-Most satisfying lightsaber fighting in any Star Wars game
-Plenty of playable Star Wars characters
-Unique experience with each character
-Well-balanced force powers
-Fun multiplayer
-Yoda. 'nough said
THE BAD:
-Limited gameplay variety
-Not many co-op missions
-No Yoda in duel mode
-Little replay value or unlockables
SUMMARY:
The
lightsaber battles in Revenge of the Sith are awesome. After you get
past the rather steep learning curve, you'll realize that this is the
closest thing you'll get to the fighting in the movies.
It's a
blast slicing your way through hordes of battle droids using a purely
offensive barrage of attacks. The battles droids break apart
realistically, falling to pieces depending on how and where your
lightsaber has struck them.
But where the fighting system really
shines is in the lightsaber-on-lightsaber battles. You're forced to
play defense against the surprisingly clever AI. Despite this, it's
easy to develop your own style of fighting. Some people, for example,
may concentrate on using force powers to gain the upper-hand in a
fight, while someone else may use the arsenal of offensive saber
strikes and combinations to take down their opponent. I preferred
balancing the two, which made for a spectacularly realistic Episode
II-esc battle.
The controls can be complicated at first, but they seem to fit perfectly once you get used to them.
The
game is very short, as it can be beaten in about 6 hours. There are
some bonus missions, which can be cool. I loved the Yoda bonus mission,
in which you basically demolish a small army of clones. The way Yoda
jumps around and spins his saber in the air looks almost identical to
his famous battle with Dooku in Attack of the Clones.
The co-op multiplayer missions were fun, but the level designs we much more simplistic than the single-player campaign.
Another
place where this game really shines is in it's multiplayer duel mode.
The game lets players choose from several different Jedi and Sith, and
lets them fight in most of the locations you've beaten in single
player. Each player has their own style, and no one character is better
than the others. For example, Anikan and Obi-wan Kenobi concentrate on
weak, quick lightsaber fighting while Count Dooku and Cin Drallig use
slower, but more powerful saber attacks. My personal favorite, Mace
Windu, has medium saber speed and average damage. In addition, some
characters have different force attacks. Sith can use lightning while
Jedi Masters are able to use a "mind-control" force power, which
temporarily hypnotizes the opponent.
Overall, I would say this is a game that should only be bought by dedicated Star Wars fans, but is at MUST-RENT.