Star Wars Jedi Starfighter

The galaxy is in turmoil as the events of Star Wars: Episode II rapidly approach. Mace Windu dispatches one of the Council's top Jedi, Adi Gallia, to investigate disturbances in the Karthakk system caused by a secessionist movement that threatens to expand. Using the Republic's new prototype Jedi starfighter, Gallia sets out on missions that lead to events depicted in the Star Wars: Episode II film. She quickly gains an upper hand in space battles using her Force powers, but will these be enough to counter the massive fleet of the evil Captain Toth and a mysterious figure that threatens the very foundations of the Galactic Republic system?

You'll fly the new Jedi starfighter and get a look at characters and events from the film. The game contains single- and dual-player action in more than 20 story-based missions. Fly all missions cooperatively with a friend or in single-player mode in a variety of spacecraft. Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter features more than 40 new craft, including massive capital ships, three new flyable fighters, new enemy craft, and more.

Jedi Starfighter is the latest in that much abused of gaming genres, the Star Wars game. Jedi serves more as an extra set of missions than a full-blown follow-up to earlier games, but there are some new features and gameplay feels a lot smoother. The finest of these new additions are the Force weapons; when playing as the starfighter itself, you're able to utilize the Force to unleash mass devastation on your foes. The 15 missions alternate between control of this craft and a more robust ship well stocked with missiles; despite being based around a basic protect-and-shoot premise, the missions are nicely varied in style.

The controls are baffling at first but you'll soon be pulling off some outrageous maneuvers as you hunt down the enemy ships while issuing commands to your comrades. The graphics in these dogfights are fantastic, especially when using the zoom option, but larger ships tend to explode in a less-than-convincing fashion. The lack of recognizable characters, bar an appearance from Mace Windu and a Yoda voiceover, does detract, as does the lack of the classic Star Wars ships (the game is based indirectly on Episode II). This is partially made up for by an unlockable TIE fighter along with some new missions and some truly bizarre bonus material. While being a bit too similar to the previous game to warrant buying both, Jedi Starfighter is a very accomplished title that only suffers slightly from its repetitive nature. --Jonathan Winter

Star Wars Jedi Starfighter comporte plus de 15 missions différentes sur terre et dans l’espace, pour un ou deux joueurs. Premier simulateur de combat spatial Star Wars à inclure les pouvoirs de la Force, il confère un nouveau dynamisme et un côté tactique aux affrontements. Vous pouvez piloter quatre vaisseaux lourdement armés et très maniables : le Jedi Starfighter,le Havoc,le Zoomer et le Chute Libre. Vous affronterez plus de 40 vaisseaux ennemis. Un mode coopératif vous permet également d’effectuer toutes les missions du jeu à deux joueurs.