Also released on the PS1, this game was meant to offer the experiences of a Jedi Master to all the 9 year olds in the world. I'm afraid to say that this wasn't quite the case although it did try its best. Allowing you the option to control 5 different Jedi over 10 missions there was an attempt to make a quality title out of this game. Unfortunately, this game is destined to be sat beside Teras Kasi as an example of poor Star Wars titles. The problem is that the gameplay is rather clunky and progressing through the levels is hard with the fixed camera angles which make clearing jumps a nightmare for the player. This isn't due to the graphics, which are from the ...  Read the complete review

I cant believe that in the shops this game is already so cheap! I've always been a fan of star wars games. I liked dark forces 1 and 2 and then went on to mysteries of the sith. But Jedi power battles is (unlike previous ones) a playstation game. It has superior graphics and a great side on / overhead camera angle. Lucas arts made the first star wars game when you really took the place of a Jedi. This was a big risk because they knew that if they were to do it properly you would only have one weapon, the light sabre. Many saw this as a disadvantage but I believe that it makes the game far more challenging and addictive to play. With only one weapon ...  Read the complete review

Become your favourite Jedi Knight and battle your way thru 10 action packed levels, wielding your trusty light saber, in defence of Queen, honour and the galaxay. For any Star Wars fan, it sounds too good to be true. And alas, it is. The opening sequence certainly delivers. The "Battle of the Fates" from the classic lightsabre battle at the end of Episode 1, blasts out as you watch a fairly well animated sequence featuring the main characters from the game, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, Mace Windu and two others who seem to have been invented for the game, doing battle with assorted mechanical baddies before facing down Darth Maul. Title ...  Read the complete review