Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

Is this your kind of scum?platform-hopping and not so inventive?

The Fetts rank as some of the more popular heroes in the Star Wars universe, which means Star Wars Bounty Hunter had a golden opportunity: Pair an exciting, innovative game with a trendy character, and LucasArts could have a hit on its hands. Unfortunately, only the ?trendy character? part really succeeded.

As a chapter in the Star Wars saga, Bounty Hunter tells an interesting tale, explaining how Jango Fett was chosen as the template for the clone army by claiming a nearly impossible bounty posted by Tyranus. As a game, Bounty Hunter?s third-person action involves lots of mindless shooting and platform-hopping of the truly stale variety. On the plus side, the game has a few glittering moments of coolness like streaking around with Jango?s jetpack, blazing merrily away with double-fisted laser pistols, and scanning innocent passersby in search of bounties.

But for most gamers, the negatives will outweigh those high notes. The camera is pretty awful, requiring way too much fussing by the player to maintain a clear field of view. The graphics are pretty shoddy, while the sound and controls are average at best. And the game would?ve hugely benefited from a two-player cooperative mode.

In the end, your enjoyment of Bounty Hunter will depend on your expectations and fandom. It?s a big bundle of gameplay clich?s that?s sorely in need of some originality, but if your Fett fetish never wavers, if you don?t overthink it and just blast on through, a reasonably decent time can be had.

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