 76 out of 100 for the Dreamcast version; 56.96% and 58 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version; and 56.93% for the PlayStation version. The game placed 30th in 's top 30 Star Wars games list. Reviewers were critical of the game's high difficulty. In the book, author Rob Smith said the media had a 'tepid response' to the game's difficult control system. Edwin Evans-Thirlwell of magazine expressed fondness for the game's cooperative mode.
He noted that while the game was 'dreadful' he praised the incentive for two players to work together to complete the game. He cited modern games such as those in the series, noting that with online play the desire to work as a team is lessened.
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