Star Wars Bounty Hunter

The progenitor of fan-favorite Boba Fett gets his own starring vehicle in Star Wars Bounty Hunter.

LucasArts' newest third-person-perspective action/adventure game stars Star Wars Episode II anti-hero Jango Fett in a story that takes place before Attack of the Clones. While fans will definitely trip on seeing the father of Boba acquire Slave 1 and get hand-picked by Count Dooku as source material for Lord Sidious's clone army, others may find this game to be a fun but lackluster effort. What Bounty Hunter does right is provide you with an arsenal of weapons, gadgets, and moves. Armed with twin blasters, you can aim at two enemies simultaneously, while Jango's jetpack fuels great evasive maneuvering and more-challenging-than-usual platform jumping.

But Bounty Hunter's engaging gameplay is plagued by annoying imperfections. For instance, the targeting system is well executed, but the camerawork is not. In enclosed areas it can go ballistic, often pointing in a direction that obscures your enemies.

Another main problem is that navigating the environments is confusing. When you're not wandering aimlessly in search of an exit, you're backtracking. Bounty Hunter's show is just average, too. The visuals are noticeably improved over those in the PS2 version, but they?re still on the plain side with pesky detection bugs. The voice acting is actually quite good, although the sound effects and musical cues are disappointingly sparse.

When the action kicks in, Bounty Hunter is a definite ride, but these moments don't occur nearly as frequently as they should. For Star Wars fans this, is good fun?just don't expect it to hold your attention for very long.

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