The Good
An original storyline, utilizes the touch screen more than any other game, great voice overs.
The Bad
Jumping and fighting abilities are a little glitchy.
The Review
Most "Star Wars" games that are made today have all been bestsellers, and there are reasons for this. "Star Wars: Battlefront" was a "Star Wars" video game with a new twist- it applied the rules and playability of a "Halo"; "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" featured ground-breaking force moves that not only looked amazing, but also had great effect. "Jedi Alliance" is another video game that should be among the bestselling list, but isn't. The story plays much like one of the animated episodes that it is based on. A trio of dark Jedi named the Nightsisters steal a shipment of lightsaber crystals from a Republic vessels. Your chosen team of Jedi must track down these jedi and find out who payed them.
All of the controls of the video game are controlled on the touch screen. Movements, attacks, and puzzles, all feel great and natural on the touch screen. Each Jedi have their own individual force powers and combos, and as your duo play more and more together, they build their powers together. Some of the most exciting parts of the video game are named "Jedi Action Sequences", and these sequences utilize the stylus to draw arrows on the screen to control your jedi in exciting agility scenes. The only problem with the controls on the screen are the jumping abilities and fighting scenes. The jumping ability is only available when you find a jump spot. And the fighting sequences are very tight, and don't allow for imrov.
however, the cutscenes are the highlights. They are cinematically brilliant, and do not fail to give great character building and great monologue. The voice overs are excellent, and add much to the experience of the video game. And who can talk about the music? The music comes straight from the television series, and although the theme tune is slightly changed from the classic score, it doesn't subtract from the video game.
The graphics are another thing to love. The graphics are highly detailed for the Nintendo DS, and it does look like the actual television series. You could almost fool yourself into thinking you were watching a classic Star Wars movie with this game.
Overall, this is a video gaming experience you must see to believe. The only let downs are in the jumping abilities and the attacking moves. Hopefully, LucasArts will improve these problems with the upcoming "Republic Heroes" video game for the Nintendo DS.
Overall
Combat System: 5/10
Locomotion System: 7/10
Maps: 9/10
Music: 9/10
Story: 10/10
Graphics: 10/10
Extras: NA
Overall: 8.3/10
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