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OT SW on GBA, LOL! 13 Jul, 2004, 20:13 / 4 comments

By jp-30


Posted yesterday at starwars.com is news of a new cell-shaded Star Wars game based on the original Star Wars movies for the GameBoy Advance. The game is a collaboration with Ubi-Soft & LucasArts - usual GBA partner THQ is nowhere to be seen.
Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force will challenge gamers to adventure through the most exciting and memorable scenes from the classic Star Wars movies. Gamers can control Luke Skywalker as he becomes a Jedi Knight, fight Darth Vader and Boba Fett, escape from the fearsome rancor beast, and destroy the Death Star. The game allows gamers to take part in unique co-operative single-player and competitive multiplayer modes, and participate in other memorable Star Wars-based tests.
There are several in-game screenshots and a character montage on the info-page. It's due for release on the same day as the Star Wars DVDs and the LucasArts game 'Battlefront', so if you still have money to spare on that day, and still have a Star Wars fix to sort out, and own a GBA, maybe this game'll be for you.

Source: Star Wars official site

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  • Twilo on 20 Jul, 2004, 13:07…
    "Mucusarts" is much better.
  • Murray the Chao on 18 Jul, 2004, 00:49…
    Actually those ARE in "crap" category. There is no merit in FucasArts anymore!

    Hopefully this game will be good though I agree that Star Wars and cel-shading aren't the best combination. It does open up possibilites though. Cel-shaded Monkey Island anyone?
  • Murray the Chao on 14 Jul, 2004, 14:57…
    Not bad. Of all the Star Wars released recently and to be released, this is the only one that ISN'T crap!

    I would have wanted to see the Super Star Wars Trilogy on the GBA.

    Maybe we'll get cel-shaded Super Star Wars Trilogy!
  • jp-30 on 14 Jul, 2004, 15:34…
    Uhh. KOTOR & KOTOR 2, are probably not in "crap" category. Even Republic Commando, Battlefront and possibly even Galaxies Space Expansion look to have merit - at least as much as a side scrolling GBA title. ;)