Star Wars Bounty Hunter Review

There have been many ‘Star Wars‘ video games over time Star Wars Bounty Hunter being one of many . Some good, some dangerous after which the few that are really legendary video games. It’s a disgrace on condition that ‘EA’ had the ‘Star Wars’ license for 10 years and in that point we noticed solely a complete of 4 console video games and 1 cell sport. You’d suppose that having a license as massive as ‘Star Wars’ a big-name studio like ‘EA’ would leap on the alternative to make as many video games based mostly on the property as doable, however alas it simply wasn’t meant to be.

For one It began off very rocky with two ‘Battlefront’ video games which diversified in high quality (to not point out the loot crate controversy). It then began to choose up with ‘Respawn’s’ ‘Jedi: Fallen Order’ after which adopted up with ‘Jedi: Survivor’. Oh and let’s not overlook the mediocre ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’.

However for a ‘Star Wars’ fan it simply didn’t really feel like sufficient. Fortunately the exclusivity has now ended and we now have ‘Ubisoft’s’ ‘Star Wars: Outlaws’ on the horizon to stay up for. But it nonetheless doesn’t really feel like sufficient.

Again within the day throughout the ‘golden age’ of gaming we have been handled to a great deal of ‘Star Wars’ video games. There was a lot to choose from and so many nice video games.

Now despite the fact that the standard of Lucasfilms ‘Star Wars’ initiatives has gone down the pan not too long ago with ‘Star Wars: Acolyte’, no less than their gaming division (Lucasfilms Video games) has the appropriate concept by bringing again lots of the traditional ‘Star Wars’ video games that we love so dearly.

The ‘goat’ of traditional ‘Star Wars’ video games is sometimes called ‘Star Wars: Battlefront 2’ and fairly rightly so, nonetheless, the sport that trumps that in my view is the third individual motion journey ‘Star Wars Bounty Hunter‘.

The recollections, the nostalgia after I simply say the title is sufficient to make me wish to play it once more. And we now have none apart from traditional ‘Star Wars’ wars video games Alumni ‘Aspyr’ to thank for bringing it again.

Now I admit I used to be a little bit cautious given the rocky launch of ‘Star Wars Battlefront traditional assortment’, however I’m comfortable to say I used to be overjoyed with the remaster of ‘Bounty Hunter’.

So, let’s have a look.

Now a fast recap of the plot of ‘Star Wars Episode 2: Assault of The Clones’. Depend Dooku hires a bounty hunter referred to as Jango Fett to assassinate Padmé Amidala. This then spurs Chancellor Palpatine and the Jedi council to nominate Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi as Padmé’s bodyguards. After they find out about Jango Fett it results in the Jedi discovering out concerning the Clone military, then we go to Geonosis after which the Clone Wars begins. The story of ‘Star Wars Bounty Hunter’ serves as a prequel to this plot line and sits in between ‘Episode :1 The Phantom Menace’ and ‘Episode 2: Assault of The Clones’.

When the chief of a force-sensitive cult referred to as The Bando Gora poses a menace to Darth Sidious’s grasp plan, he instructs Depend Dooku to take them out but in addition to discover a appropriate topic to be the template for the clone military. Dooku decides to kill two birds with one stone and rent the 2 greatest bounty hunters for the duty, Mandalorians Jango Fett and Montross. So the sport not solely serves because the arrange for a way Jango was embroiled within the assassination makes an attempt on Senator Amidala but in addition for a way he grew to become the supply and template for the Clone Military. It’s a terrific story that provides extra depth and that means to ‘Assault of The Clones’.

‘Star Wars Bounty Hunter’ was initially launched again in 2002 on the PlayStation 2 and the GameCube. It was one in every of my favorite video games again within the day. It was then re-released on the PlayStation 4 which was an emulated model of the PS2 sport. However now Star Wars Bounty Hunter has a brand new life on next-gen consoles. So what’s new? Nicely for one it’s a local port of the sport that means it’s not an emulation just like the 2016 PS4 model which suggests it might run natively at 60fps with resolutions of as much as 4k.

The graphics have additionally had an improve to make Star Wars Bounty Hunter really feel extra trendy with dynamic lighting & shadows together with movement blur. It offers the sport a sharper and extra interesting look than the outdated unique model. You possibly can spot this probably the most with Jango’s armor which appears to be like virtually reflective at instances. Gotta love that Beskar.

However that’s not the one factor that’s new. The controller has come a good distance because the days of the PlayStation 2 and the GameCube and to mirror this the controller system of ‘Bounty Hunter’ has additionally been up to date to a extra trendy format. But when your old style and this new controller format isn’t for you then don’t fear, ‘Bounty Hunter’ provides up a Legacy choice which options the unique format. It’s actually a special feeling for brand new gamers enjoying Star Wars Bounty Hunter for the primary time, however if you happen to’re outdated like me and performed Star Wars Bounty Hunter while you have been rising up then the legacy controls are a visit down reminiscence lane.

And that brings me to the nostalgia issue. And Star Wars Bounty Hunter reels it in for me. Taking part in the primary chapter of the sport I out of the blue remembered enjoying out one of many cutscenes with my ‘Star Wars’ figures again within the day making a house film on my dad’s outdated HI 8 video digicam.

I used to be glued to Star Wars Bounty Hunter again then and to have the ability to play it once more with the brand new controls, up to date visuals and extra achievements is a welcomed reward. I’ve excessive reward for ‘Aspyr’ for bringing again lots of my favorite Star Wars video games like ‘Republic Commando’, ‘Knights of the outdated republic’ 1 & 2 and likewise ‘Star Wars Racer’. Sure, that they had a miss with the launch of ‘Star Wars: Battlefront Traditional Assortment’, however they bounced again and proved their price with the good remaster of Star Wars Bounty Hunter’.

So If you’d like a Star Wars sport that seems like correct Star Wars and makes you’re feeling like a kick-ass bounty hunter, then’ Star Wars Bounty Hunter‘ is the sport for you!