Let me preface this review by saying that I own almost every Star Wars game ever made. I own the good (Jedi Knight), the bad (Yoda Stories) and the ugly (Episode I). I've played them all, good or bad. The problem with many of the Star Wars games from the past is that they did not expand the universe in interesting ways that meshed well with the canon. I can think of several examples that did (TIE Fighter, Bounty Hunter) and MANY examples that did not (Battlefront I and II, Rogue Squadron), or attempted to do so in a lazy and generally nonsensical fashion (Clone Wars). That's the primary reason I was so excited about TFU...story. Also, not owning a next gen console, I was gunning for the PS2 version, so my expectations graphically were LOW.
All that being said, I was still not entirely satisfied with TFU. The story was fantastic, riveting and compelling, combining great dialogue with suspense and intrigue. However, the PS2 version's story is actually missing pieces that WERE included in the next gen versions (the Obi-Wan/Proxy fight before meeting Juno). It would not have taken much effort to include these few bits. Also, the supposedly 'special' content available on the PS2 falls far short. It is quite obviously an addon and does not mesh well with the core storyline.
Gameplay-wise, I found TFU entertaining at first, but quickly repetitive. I've killed too many stormies in too many other games for it to still occupy me for hours on end. The boss battles were exciting, but some of them were frustratingly difficult in comparison to the rest of the games relative monotony (Raxus Prime).
Technically, TFU is certainly NOT the best looking game ever to grace the PS2. While it does have an impressive physics engine, the sacrifice made in texture variety and quality is, in my opinion, not worth it. I would have settled for a few more interesting walls and a few less crates to throw around. The Raxus Prime and Feluccia levels demonstrate the extremes of this downfall. Raxus felt less like a junkyard than dirt with metal sticking out of it and the awful texture work on Feluccia's plant life hurt my eyes.
TFU is not a complete failing, and it WAS nice to see it still appear on the good ol' PS2, but this edition was clearly given less effort than the Wii version or its next gen cousins.
